Silver Spring International

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is interested in knowing how bad SSIMS is right now- I am literally planning to take a loan from my retirement to send my kids private rather than go there! If your kid is anything but a perfect student this place will chew them up- disengaged teacher( but not all) , lots of drugs use, lots of violent kids, many kids sit on phones all day in classes. We are at SCES and everyone who can avoid SSIMS does!!

Feel free to waste your money, no one here is stopping you.

[Anonymous]

My 6th grader is at SSIMS (previously at SCES) and is having a great time and I echo the post that most of her friends went there from SCES. I have an older child that is now in HS and I can confirm that SSIMS is way improved under the new principal from when my other kid was there. Last year there was a lot of freaking out by parents and I knew a number of other families from other feeder elementary schools were sending their kids elsewhere else instead of SSIMS. 3 of those families that I know are now yanking their kids from the alternative schools and sending their kids to SSIMS next year starting in 7th grade because they realized the alternative wasn’t better and that things have improved so much that it was just really all overblown.

[Anonymous]

Is this school part of any forthcoming boundary study? Any chance some at SCES will go to another MS? just trying to find out if there's a possibility of being rezoned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this school part of any forthcoming boundary study? Any chance some at SCES will go to another MS? just trying to find out if there's a possibility of being rezoned.

Yes, SSIMS and all the other DCC middle and high schools are part of the upcoming Woodward boundary study. No elementary school boundaries are included.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this school part of any forthcoming boundary study? Any chance some at SCES will go to another MS? just trying to find out if there's a possibility of being rezoned.

They are literally co-located, so my guess is no, SCES will not be rezoned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this school part of any forthcoming boundary study? Any chance some at SCES will go to another MS? just trying to find out if there's a possibility of being rezoned.

It may be, but I wouldn't expect much change in this area. The schools are among the most diverse and high-functioning in the county.There are also not a lot of realistic options in that area so change is difficult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this school part of any forthcoming boundary study? Any chance some at SCES will go to another MS? just trying to find out if there's a possibility of being rezoned.

I wouldn't worry about the boundary study unless you're at one of the segregated schools that have low-diversity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is this school part of any forthcoming boundary study? Any chance some at SCES will go to another MS? just trying to find out if there's a possibility of being rezoned.

They are literally co-located, so my guess is no, SCES will not be rezoned.

This. SCES will remain zoned to SSIMS, but whether SSIMS's split-articulated feeder pattern to Northwood and Blair changes is anyone's guess.

[Anonymous]

How is the PTA at SSIMS? Involved? That sometimes can make a difference.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is this school part of any forthcoming boundary study? Any chance some at SCES will go to another MS? just trying to find out if there's a possibility of being rezoned.

They are literally co-located, so my guess is no, SCES will not be rezoned.

This. SCES will remain zoned to SSIMS, but whether SSIMS's split-articulated feeder pattern to Northwood and Blair changes is anyone's guess.

So, don't buy in the neighborhood until they decide?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is this school part of any forthcoming boundary study? Any chance some at SCES will go to another MS? just trying to find out if there's a possibility of being rezoned.

They are literally co-located, so my guess is no, SCES will not be rezoned.

This. SCES will remain zoned to SSIMS, but whether SSIMS's split-articulated feeder pattern to Northwood and Blair changes is anyone's guess.

So, don't buy in the neighborhood until they decide?

No, I wouldn't wait based on the boundary study.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is the PTA at SSIMS? Involved? That sometimes can make a difference.

very involved couldn't ask for better

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is this school part of any forthcoming boundary study? Any chance some at SCES will go to another MS? just trying to find out if there's a possibility of being rezoned.

They are literally co-located, so my guess is no, SCES will not be rezoned.

This. SCES will remain zoned to SSIMS, but whether SSIMS's split-articulated feeder pattern to Northwood and Blair changes is anyone's guess.

So, don't buy in the neighborhood until they decide?

Nah. These are comparable options. I wouldn't hold off on buying a home based on this, unless I had a current high schooler impacted by the Northwoord@Woodward situation. Northwood is going to have a beautiful and modern new building in three years, and has good options for a lot of different kids. Blair is enormous, but very well-run. Both are perfectly fine for your average well-supported college-bound kid.

[Anonymous]

What programs will be at Norwood when it finally reopens?