Option H is permanent and the old Wootton HS campus will be closed for good?

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HALF THE CLUSTER is closer to Crown than the current Wootton building. This isn’t an issue of one feeder school being closer. It is literally 3/6 current feeders.

I’m from one of the currently farther schools (Travilah, Stone Mill, Dufeif) and I support option H. I know it seems like it is because of distance, but it is actually for fiscal reasons. This seems like a good way to save some money AND get our kids into a safer space.

Also, I am increasingly upset that when half the cluster is closer to the proposed new location, we are being held back because of Fallsmead (which will forever have to disprove their nickname of “Falls-me” to the remainder of the cluster) and Lakewood. I do understand Cold Spring because truly, they ARE far from the Crown location but Lakewood and Falls-me need to get over it.

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Anonymous wrote:Some posts are saying Wootton families took Wootton off the CIP 3 times and others are saying MCPS did. What's the story there? Why would families request removal from the CIP?

Parents can’t take schools off the CIP. What a ridiculous question. Of course it was MCPS.

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There are two types of arguments against Wootton moving that have appeared in this thread.

One is a very reasonable one about proximity/walkability. That parallels the arguments parents are making all over the county in terms of their boundary preferences.

The other is a quasi-racist (or at least classist) argument that Wootton parents don't want their students to be joined by students from Gaithersburg or elsewhere. This appears to be ill informed (not only in the stereotyping of students from GHS but also in the actual data of the demographics in the Crown area). These posters are also effectively advocating for a continued (or greater) separation of rich families from poor families in setting boundaries, and this is distasteful to pretty much everyone except those directly affected.

There are also varying specious arguments about the move motivating teacher turnover or the importance of the school name. I take these arguments as non-serious.

We should remember that these are quite possibly different posters. Some advocating based on the first rationale and others based on the second. Nevertheless, Wootton parents should understand that any arguments that amount to saying that you're against Option H because you want to maintain the privileged position you've always had will probably fall on deaf ears among the rest of us who do not enjoy that privilege.

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Anonymous wrote:Some posts are saying Wootton families took Wootton off the CIP 3 times and others are saying MCPS did. What's the story there? Why would families request removal from the CIP?

Parents can’t take schools off the CIP. What a ridiculous question. Of course it was MCPS.

I took the pps to mean that families requested that Wootton be removed. Did that happen, and why?

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Gaithersburg has many new housing developments. They may need a new high school (the Crown). Students from Travilah, Stone Mill, Dufeif could go the new Crown since they are close to Crown.

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Anonymous wrote:Some posts are saying Wootton families took Wootton off the CIP 3 times and others are saying MCPS did. What's the story there? Why would families request removal from the CIP?

Parents can’t take schools off the CIP. What a ridiculous question. Of course it was MCPS.

I took the pps to mean that families requested that Wootton be removed. Did that happen, and why?

I knew what you meant-no like I said parents can’t request that a school be taken of the CIP-and why would they do that anyway???? It was removed by MCPS for “reasons” I’m sure.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's picture a world where major league baseball was a not for profit organization. Everything would be done for the good of the game only. in this scenario, the league would have even more incentive to preserve successful teams like the Yankees and their legacy.

It is not in the best interests of MCPS to "Disappear" one of their most successful schools. It lowers the overall quality of the school system.

We at Wootton are not entitled. Let someone else have the new building. Giving it to us would be taking from those who need the new building more. We are fine where we are with minor repairs.

People will accuse Wootton of being entitled no matter what. Take the crown, you’re entitled.” Refuse to move, you’re entitled.” Apparently, simply existing as a successful high school in MoCo is enough to be labeled wrong

haven't see a post that states: "If Wootton parents get Crown, they are entitled."

They exist. And there was a whole video of kids from Gaithersburg presented to MCPS saying don’t take our school. Wootton families done want Crown, Gaithersburg families do. Why are people on this thread forcing something that the most affected people DON’T want? Option H doesn’t make the most sense when you consider it from their perspective.

“But it’s for the good of MCPS” and “MCPS can’t afford to fix Wootton”. Neither of these is true. Erasing a proven, top performing school with one that might, someday (unlikely) reach that same level of achievement isn’t in the best interests of MCPS as a whole. Likewise, MCPS can afford remediation of Wootton (not a full renovation). Do a zero base budgeting exercise within MCPS and suddenly tens of millions of dollars will be found.

Doesn't H send both Gaithersburg and Wootton families to Crown? (Obviously not 100% of Gaithersburg families to Crown, but no option would.). Seems pretty win-win to me.

Only the richest part of Gaithersburg and very few people in Gaithersburg would benefit from it as Wootton would take away majority of the seats. Gaithersburg high will be less diverse too with the richest area leaving.

Oh weird, I thought from all the Wootton folks complaining that it was poor kids from Gaithersburg that would be going to the new Wootton (Crown) under option H. Are Wootton families just that elitist that they can't stand any families that aren't super rich?

No, crown people are super rich. Certainly richer than most of Wootton. Wootton doesn’t have that many 2 million dollars single family houses and 1 million townhouses. But crown does. I’m not sure who’s more elitist. But that doesn’t mean they are ok with moving. You can’t dismiss all the valid points on wanting to keep Wootton on Wootton parkway

You're being disingenuous. Yes, there are some very expensive homes in Crown, just like there are some very expensive homes in Wootton's current boundaries. Overall, the median income of people that moved into Wootton at Crown from Gaithersburg would be lower than current Wootton's median income. I'm sure you know that.

Right but everyone sometimes has to deal with boundary changes that slightly change their median income, that's just life and doesn't really a meaningful impact on most people/schools most of the time. Wootton people have been talking about how option H boundaries would radically change the nature of Wootton, which mostly only happens when you add hundreds of FARMS kids to a school, so that's what I assumed was happening. Is that not right? If it's just a mild increase in FARMS rates/decrease in average income, who cares?

Holy crap. I just went to look it up myself and option H changes Wootton from 14.0% FARMS to 14.8% FARMS. That is what they are freaking out about? What the heck is wrong with those people?

That percentage is accounting for fields road as well? I am asking because if H does go through there is no way it’s going through without that school added.

It does not include Fields Road. And yes, I agree Fields Road would be added. There's enough excess capacity in Crown/Wootton to add them.

Okay, it's kind of crazy to oppose option H because of a boundary change that isn't even in option H. But even if they added Fields Road, that would bump up the Wootton FARMS rate from 14% to like 19% or so. In a county where the average FARMS rate is 43%.

Adding fields road will make it overcrowded. Other than I have no problem of adding them. The remaining space is only enough for either crown or fields road and not even counting the new development

Look again at the enrollment numbers.

Sorry, I counted wrong. You're right. It would be about 200 over.

I'm sure could move some from Wootton over into GHS to make room for Field Rd.

Or, more seriously, the western part of Wootton could go to QO.

You want Wootton families to support adding fields road by rezoning themselves out?

No, I want the BoE to make sensible a decision regardless of Wootton's temper tantruming.

You need to advocate for your school and kids! Unless you are Wootton-then you have to keep your mouth shut.

Make sure you are loud-write letters, make signs, attend meetings! Unless you are Wootton-then you have to keep your mouth shut.

The squeakiest wheel gets the oil! Unless you are Wootton then you are not allowed to talk about problems because other people also have problems.

In closing-Wootton can’t ever ask for anything because it makes them look entitled. So if they do ask they should get punished.

Why do you expect us to fix the mess you created? You are not offering any alternative solutions, just complaining.

oh parents created the mess???? No-parents have been paying their taxes and mcps has been spending money on boundary studies and other nonsense instead of maintaining its schools. How could you possibly blame the school’s condition on the parents?

Again, you created the mess at Wootton, you fix it. Many schools have the same issues. We all pay taxes.

Again, please tell me how parents caused the Wootton building to be in disrepair. And “many” schools are not as bad as Wootton. 1 is-per the actual data. Many isn’t 1.

Correct. MCPS took Wootton off the CIP 3 times. In the meantime, it built a brand new school in a highly congested area using faulty enrollment numbers. Maybe it always thought it could break up Wootton, but didn’t expect the massive pushback it’s getting now. MCPS has painted itself into a corner here, but that’s not the fault of Wootton families, no matter how much a couple of trolls on this thread want it to be.

The Wootton families pushing for a full renovation have calmed down. There’s no material dissension among Wootton families. Stop claiming there is.

And, they are offering you that new school.

So what? It’s not an offer if it’s being forced. An offer means you are free to decline.

You're free to decline, but then don't expect the rest of us to pay for renovations to the current Wootton building for another decade or two. You had your choice to get better building conditions, if you don't take it then you need to go all.tbe way to the back of the line for us to spend money on your repairs.

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Anonymous wrote:Gaithersburg has many new housing developments. They may need a new high school (the Crown). Students from Travilah, Stone Mill, Dufeif could go the new Crown since they are close to Crown.

At this point i’m starting to think this is what makes the most sense. They can do a boundary redraw. Also since the Wootton population will be basically half-they can close off parts of the school temporarily for renovation in place-easy to do with a much smaller population. Then when done they can redraw the boundaries again to reduce overcrowding at other schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's picture a world where major league baseball was a not for profit organization. Everything would be done for the good of the game only. in this scenario, the league would have even more incentive to preserve successful teams like the Yankees and their legacy.

It is not in the best interests of MCPS to "Disappear" one of their most successful schools. It lowers the overall quality of the school system.

We at Wootton are not entitled. Let someone else have the new building. Giving it to us would be taking from those who need the new building more. We are fine where we are with minor repairs.

People will accuse Wootton of being entitled no matter what. Take the crown, you’re entitled.” Refuse to move, you’re entitled.” Apparently, simply existing as a successful high school in MoCo is enough to be labeled wrong

haven't see a post that states: "If Wootton parents get Crown, they are entitled."

They exist. And there was a whole video of kids from Gaithersburg presented to MCPS saying don’t take our school. Wootton families done want Crown, Gaithersburg families do. Why are people on this thread forcing something that the most affected people DON’T want? Option H doesn’t make the most sense when you consider it from their perspective.

“But it’s for the good of MCPS” and “MCPS can’t afford to fix Wootton”. Neither of these is true. Erasing a proven, top performing school with one that might, someday (unlikely) reach that same level of achievement isn’t in the best interests of MCPS as a whole. Likewise, MCPS can afford remediation of Wootton (not a full renovation). Do a zero base budgeting exercise within MCPS and suddenly tens of millions of dollars will be found.

Doesn't H send both Gaithersburg and Wootton families to Crown? (Obviously not 100% of Gaithersburg families to Crown, but no option would.). Seems pretty win-win to me.

Only the richest part of Gaithersburg and very few people in Gaithersburg would benefit from it as Wootton would take away majority of the seats. Gaithersburg high will be less diverse too with the richest area leaving.

Oh weird, I thought from all the Wootton folks complaining that it was poor kids from Gaithersburg that would be going to the new Wootton (Crown) under option H. Are Wootton families just that elitist that they can't stand any families that aren't super rich?

No, crown people are super rich. Certainly richer than most of Wootton. Wootton doesn’t have that many 2 million dollars single family houses and 1 million townhouses. But crown does. I’m not sure who’s more elitist. But that doesn’t mean they are ok with moving. You can’t dismiss all the valid points on wanting to keep Wootton on Wootton parkway

You're being disingenuous. Yes, there are some very expensive homes in Crown, just like there are some very expensive homes in Wootton's current boundaries. Overall, the median income of people that moved into Wootton at Crown from Gaithersburg would be lower than current Wootton's median income. I'm sure you know that.

Right but everyone sometimes has to deal with boundary changes that slightly change their median income, that's just life and doesn't really a meaningful impact on most people/schools most of the time. Wootton people have been talking about how option H boundaries would radically change the nature of Wootton, which mostly only happens when you add hundreds of FARMS kids to a school, so that's what I assumed was happening. Is that not right? If it's just a mild increase in FARMS rates/decrease in average income, who cares?

Holy crap. I just went to look it up myself and option H changes Wootton from 14.0% FARMS to 14.8% FARMS. That is what they are freaking out about? What the heck is wrong with those people?

That percentage is accounting for fields road as well? I am asking because if H does go through there is no way it’s going through without that school added.

It does not include Fields Road. And yes, I agree Fields Road would be added. There's enough excess capacity in Crown/Wootton to add them.

Okay, it's kind of crazy to oppose option H because of a boundary change that isn't even in option H. But even if they added Fields Road, that would bump up the Wootton FARMS rate from 14% to like 19% or so. In a county where the average FARMS rate is 43%.

Adding fields road will make it overcrowded. Other than I have no problem of adding them. The remaining space is only enough for either crown or fields road and not even counting the new development

Look again at the enrollment numbers.

Sorry, I counted wrong. You're right. It would be about 200 over.

I'm sure could move some from Wootton over into GHS to make room for Field Rd.

Or, more seriously, the western part of Wootton could go to QO.

You want Wootton families to support adding fields road by rezoning themselves out?

No, I want the BoE to make sensible a decision regardless of Wootton's temper tantruming.

You need to advocate for your school and kids! Unless you are Wootton-then you have to keep your mouth shut.

Make sure you are loud-write letters, make signs, attend meetings! Unless you are Wootton-then you have to keep your mouth shut.

The squeakiest wheel gets the oil! Unless you are Wootton then you are not allowed to talk about problems because other people also have problems.

In closing-Wootton can’t ever ask for anything because it makes them look entitled. So if they do ask they should get punished.

Why do you expect us to fix the mess you created? You are not offering any alternative solutions, just complaining.

oh parents created the mess???? No-parents have been paying their taxes and mcps has been spending money on boundary studies and other nonsense instead of maintaining its schools. How could you possibly blame the school’s condition on the parents?

Again, you created the mess at Wootton, you fix it. Many schools have the same issues. We all pay taxes.

Again, please tell me how parents caused the Wootton building to be in disrepair. And “many” schools are not as bad as Wootton. 1 is-per the actual data. Many isn’t 1.

Correct. MCPS took Wootton off the CIP 3 times. In the meantime, it built a brand new school in a highly congested area using faulty enrollment numbers. Maybe it always thought it could break up Wootton, but didn’t expect the massive pushback it’s getting now. MCPS has painted itself into a corner here, but that’s not the fault of Wootton families, no matter how much a couple of trolls on this thread want it to be.

The Wootton families pushing for a full renovation have calmed down. There’s no material dissension among Wootton families. Stop claiming there is.

And, they are offering you that new school.

So what? It’s not an offer if it’s being forced. An offer means you are free to decline.

You're free to decline, but then don't expect the rest of us to pay for renovations to the current Wootton building for another decade or two. You had your choice to get better building conditions, if you don't take it then you need to go all.tbe way to the back of the line for us to spend money on your repairs.

As if your taxes would go up or down regardless.

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Anonymous wrote:HALF THE CLUSTER is closer to Crown than the current Wootton building. This isn’t an issue of one feeder school being closer. It is literally 3/6 current feeders.

I’m from one of the currently farther schools (Travilah, Stone Mill, Dufeif) and I support option H. I know it seems like it is because of distance, but it is actually for fiscal reasons. This seems like a good way to save some money AND get our kids into a safer space.

Also, I am increasingly upset that when half the cluster is closer to the proposed new location, we are being held back because of Fallsmead (which will forever have to disprove their nickname of “Falls-me” to the remainder of the cluster) and Lakewood. I do understand Cold Spring because truly, they ARE far from the Crown location but Lakewood and Falls-me need to get over it.

Just like half have your reasons for being for it, You need to be understanding of half the cluster that is against it. I don’t see why you think one side’s opinion is more important than the other here? Would you be fine getting sent to Crown without the rest of Wootton? If so then you should suggest that to the board.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's picture a world where major league baseball was a not for profit organization. Everything would be done for the good of the game only. in this scenario, the league would have even more incentive to preserve successful teams like the Yankees and their legacy.

It is not in the best interests of MCPS to "Disappear" one of their most successful schools. It lowers the overall quality of the school system.

We at Wootton are not entitled. Let someone else have the new building. Giving it to us would be taking from those who need the new building more. We are fine where we are with minor repairs.

People will accuse Wootton of being entitled no matter what. Take the crown, you’re entitled.” Refuse to move, you’re entitled.” Apparently, simply existing as a successful high school in MoCo is enough to be labeled wrong

haven't see a post that states: "If Wootton parents get Crown, they are entitled."

They exist. And there was a whole video of kids from Gaithersburg presented to MCPS saying don’t take our school. Wootton families done want Crown, Gaithersburg families do. Why are people on this thread forcing something that the most affected people DON’T want? Option H doesn’t make the most sense when you consider it from their perspective.

“But it’s for the good of MCPS” and “MCPS can’t afford to fix Wootton”. Neither of these is true. Erasing a proven, top performing school with one that might, someday (unlikely) reach that same level of achievement isn’t in the best interests of MCPS as a whole. Likewise, MCPS can afford remediation of Wootton (not a full renovation). Do a zero base budgeting exercise within MCPS and suddenly tens of millions of dollars will be found.

Doesn't H send both Gaithersburg and Wootton families to Crown? (Obviously not 100% of Gaithersburg families to Crown, but no option would.). Seems pretty win-win to me.

Only the richest part of Gaithersburg and very few people in Gaithersburg would benefit from it as Wootton would take away majority of the seats. Gaithersburg high will be less diverse too with the richest area leaving.

Oh weird, I thought from all the Wootton folks complaining that it was poor kids from Gaithersburg that would be going to the new Wootton (Crown) under option H. Are Wootton families just that elitist that they can't stand any families that aren't super rich?

No, crown people are super rich. Certainly richer than most of Wootton. Wootton doesn’t have that many 2 million dollars single family houses and 1 million townhouses. But crown does. I’m not sure who’s more elitist. But that doesn’t mean they are ok with moving. You can’t dismiss all the valid points on wanting to keep Wootton on Wootton parkway

Look again at Glen Hills and Lakewood Estates. Heck, even Fallsmead often comes in close to $1.5M.

Even Crown by itself won't match Wootten's income level.

Ok this is off topic but I hate comparing wallets so keep in mind that many homeowners bought their homes years/decades ago. Not the most important point but since it came up a home value today doesn’t mean that is what the purchaser paid nor that they could afford it today. And $1.5 in fallsmead? Hardly. No offense.

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Anonymous wrote:There are two types of arguments against Wootton moving that have appeared in this thread.

One is a very reasonable one about proximity/walkability. That parallels the arguments parents are making all over the county in terms of their boundary preferences.

The other is a quasi-racist (or at least classist) argument that Wootton parents don't want their students to be joined by students from Gaithersburg or elsewhere. This appears to be ill informed (not only in the stereotyping of students from GHS but also in the actual data of the demographics in the Crown area). These posters are also effectively advocating for a continued (or greater) separation of rich families from poor families in setting boundaries, and this is distasteful to pretty much everyone except those directly affected.

There are also varying specious arguments about the move motivating teacher turnover or the importance of the school name. I take these arguments as non-serious.

We should remember that these are quite possibly different posters. Some advocating based on the first rationale and others based on the second. Nevertheless, Wootton parents should understand that any arguments that amount to saying that you're against Option H because you want to maintain the privileged position you've always had will probably fall on deaf ears among the rest of us who do not enjoy that privilege.

I don't see how walkability would argue against H. A different set of kids can walk to Crown. Why are the Fallsmead/Glen Hills/Rockshire kids more important than the Gaithersburg kids?

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Anonymous wrote:HALF THE CLUSTER is closer to Crown than the current Wootton building. This isn’t an issue of one feeder school being closer. It is literally 3/6 current feeders.

I’m from one of the currently farther schools (Travilah, Stone Mill, Dufeif) and I support option H. I know it seems like it is because of distance, but it is actually for fiscal reasons. This seems like a good way to save some money AND get our kids into a safer space.

Tee-hee. “Falls-me” - gotta start using that.
Also, I am increasingly upset that when half the cluster is closer to the proposed new location, we are being held back because of Fallsmead (which will forever have to disprove their nickname of “Falls-me” to the remainder of the cluster) and Lakewood. I do understand Cold Spring because truly, they ARE far from the Crown location but Lakewood and Falls-me need to get over it.

Just like half have your reasons for being for it, You need to be understanding of half the cluster that is against it. I don’t see why you think one side’s opinion is more important than the other here? Would you be fine getting sent to Crown without the rest of Wootton? If so then you should suggest that to the board.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's picture a world where major league baseball was a not for profit organization. Everything would be done for the good of the game only. in this scenario, the league would have even more incentive to preserve successful teams like the Yankees and their legacy.

It is not in the best interests of MCPS to "Disappear" one of their most successful schools. It lowers the overall quality of the school system.

We at Wootton are not entitled. Let someone else have the new building. Giving it to us would be taking from those who need the new building more. We are fine where we are with minor repairs.

People will accuse Wootton of being entitled no matter what. Take the crown, you’re entitled.” Refuse to move, you’re entitled.” Apparently, simply existing as a successful high school in MoCo is enough to be labeled wrong

haven't see a post that states: "If Wootton parents get Crown, they are entitled."

They exist. And there was a whole video of kids from Gaithersburg presented to MCPS saying don’t take our school. Wootton families done want Crown, Gaithersburg families do. Why are people on this thread forcing something that the most affected people DON’T want? Option H doesn’t make the most sense when you consider it from their perspective.

“But it’s for the good of MCPS” and “MCPS can’t afford to fix Wootton”. Neither of these is true. Erasing a proven, top performing school with one that might, someday (unlikely) reach that same level of achievement isn’t in the best interests of MCPS as a whole. Likewise, MCPS can afford remediation of Wootton (not a full renovation). Do a zero base budgeting exercise within MCPS and suddenly tens of millions of dollars will be found.

Doesn't H send both Gaithersburg and Wootton families to Crown? (Obviously not 100% of Gaithersburg families to Crown, but no option would.). Seems pretty win-win to me.

Only the richest part of Gaithersburg and very few people in Gaithersburg would benefit from it as Wootton would take away majority of the seats. Gaithersburg high will be less diverse too with the richest area leaving.

Oh weird, I thought from all the Wootton folks complaining that it was poor kids from Gaithersburg that would be going to the new Wootton (Crown) under option H. Are Wootton families just that elitist that they can't stand any families that aren't super rich?

No, crown people are super rich. Certainly richer than most of Wootton. Wootton doesn’t have that many 2 million dollars single family houses and 1 million townhouses. But crown does. I’m not sure who’s more elitist. But that doesn’t mean they are ok with moving. You can’t dismiss all the valid points on wanting to keep Wootton on Wootton parkway

Look again at Glen Hills and Lakewood Estates. Heck, even Fallsmead often comes in close to $1.5M.

Even Crown by itself won't match Wootten's income level.

Ok this is off topic but I hate comparing wallets so keep in mind that many homeowners bought their homes years/decades ago. Not the most important point but since it came up a home value today doesn’t mean that is what the purchaser paid nor that they could afford it today. And $1.5 in fallsmead? Hardly. No offense.

Then look at median income levels. It is *much* higher in Wootton than even Crown. A comparison is a few pages back.

And:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8-Trail-House-Ct-Rockville-MD-20850/37108893_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2-Duncan-Branch-Ct-Rockville-MD-20850/37108866_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8309-Hectic-Hill-Ln-Rockville-MD-20854/123959133_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1513-Defoe-St-Rockville-MD-20850/37124867_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1515-Defoe-St-Rockville-MD-20850/58240852_zpid/
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3-Duncan-Branch-Ct-Rockville-MD-20850/37108865_zpid/

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Anonymous wrote:HALF THE CLUSTER is closer to Crown than the current Wootton building. This isn’t an issue of one feeder school being closer. It is literally 3/6 current feeders.

I’m from one of the currently farther schools (Travilah, Stone Mill, Dufeif) and I support option H. I know it seems like it is because of distance, but it is actually for fiscal reasons. This seems like a good way to save some money AND get our kids into a safer space.

Tee-hee. “Falls-me” - gotta start using that.
Also, I am increasingly upset that when half the cluster is closer to the proposed new location, we are being held back because of Fallsmead (which will forever have to disprove their nickname of “Falls-me” to the remainder of the cluster) and Lakewood. I do understand Cold Spring because truly, they ARE far from the Crown location but Lakewood and Falls-me need to get over it.

Just like half have your reasons for being for it, You need to be understanding of half the cluster that is against it. I don’t see why you think one side’s opinion is more important than the other here? Would you be fine getting sent to Crown without the rest of Wootton? If so then you should suggest that to the board.

The point is, why should the rest of Montgomery County pay for it?

If Wootton homeowners want to establish an endowment to fund its continued operation as a separate school, then I'm fine with it. Otherwise moving the school to Crown is the best option for the district as a whole.