Situation at Wootton

[Anonymous]

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Wootton has far more than other schools. It’s often cheaper to tear it down than tear it to its studs to fix the plumbing, electrical and mold. Giving them crown is the best immediate fix.

I read and hear this sentiment a lot, that Wootton "has more than other schools." What do you mean by that?

[Anonymous]

How do Wootton parents feel about the proposal to have Crown become Wootton?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do Wootton parents feel about the proposal to have Crown become Wootton?

As a Wootton parent I'm fine with it. It's a fairly new proposal so I have only a limited impression of other Wootton opinions, but so far they seem to be pretty positive. I think it's well understood that the student body needs to move somewhere in order to fix/rebuild the current building - as highlighted by the latest gas leak and lack of heating.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

Well, Wootton is being restricted to Region 4 now. No more access to magnets at Blair, Einstein, or Poolesville. Oh wait, is MCPS going to kick Wootton to Crown's Region 5? That means no access to RM either. So no access to any already established magnets - hmmmm...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

Well, Wootton is being restricted to Region 4 now. No more access to magnets at Blair, Einstein, or Poolesville. Oh wait, is MCPS going to kick Wootton to Crown's Region 5? That means no access to RM either. So no access to any already established magnets - hmmmm...

No, Wootton is restricted in Region 4 in all 8 options. Check out the articulation table on the boundary study website. If Crown is going to be used as a holding school, Region 5 will also have 4 HSs instead of 5. If Wootton is moved to Crown permanently (option H), the new Crown will be part of Region 4 and host programs that Wootton is supposed to host.

[Anonymous]

Wootton is in a disarray. Old decaying building and brand new admin and all new counseling. No one knows what’s happening or what they are doing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

They want a brand new school so the best/quickest solution is to give them Crown.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

Well, Wootton is being restricted to Region 4 now. No more access to magnets at Blair, Einstein, or Poolesville. Oh wait, is MCPS going to kick Wootton to Crown's Region 5? That means no access to RM either. So no access to any already established magnets - hmmmm...

W schools don't need access to other schools as they have a huge variety of classes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

They want a brand new school so the best/quickest solution is to give them Crown.

I'm not complaining about the proposal.

I'm complaining about the posters saying that the families and students at Wootton shouldn't have complained and should have stayed quiet. With some of the posters saying that other families go to older schools and just stay silent.

There are maybe six schools last built/modernized in 1970, when Wootton was built, or before.

So unless those posters live in an area that goes to one of those schools, they really shouldn't be telling Wootton families that they should have put with it and just be happy with it.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately the fear of being cancelled in this stupidly liberal arena makes it impossible for parents in the Wooten area to advocate for their own children. It needs to stop.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

Well, Wootton is being restricted to Region 4 now. No more access to magnets at Blair, Einstein, or Poolesville. Oh wait, is MCPS going to kick Wootton to Crown's Region 5? That means no access to RM either. So no access to any already established magnets - hmmmm...

No, Wootton is restricted in Region 4 in all 8 options. Check out the articulation table on the boundary study website. If Crown is going to be used as a holding school, Region 5 will also have 4 HSs instead of 5. If Wootton is moved to Crown permanently (option H), the new Crown will be part of Region 4 and host programs that Wootton is supposed to host.

Wootton moving to the Crown facility is a win for that community and for the new region 4. With Churchill, Wootton will have a good student cohort to rebuild an outstanding STEM program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

They want a brand new school so the best/quickest solution is to give them Crown.

I'm not complaining about the proposal.

I'm complaining about the posters saying that the families and students at Wootton shouldn't have complained and should have stayed quiet. With some of the posters saying that other families go to older schools and just stay silent.

There are maybe six schools last built/modernized in 1970, when Wootton was built, or before.

So unless those posters live in an area that goes to one of those schools, they really shouldn't be telling Wootton families that they should have put with it and just be happy with it.

It feels like a form of discrimination. You have low farms rate so you should shut up and don’t complain.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

Well, Wootton is being restricted to Region 4 now. No more access to magnets at Blair, Einstein, or Poolesville. Oh wait, is MCPS going to kick Wootton to Crown's Region 5? That means no access to RM either. So no access to any already established magnets - hmmmm...

No, Wootton is restricted in Region 4 in all 8 options. Check out the articulation table on the boundary study website. If Crown is going to be used as a holding school, Region 5 will also have 4 HSs instead of 5. If Wootton is moved to Crown permanently (option H), the new Crown will be part of Region 4 and host programs that Wootton is supposed to host.

Wootton moving to the Crown facility is a win for that community and for the new region 4. With Churchill, Wootton will have a good student cohort to rebuild an outstanding STEM program.

Region 4 is in a lesser bad situation main because the cohort of high-achiever is large and strong, but still there’s an outcry of lacking teachers and resource to fund extra teachers, let alone magnet teachers. Wootton couldn’t even find an AP Calc teacher at the beginning of this semester.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renovating/rebuilding Wootton is expected to cost almost $300M--of which $0 have been allocated at this time. Using Crown as the new Wootton would mean that MCPS could save that money, minus whatever it would cost to keep it functional and safe for use as a holding school. Further, having a holding school in general would allow Magruder to be rebuilt faster and at a savings of over $100M. That is close to half a BILLION dollars in savings for taxpayers. In the name of fiscal responsibility, how could we choose to do this plan?

*edit: how could we NOT choose this plan?

I mean people seem to think that Black and Brown kids are taking money meant for them (actually the opposite happens every year) and the BOE likes to listen to rich people so that's why.

Our school is a dumb and far worse, but we know better than to complain and risk the school closing.

It kind of seems like the posters saying that the population at Wootton should have just been quiet and not complain, should've just stayed silent and be the "model minority".

With Wootton always being overlooked for renovations and passed on for the CIP, one can't help but wonder and see the comparisons on how immigrant populations were at first regulated and confined in slums.

They want a brand new school so the best/quickest solution is to give them Crown.

I'm not complaining about the proposal.

I'm complaining about the posters saying that the families and students at Wootton shouldn't have complained and should have stayed quiet. With some of the posters saying that other families go to older schools and just stay silent.

There are maybe six schools last built/modernized in 1970, when Wootton was built, or before.

So unless those posters live in an area that goes to one of those schools, they really shouldn't be telling Wootton families that they should have put with it and just be happy with it.

There are way more than six schools not remolded. We put up with it.