Split articulation (bussing) for the new BCC Middle School?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you 14:51. That is exactly the case. 14:17 I have news for you as you are obviously a RCF parent. RHPS is praying to be pushed out of Westland but we want the entire primary school to stay together. These are our friends, our community. Bus or divide RCF or BE or Somerset. We paid our dues in choosing between our children, classmate birthday parties 25 minutes away in a different town, double the PTA costs, double the everything, our smallest children bused 20 minutes away from home at tender ages with very little to no benefit in the sake of diversit. We deserve to stay together with our community at the new middle. We earned it. Not to mention in every other way Option one clearly makes the most sense. It is by FAR the most equitable and fair to all.

If what you say is true... That all the RHPS parents want out of Westland than that makes it easy. I think RHPS should go to the neighborhood MS if they want and so should RCF.

Again if what you say is true than lets just go ahead and do option # 6. It not a matter of we sacrificed do someone else should suffer. Why does anyone have too?

Don't be obtuse, that gives the new middle a 20% Farms rate and Westland less than 5% Farms... zero diversity economically and ethnically. The whole point of the busing of small children at RHPS is for diversity. If that doesn't matter, then why do it?. BECAUASE IT DOES MATTER. If my 5 yeat old cam handle a 20 minute bus ride to school to make things equitable diverse and fair, then your 13 year old at RCF certainly can!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you 14:51. That is exactly the case. 14:17 I have news for you as you are obviously a RCF parent. RHPS is praying to be pushed out of Westland but we want the entire primary school to stay together. These are our friends, our community. Bus or divide RCF or BE or Somerset. We paid our dues in choosing between our children, classmate birthday parties 25 minutes away in a different town, double the PTA costs, double the everything, our smallest children bused 20 minutes away from home at tender ages with very little to no benefit in the sake of diversit. We deserve to stay together with our community at the new middle. We earned it. Not to mention in every other way Option one clearly makes the most sense. It is by FAR the most equitable and fair to all.

If what you say is true... That all the RHPS parents want out of Westland than that makes it easy. I think RHPS should go to the neighborhood MS if they want and so should RCF.

Again if what you say is true than lets just go ahead and do option # 6. It not a matter of we sacrificed do someone else should suffer. Why does anyone have too?

Don't be obtuse, that gives the new middle a 20% Farms rate and Westland less than 5% Farms... zero diversity economically and ethnically. The whole point of the busing of small children at RHPS is for diversity. If that doesn't matter, then why do it?. BECAUASE IT DOES MATTER. If my 5 yeat old cam handle a 20 minute bus ride to school to make things equitable diverse and fair, then your 13 year old at RCF certainly can!

If it matters why isn't bussing Somerset or Westbrook on the table. If it matters to RHPS than let them get bussed but don't just offer up other communities to be bussed who don't want to.

[Anonymous]

Pitting RHPS vs RCF is a great strategy but you shouldn't fall for it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you 14:51. That is exactly the case. 14:17 I have news for you as you are obviously a RCF parent. RHPS is praying to be pushed out of Westland but we want the entire primary school to stay together. These are our friends, our community. Bus or divide RCF or BE or Somerset. We paid our dues in choosing between our children, classmate birthday parties 25 minutes away in a different town, double the PTA costs, double the everything, our smallest children bused 20 minutes away from home at tender ages with very little to no benefit in the sake of diversit. We deserve to stay together with our community at the new middle. We earned it. Not to mention in every other way Option one clearly makes the most sense. It is by FAR the most equitable and fair to all.

If what you say is true... That all the RHPS parents want out of Westland than that makes it easy. I think RHPS should go to the neighborhood MS if they want and so should RCF.

Again if what you say is true than lets just go ahead and do option # 6. It not a matter of we sacrificed do someone else should suffer. Why does anyone have too?

Don't be obtuse, that gives the new middle a 20% Farms rate and Westland less than 5% Farms... zero diversity economically and ethnically. The whole point of the busing of small children at RHPS is for diversity. If that doesn't matter, then why do it?. BECAUASE IT DOES MATTER. If my 5 yeat old cam handle a 20 minute bus ride to school to make things equitable diverse and fair, then your 13 year old at RCF certainly can!

If it matters why isn't bussing Somerset or Westbrook on the table. If it matters to RHPS than let them get bussed but don't just offer up other communities to be bussed who don't want to.

Option 6 is NOT acceptable. It also puts the new middle school just above capaciity and the development with the Purple line hasn'teven started yet. It will need an addtion within 5-10 years. I am sorry you don't want to be bused. But in the interest of fairness equity overcrowding and not spliiting up RHPS, it is the fairest option to do for the cluster community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you 14:51. That is exactly the case. 14:17 I have news for you as you are obviously a RCF parent. RHPS is praying to be pushed out of Westland but we want the entire primary school to stay together. These are our friends, our community. Bus or divide RCF or BE or Somerset. We paid our dues in choosing between our children, classmate birthday parties 25 minutes away in a different town, double the PTA costs, double the everything, our smallest children bused 20 minutes away from home at tender ages with very little to no benefit in the sake of diversit. We deserve to stay together with our community at the new middle. We earned it. Not to mention in every other way Option one clearly makes the most sense. It is by FAR the most equitable and fair to all.

If what you say is true... That all the RHPS parents want out of Westland than that makes it easy. I think RHPS should go to the neighborhood MS if they want and so should RCF.

Again if what you say is true than lets just go ahead and do option # 6. It not a matter of we sacrificed do someone else should suffer. Why does anyone have too?

Don't be obtuse, that gives the new middle a 20% Farms rate and Westland less than 5% Farms... zero diversity economically and ethnically. The whole point of the busing of small children at RHPS is for diversity. If that doesn't matter, then why do it?. BECAUASE IT DOES MATTER. If my 5 yeat old cam handle a 20 minute bus ride to school to make things equitable diverse and fair, then your 13 year old at RCF certainly can!

You talk about Farms kids like people talk about chicken pox and trying to limit the spread. 20% is still below the county avg and those are the new middle school's neighbors. Westland should have lower farms because it is in a richer part of the city. The kids will all meet up at BCC anyway.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you 14:51. That is exactly the case. 14:17 I have news for you as you are obviously a RCF parent. RHPS is praying to be pushed out of Westland but we want the entire primary school to stay together. These are our friends, our community. Bus or divide RCF or BE or Somerset. We paid our dues in choosing between our children, classmate birthday parties 25 minutes away in a different town, double the PTA costs, double the everything, our smallest children bused 20 minutes away from home at tender ages with very little to no benefit in the sake of diversit. We deserve to stay together with our community at the new middle. We earned it. Not to mention in every other way Option one clearly makes the most sense. It is by FAR the most equitable and fair to all.

If what you say is true... That all the RHPS parents want out of Westland than that makes it easy. I think RHPS should go to the neighborhood MS if they want and so should RCF.

Again if what you say is true than lets just go ahead and do option # 6. It not a matter of we sacrificed do someone else should suffer. Why does anyone have too?

Don't be obtuse, that gives the new middle a 20% Farms rate and Westland less than 5% Farms... zero diversity economically and ethnically. The whole point of the busing of small children at RHPS is for diversity. If that doesn't matter, then why do it?. BECAUASE IT DOES MATTER. If my 5 yeat old cam handle a 20 minute bus ride to school to make things equitable diverse and fair, then your 13 year old at RCF certainly can!

If it matters why isn't bussing Somerset or Westbrook on the table. If it matters to RHPS than let them get bussed but don't just offer up other communities to be bussed who don't want to.

Option 6 is NOT acceptable. It also puts the new middle school just above capaciity and the development with the Purple line hasn'teven started yet. It will need an addtion within 5-10 years. I am sorry you don't want to be bused. But in the interest of fairness equity overcrowding and not spliiting up RHPS, it is the fairest option to do for the cluster community.

It's not going to happen. There is a reason we proposed 4 of the 6 options splitting RHPS.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how parents can weigh in? I can't go to meetings in the evening but I definitely want to make sure my voice is heard. I'm not sure it matters after the bell times fiasco, but I don't want to sit back and assume that MCPS has a clue.

I live in NCC and want to make sure that the kids who start elementary together are reunited for middle school. That should be absolutely non-negotiable. As a PP said, let someone else's kids sit on a bus this time around. Mine have already done their time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you 14:51. That is exactly the case. 14:17 I have news for you as you are obviously a RCF parent. RHPS is praying to be pushed out of Westland but we want the entire primary school to stay together. These are our friends, our community. Bus or divide RCF or BE or Somerset. We paid our dues in choosing between our children, classmate birthday parties 25 minutes away in a different town, double the PTA costs, double the everything, our smallest children bused 20 minutes away from home at tender ages with very little to no benefit in the sake of diversit. We deserve to stay together with our community at the new middle. We earned it. Not to mention in every other way Option one clearly makes the most sense. It is by FAR the most equitable and fair to all.

If what you say is true... That all the RHPS parents want out of Westland than that makes it easy. I think RHPS should go to the neighborhood MS if they want and so should RCF.

Again if what you say is true than lets just go ahead and do option # 6. It not a matter of we sacrificed do someone else should suffer. Why does anyone have too?

Don't be obtuse, that gives the new middle a 20% Farms rate and Westland less than 5% Farms... zero diversity economically and ethnically. The whole point of the busing of small children at RHPS is for diversity. If that doesn't matter, then why do it?. BECAUASE IT DOES MATTER. If my 5 yeat old cam handle a 20 minute bus ride to school to make things equitable diverse and fair, then your 13 year old at RCF certainly can!

If it matters why isn't bussing Somerset or Westbrook on the table. If it matters to RHPS than let them get bussed but don't just offer up other communities to be bussed who don't want to.

Option 6 is NOT acceptable. It also puts the new middle school just above capaciity and the development with the Purple line hasn'teven started yet. It will need an addtion within 5-10 years. I am sorry you don't want to be bused. But in the interest of fairness equity overcrowding and not spliiting up RHPS, it is the fairest option to do for the cluster community.

It's not going to happen. There is a reason we proposed 4 of the 6 options splitting RHPS.

You are not clear. What exactly is not going to happen?. And who is " we"?. You are presenting yourself as an insider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you 14:51. That is exactly the case. 14:17 I have news for you as you are obviously a RCF parent. RHPS is praying to be pushed out of Westland but we want the entire primary school to stay together. These are our friends, our community. Bus or divide RCF or BE or Somerset. We paid our dues in choosing between our children, classmate birthday parties 25 minutes away in a different town, double the PTA costs, double the everything, our smallest children bused 20 minutes away from home at tender ages with very little to no benefit in the sake of diversit. We deserve to stay together with our community at the new middle. We earned it. Not to mention in every other way Option one clearly makes the most sense. It is by FAR the most equitable and fair to all.

If what you say is true... That all the RHPS parents want out of Westland than that makes it easy. I think RHPS should go to the neighborhood MS if they want and so should RCF.

Again if what you say is true than lets just go ahead and do option # 6. It not a matter of we sacrificed do someone else should suffer. Why does anyone have too?

Don't be obtuse, that gives the new middle a 20% Farms rate and Westland less than 5% Farms... zero diversity economically and ethnically. The whole point of the busing of small children at RHPS is for diversity. If that doesn't matter, then why do it?. BECAUASE IT DOES MATTER. If my 5 yeat old cam handle a 20 minute bus ride to school to make things equitable diverse and fair, then your 13 year old at RCF certainly can!

You talk about Farms kids like people talk about chicken pox and trying to limit the spread. 20% is still below the county avg and those are the new middle school's neighbors. Westland should have lower farms because it is in a richer part of the city. The kids will all meet up at BCC anyway.

Nice try. The new middle school is in Kensington in an NCC neighborhood which is not in play because it is the only school considered in the BCC middle neighborhood. RCF is far from a neighbor its many miles away. There is zero walkability. RCF is Silver Spring. And Farms is directly tied to lower achievement. That's why the wealthy kids,are bused to RHPS in the first place is to lower Farms. So by that token, since you don't care about Farms, send CCES to Westland with Somerset, Westbrook and Bethesda Elementary. Chevy Cause is closer to Westland geographically anyway. The new middle will be at least 40 to 50% Farms and RCF can go to the new middle. That will handle the overcrowding issue and RCF gets it's way. Happy now?

[Anonymous]

Every single one of these options is burdensome and will make some people angry simply because the entire RHPS arrangement is burdensome and makes some people angry. I am in favor of diversity and my child will be bussed to RHPS, but at what point does this just logistically become too much? If my kid ends up assigned to the new MS we will have to do three years of bussing (K-2) and then ALSO spend the MS years at a school nowhere near my house. I feel like that's just putting too much on our shoulders. I want my kid to go to Westland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every single one of these options is burdensome and will make some people angry simply because the entire RHPS arrangement is burdensome and makes some people angry. I am in favor of diversity and my child will be bussed to RHPS, but at what point does this just logistically become too much? If my kid ends up assigned to the new MS we will have to do three years of bussing (K-2) and then ALSO spend the MS years at a school nowhere near my house. I feel like that's just putting too much on our shoulders. I want my kid to go to Westland.

Exactly, the whole finagled RHPS is what makes this whole thing challenging and now we want to twist up the knot even more. Let's not throw other schools into the mix.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you 14:51. That is exactly the case. 14:17 I have news for you as you are obviously a RCF parent. RHPS is praying to be pushed out of Westland but we want the entire primary school to stay together. These are our friends, our community. Bus or divide RCF or BE or Somerset. We paid our dues in choosing between our children, classmate birthday parties 25 minutes away in a different town, double the PTA costs, double the everything, our smallest children bused 20 minutes away from home at tender ages with very little to no benefit in the sake of diversit. We deserve to stay together with our community at the new middle. We earned it. Not to mention in every other way Option one clearly makes the most sense. It is by FAR the most equitable and fair to all.

If what you say is true... That all the RHPS parents want out of Westland than that makes it easy. I think RHPS should go to the neighborhood MS if they want and so should RCF.

Again if what you say is true than lets just go ahead and do option # 6. It not a matter of we sacrificed do someone else should suffer. Why does anyone have too?

Don't be obtuse, that gives the new middle a 20% Farms rate and Westland less than 5% Farms... zero diversity economically and ethnically. The whole point of the busing of small children at RHPS is for diversity. If that doesn't matter, then why do it?. BECAUASE IT DOES MATTER. If my 5 yeat old cam handle a 20 minute bus ride to school to make things equitable diverse and fair, then your 13 year old at RCF certainly can!

You talk about Farms kids like people talk about chicken pox and trying to limit the spread. 20% is still below the county avg and those are the new middle school's neighbors. Westland should have lower farms because it is in a richer part of the city. The kids will all meet up at BCC anyway.

Nice try. The new middle school is in Kensington in an NCC neighborhood which is not in play because it is the only school considered in the BCC middle neighborhood. RCF is far from a neighbor its many miles away. There is zero walkability. RCF is Silver Spring. And Farms is directly tied to lower achievement. That's why the wealthy kids,are bused to RHPS in the first place is to lower Farms. So by that token, since you don't care about Farms, send CCES to Westland with Somerset, Westbrook and Bethesda Elementary. Chevy Cause is closer to Westland geographically anyway. The new middle will be at least 40 to 50% Farms and RCF can go to the new middle. That will handle the overcrowding issue and RCF gets it's way. Happy now?

That was a different poster not me the RCF parent.

[Anonymous]

There is pretty much no one going to RHPS now for whom it would be a burden to go to the new MS. For most people it would be closer, for some it might be halfway and for a few it might be slightly closer to Westland, but I don't see how going to the new school would be a burden.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is pretty much no one going to RHPS now for whom it would be a burden to go to the new MS. For most people it would be closer, for some it might be halfway and for a few it might be slightly closer to Westland, but I don't see how going to the new school would be a burden.

Totally disagree. I live in Chevy Chase and the new MS site is really far away from my house and in a direction I would never drive otherwise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is pretty much no one going to RHPS now for whom it would be a burden to go to the new MS. For most people it would be closer, for some it might be halfway and for a few it might be slightly closer to Westland, but I don't see how going to the new school would be a burden.

Totally disagree. I live in Chevy Chase and the new MS site is really far away from my house and in a direction I would never drive otherwise.

Exactly, we really need to unlink NCC and CC ideally which is why there are options like #3.