RM Cluster Overcrowding?

[Anonymous]

Is RM still overcrowded once you factor in that 30% of the students are "chronically absent"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

NP. This.

[Anonymous]

It's not blowing out of proportion. RM cluster doesn't need even more condos filled with school-age kids in a cluster that is already bursting at the seams, and where the City Council keeps approving more and more development projects throughout the cluster, worsening the overcrowding. Does that explain it to you???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

NP. This.

JWMS is projected to be overcapacity in a few years. They only just had an extension done a few years ago.

RMHS is already over capacity and will be more so in 2024. Crown HS won't be built in 5 years. So, all the new builds will be adding to the already over capacity schools. I don't care if it's 5 or 10 or 20 new students. They are already over capacity. They shouldn't be building to add more. There is nothing to be done about people selling existing homes, but the city can certainly put a moratorium on new builds that will to an already over taxed school cluster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

NP. This.

JWMS is projected to be overcapacity in a few years. They only just had an extension done a few years ago.

RMHS is already over capacity and will be more so in 2024. Crown HS won't be built in 5 years. So, all the new builds will be adding to the already over capacity schools. I don't care if it's 5 or 10 or 20 new students. They are already over capacity. They shouldn't be building to add more. There is nothing to be done about people selling existing homes, but the city can certainly put a moratorium on new builds that will to an already over taxed school cluster.

If it’s that bad maybe you should sell and move to Howard County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

NP. This.

JWMS is projected to be overcapacity in a few years. They only just had an extension done a few years ago.

RMHS is already over capacity and will be more so in 2024. Crown HS won't be built in 5 years. So, all the new builds will be adding to the already over capacity schools. I don't care if it's 5 or 10 or 20 new students. They are already over capacity. They shouldn't be building to add more. There is nothing to be done about people selling existing homes, but the city can certainly put a moratorium on new builds that will to an already over taxed school cluster.

If it’s that bad maybe you should sell and move to Howard County.

Why should I move? Why shouldn't the council work with MCPS to keep the threshold at 120% instead of this one loon going for 150%?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

NP. This.

JWMS is projected to be overcapacity in a few years. They only just had an extension done a few years ago.

RMHS is already over capacity and will be more so in 2024. Crown HS won't be built in 5 years. So, all the new builds will be adding to the already over capacity schools. I don't care if it's 5 or 10 or 20 new students. They are already over capacity. They shouldn't be building to add more. There is nothing to be done about people selling existing homes, but the city can certainly put a moratorium on new builds that will to an already over taxed school cluster.

If it’s that bad maybe you should sell and move to Howard County.

Why should I move? Why shouldn't the council work with MCPS to keep the threshold at 120% instead of this one loon going for 150%?

Work with the school board? It’s the city’s job to decide what can be built. We elected the council to build.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

NP. This.

JWMS is projected to be overcapacity in a few years. They only just had an extension done a few years ago.

RMHS is already over capacity and will be more so in 2024. Crown HS won't be built in 5 years. So, all the new builds will be adding to the already over capacity schools. I don't care if it's 5 or 10 or 20 new students. They are already over capacity. They shouldn't be building to add more. There is nothing to be done about people selling existing homes, but the city can certainly put a moratorium on new builds that will to an already over taxed school cluster.

If it’s that bad maybe you should sell and move to Howard County.

Why should I move? Why shouldn't the council work with MCPS to keep the threshold at 120% instead of this one loon going for 150%?

Work with the school board? It’s the city’s job to decide what can be built. We elected the council to build.

You elected the council solely on the basis that they would build more housing units? Also, I didn't vote for the current city council members.

It's the city's job to listen to the residents of the city, too.

The school board has a limited budget. You act like they can just easily find the money to build more space.

[Anonymous]

In 2005 RM's actual enrollment was 1,964 and the projected enrollment five years out (2010) was 1,895.

In 2010 RM's actual enrollment was 2,015 and the projected enrollment five years out (2015) was 1,934.

In 2015 RM's actual enrollment was 2200 and the five-year projection (2020) was 2416.

RM opened school in 2018 with 2495.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

NP. This.

JWMS is projected to be overcapacity in a few years. They only just had an extension done a few years ago.

RMHS is already over capacity and will be more so in 2024. Crown HS won't be built in 5 years. So, all the new builds will be adding to the already over capacity schools. I don't care if it's 5 or 10 or 20 new students. They are already over capacity. They shouldn't be building to add more. There is nothing to be done about people selling existing homes, but the city can certainly put a moratorium on new builds that will to an already over taxed school cluster.

If it’s that bad maybe you should sell and move to Howard County.

Why should I move? Why shouldn't the council work with MCPS to keep the threshold at 120% instead of this one loon going for 150%?

City Council decides within city limit about any new constructions. MCPS hs nothing to do with it. City council wants to put additional kids in RM cluster when it;s already overcrowded to the point that it's reaching 120% capacity.

It means for 2000 capacity, we will have 400 extra students with 120% limit. Who in the right mind would want to add more kids here.

We have elected City Council to serve everyone and not simply serve developers or grocery stores.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

Anywhere where the TC kids go would be impacted. JWMS would be impacted. The TC development would impact either Beall or BRES. The South Pike development would impact Bayard Rustin ES. And under MCPS new FAA policy, BOE might decide to move kids from BRES to say RPES, Beall, or even CGES.

The town center is at Beall. The projections after the move gave it at only 80% capacity so it is fine. There won’t be many kids living in condos in Rockville anyway. It’s not Bethesda or DC.

That is the mCPS line and it is NOT TRUE. Yes, kids do live in condos.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t there also a large development project planned for the Stonestreet area? I remember hearing about it, but would have to look up details. Will that be additional housing units feeding into JW and RM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t there also a large development project planned for the Stonestreet area? I remember hearing about it, but would have to look up details. Will that be additional housing units feeding into JW and RM?

https://www.rockvillemd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/28548/Stonestreet-Corridor-Study---Final---May-11-2018

They plan to rezone some of the area from Single Family Residential (R-60) to Mixed Use Neighborhood Commercial (MXNC) and Residential Medium Density (RMD-15), which will allow duplexes, quads, townhouses and stacked flats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

Anywhere where the TC kids go would be impacted. JWMS would be impacted. The TC development would impact either Beall or BRES. The South Pike development would impact Bayard Rustin ES. And under MCPS new FAA policy, BOE might decide to move kids from BRES to say RPES, Beall, or even CGES.

The town center is at Beall. The projections after the move gave it at only 80% capacity so it is fine. There won’t be many kids living in condos in Rockville anyway. It’s not Bethesda or DC.

That is the mCPS line and it is NOT TRUE. Yes, kids do live in condos.

Of course kids live in condos. Just not many. I rented in the town center, got married, had kids, moved to a pre-existing (not new build) SFH close to the town center. When I lived in the town center there were very few children living there and we wanted a house and yard. I’m unconvinced that condos will drive that many kids to Rockville. People with kids don’t buy condos. They either buy houses, townhouses, or rent garden style apartments.

Will some kids be in the condos? Yes. But there won’t be many. I’d love to see where you are getting this evidence that condos are brimming at the seams with kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As previously stated, the change is only for the town center. It’s not like the entire RM district would be changed. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

NP. This.

JWMS is projected to be overcapacity in a few years. They only just had an extension done a few years ago.

RMHS is already over capacity and will be more so in 2024. Crown HS won't be built in 5 years. So, all the new builds will be adding to the already over capacity schools. I don't care if it's 5 or 10 or 20 new students. They are already over capacity. They shouldn't be building to add more. There is nothing to be done about people selling existing homes, but the city can certainly put a moratorium on new builds that will to an already over taxed school cluster.

If it’s that bad maybe you should sell and move to Howard County.

Why should I move? Why shouldn't the council work with MCPS to keep the threshold at 120% instead of this one loon going for 150%?

Work with the school board? It’s the city’s job to decide what can be built. We elected the council to build.

You elected the council solely on the basis that they would build more housing units? Also, I didn't vote for the current city council members.

It's the city's job to listen to the residents of the city, too.

The school board has a limited budget. You act like they can just easily find the money to build more space.

So what, you voted for the losers? You didn’t live her during the last election? You chose not to vote? Which is it? If you moved here, the. It seems strange you would choose a place where you dislike the policies.

Oh and guess what, Rockville is just trying to improve its business climate like MoCo is doing for Bethesda. Where is the outcry about building out despite the moritorium there?
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/county-council-looks-to-avert-bethesda-building-moratorium-due-to-school-crowding/