Superintendent's Recommendation for Richard Montgomery ES #5 Boundaries

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rockville Councilmember Mark Pierzchala just sent out an email to those who have contacted him about the Boundary:

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A councilmember would not normally step between competing plans put forth by different home-owner or civic associations. But in this case, I have no problem in supporting Alternative A. This is because all other alternatives involve one neighborhood moving other neighborhoods around for their own benefit. I hope this come across clearly in the attached PDF file. All other alternatives move zones from their natural school assignments.
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Mark Pierzchala
Rockville Councilmember

He is right that a council member should not step in. I wonder if he knows that Alternative E was put forward by the superintendent, not by "one neighborhood moving other neighborhoods around for their own benefit"

He is looking out for CG3 - He is frequently seen talking to them at meetings. I think he has hidden motives. Option A leaves CG overcrowded. I don't know why he is doing this. Plus he lives in CG.

Interesting. Someone should post his email publicly. Or ask him why he is advocating for CG to be overcrowded??

He was also prior president of the College Gardens Civic Association from 2004-2008

http://www.rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?NID=1056

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rockville Councilmember Mark Pierzchala just sent out an email to those who have contacted him about the Boundary:

...
A councilmember would not normally step between competing plans put forth by different home-owner or civic associations. But in this case, I have no problem in supporting Alternative A. This is because all other alternatives involve one neighborhood moving other neighborhoods around for their own benefit. I hope this come across clearly in the attached PDF file. All other alternatives move zones from their natural school assignments.
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Mark Pierzchala
Rockville Councilmember

He is right that a council member should not step in. I wonder if he knows that Alternative E was put forward by the superintendent, not by "one neighborhood moving other neighborhoods around for their own benefit"

He is looking out for CG3 - He is frequently seen talking to them at meetings. I think he has hidden motives. Option A leaves CG overcrowded. I don't know why he is doing this. Plus he lives in CG.

To get re-elected in 2019.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pierzchala lives in CG1 and his wife works at CGES. He has had huge voter support from CG1 and CG3 in the last election. While he may say he supports Alt A in the best interest of Rockville, I'm not convinced he is fully unbiased.

So, it's a political move. Overcrowd CG so he can get re-elected. So, so poor. Someone should make him live in a portable for a few weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pierzchala lives in CG1 and his wife works at CGES. He has had huge voter support from CG1 and CG3 in the last election. While he may say he supports Alt A in the best interest of Rockville, I'm not convinced he is fully unbiased.

So, it's a political move. Overcrowd CG so he can get re-elected. So, so poor. Someone should make him live in a portable for a few weeks.

He won't be getting my vote - that's for sure. Sacrifice kids for an election.

[Anonymous]

General comment...this whole process has been extremely revealing about people more than anything else. The supposedly erudite, sophisticated, and 'progressive' neighbors all seem to pay lip service to 'diversity' but want it on their own terms. New school? " Great! Not too many poor people who get a free lunch, though."

That's E's argument in a nutshell. Gerrymander their numbers to where they want them, walkable communities be darned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pierzchala lives in CG1 and his wife works at CGES. He has had huge voter support from CG1 and CG3 in the last election. While he may say he supports Alt A in the best interest of Rockville, I'm not convinced he is fully unbiased.

So, it's a political move. Overcrowd CG so he can get re-elected. So, so poor. Someone should make him live in a portable for a few weeks.

Does he even know that CG can't be built out. It's at its max capacity. Any overcrowding and kids go to portables. No rev/ex potential - that's what the boundary study rep said on a few occasions, I think. Option A has CG at 100% at year 5. Any slight problem with #s and kids are in portables. Also, interestingly, A is the only option that has CG3 at CG. I think he is very strongly being influenced by CG3. He should be called out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pierzchala lives in CG1 and his wife works at CGES. He has had huge voter support from CG1 and CG3 in the last election. While he may say he supports Alt A in the best interest of Rockville, I'm not convinced he is fully unbiased.

So, it's a political move. Overcrowd CG so he can get re-elected. So, so poor. Someone should make him live in a portable for a few weeks.

Option A solves CGES's overcrowding. The before-and-after numbers are profound.

What A does not do is accommodate New Mark Commons folks who want students in apartments on Monroe Street to continue to be bussed out of the community, when in fact those students can essentially WALK to RMES #5.

[Anonymous]

Are we really gonna keep blowing up this thread going round and round on the same arguments until the Board finally decides on the 27th? At which point people will come back here and gloat/vent?

A, B, and E will all leave some people happy and some unhappy, but nothing in them is catastrophic for anyone. We can stop the backbiting and chicken-littling.

[Anonymous]

Yes, Pierzchala clearly knows CGES is at capacity. His wife works there and has for years. He lives in CG1.

Option A somewhat solves the capacity issue at CGES, but not as much as some people (including myself) would like. CGES will be at 100% capacity in 5 years. The forecasts for CGES enrollment have historically been awful. If CG3 is moved to Beall, CGES is at 90% capacity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rockville Councilmember Mark Pierzchala just sent out an email to those who have contacted him about the Boundary:

...
A councilmember would not normally step between competing plans put forth by different home-owner or civic associations. But in this case, I have no problem in supporting Alternative A. This is because all other alternatives involve one neighborhood moving other neighborhoods around for their own benefit. I hope this come across clearly in the attached PDF file. All other alternatives move zones from their natural school assignments.
...

Mark Pierzchala
Rockville Councilmember

He is right that a council member should not step in. I wonder if he knows that Alternative E was put forward by the superintendent, not by "one neighborhood moving other neighborhoods around for their own benefit"

He is looking out for CG3 - He is frequently seen talking to them at meetings. I think he has hidden motives. Option A leaves CG overcrowded. I don't know why he is doing this. Plus he lives in CG.

But not in Woodley Gardens

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pierzchala lives in CG1 and his wife works at CGES. He has had huge voter support from CG1 and CG3 in the last election. While he may say he supports Alt A in the best interest of Rockville, I'm not convinced he is fully unbiased.

So, it's a political move. Overcrowd CG so he can get re-elected. So, so poor. Someone should make him live in a portable for a few weeks.

Option A solves CGES's overcrowding. The before-and-after numbers are profound.

What A does not do is accommodate New Mark Commons folks who want students in apartments on Monroe Street to continue to be bussed out of the community, when in fact those students can essentially WALK to RMES #5.

I don't think they can walk. Is there a walk thru?

Also, how is RP3 not in any proposals to move to RM5 but RP5 and RP4 are? It makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rockville Councilmember Mark Pierzchala just sent out an email to those who have contacted him about the Boundary:

...
A councilmember would not normally step between competing plans put forth by different home-owner or civic associations. But in this case, I have no problem in supporting Alternative A. This is because all other alternatives involve one neighborhood moving other neighborhoods around for their own benefit. I hope this come across clearly in the attached PDF file. All other alternatives move zones from their natural school assignments.
...

Mark Pierzchala
Rockville Councilmember

He is right that a council member should not step in. I wonder if he knows that Alternative E was put forward by the superintendent, not by "one neighborhood moving other neighborhoods around for their own benefit"

He is looking out for CG3 - He is frequently seen talking to them at meetings. I think he has hidden motives. Option A leaves CG overcrowded. I don't know why he is doing this. Plus he lives in CG.

But not in Woodley Gardens

But he is clearly vying for their vote, it appears. At the expense of kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pierzchala lives in CG1 and his wife works at CGES. He has had huge voter support from CG1 and CG3 in the last election. While he may say he supports Alt A in the best interest of Rockville, I'm not convinced he is fully unbiased.

So, it's a political move. Overcrowd CG so he can get re-elected. So, so poor. Someone should make him live in a portable for a few weeks.

How does it overcrowd CG?

Can they allow all siblings that live in CG attending CI to get grandfathered in to RM5? Not sure if that would help but seems reasonable. Or maybe offer 10 spots for CI to CG kids. I mean we are talking 16 spots and then 9 spots over capacity the first 2 years and it decreases each year. This is not overcrowding the school.

Most of CG but King Farm want them to stay. And really, why is CG now crowded? King Farm!

[Anonymous]

For those confused about streets and zones here: http://gis.mcpsmd.org/boundarystudypdfs/RMES5_LargeAerial032017.jpg

The original supporting documents are are still linked here: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/rmes.aspx

RP2 - as with all zones, the walkability depends on where you are, there are close ends and farther ends. The walk from the Fields apartments to RMES#5 is about 17 minutes/.9 miles according to Google Maps, and that sounds about right to me. I've walked it before. For Fireside it's much closer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we really gonna keep blowing up this thread going round and round on the same arguments until the Board finally decides on the 27th? At which point people will come back here and gloat/vent?

A, B, and E will all leave some people happy and some unhappy, but nothing in them is catastrophic for anyone. We can stop the backbiting and chicken-littling.

Truer words never spoken. A 24-hour media has trained us all to worry, politicize, and crisis-ize everything. People need to just chill