Third round options on Woodward Boundary study

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Anonymous wrote:Will Option 1-4 come back into play or is it just Options A-D plus whatever comes out to address closing if SSIMS? Dr. Taylor said something at the last BOE meeting that made it sound like all options are on the table, but it wasn’t clear if he literally meant all of the ones released so far.

He went out of his way to say they would be presenting all the boundary options again -- and when pressed about whether that included the first four, he said yes. So I presume everything is on the table.

I was super confused by that. Why would we still be considering the first set of options when the second set was a refinement of those first options.

I'm hoping it just wants to present the first set for comparison/contrast purposes but if the first set is being considered still, then this process makes no sense.

My guess is he is saying that because Montoya is unhappy with the second set. No worries, he has some kind of death grip on the rest of the board so it won't be an issue except for Montoya to vote for the option she likes, which won't pass.

When has Montoya identified which option she likes?

I recall her making comments about the new set of options increasing segregation. I don't remember her exact words. I don't know which option she would advocate for.

where is it in the record? any link to the video recording?

I think it was the first BOE meeting after the second round of options was released. You are welcome to dig that up if you want.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:These will be the leaders. If your neighborhood is zoned to something that makes you unhappy with, quickly get in your private school applications. Expect to be unhappy bc the equity train trumps all other concerns.

What specifically do you mean by "equity" here? What do you think MCPS is doing to promote equity?

Compare A, B, C and D borders for Woodward and WJ and it will be crystal clear for you.

When new option(s) come out next week, it will be closest to the most “equitable” of those 4.

Why do you put "equitable" in quotes? What does "equity" mean to you and what are the competing priorities?

Examples include: Social and economic engineering. Redistribution of wealth.

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Anonymous wrote:These will be the leaders. If your neighborhood is zoned to something that makes you unhappy with, quickly get in your private school applications. Expect to be unhappy bc the equity train trumps all other concerns.

What specifically do you mean by "equity" here? What do you think MCPS is doing to promote equity?

Compare A, B, C and D borders for Woodward and WJ and it will be crystal clear for you.

When new option(s) come out next week, it will be closest to the most “equitable” of those 4.

Why do you put "equitable" in quotes? What does "equity" mean to you and what are the competing priorities?

Examples include: Social and economic engineering. Redistribution of wealth.

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funny bc it's true. they want to raise property values for certain segments of the community

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:These will be the leaders. If your neighborhood is zoned to something that makes you unhappy with, quickly get in your private school applications. Expect to be unhappy bc the equity train trumps all other concerns.

What specifically do you mean by "equity" here? What do you think MCPS is doing to promote equity?

Compare A, B, C and D borders for Woodward and WJ and it will be crystal clear for you.

When new option(s) come out next week, it will be closest to the most “equitable” of those 4.

Why do you put "equitable" in quotes? What does "equity" mean to you and what are the competing priorities?

Examples include: Social and economic engineering. Redistribution of wealth.

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funny bc it's true. they want to raise property values for certain segments of the community

Social and economic engineering is what created the differences in wealth that we have now

[Anonymous]

This link from the MCPS Facebook page suggests it’s just A-D plus the new ones (no mention of options 1-4):

“Additional boundary options will be shared for each of the current boundary studies. These additional boundary options do not replace the current boundary options (A–D) that have already been released.”

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/news/mcps-news/2025/11/boundary-study-engagement-sessions/

[Anonymous]

Option B looks the most equitable.

I hope the new options accommodating for the SSIM/Sligo creek elementary variable build off that. Indifferent to the SSIM/Sligo issue, but support whatever that community thinks is best...which seems to be keeping them open/repairing them...rather than bulldozing.

[Anonymous]

who else is getting christmas eve like excitement in anticipation of how bad MCPS will screw us with the new options on Monday? eeee!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These will be the leaders. If your neighborhood is zoned to something that makes you unhappy with, quickly get in your private school applications. Expect to be unhappy bc the equity train trumps all other concerns.

What specifically do you mean by "equity" here? What do you think MCPS is doing to promote equity?

Compare A, B, C and D borders for Woodward and WJ and it will be crystal clear for you.

When new option(s) come out next week, it will be closest to the most “equitable” of those 4.

Why do you put "equitable" in quotes? What does "equity" mean to you and what are the competing priorities?

I love how equity has become something worth scoffing at. Try to remove yourself from the situation (imagine your kids are already adults so you don't have skin in the game). Wouldn't you want a school district to try to treat all students equitably? Would you like to live in a society where people don't have equal chances to succeed, and it's anticipated that kids growing up in poor neighborhoods would remain poor or even get poorer as they get older?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These will be the leaders. If your neighborhood is zoned to something that makes you unhappy with, quickly get in your private school applications. Expect to be unhappy bc the equity train trumps all other concerns.

What specifically do you mean by "equity" here? What do you think MCPS is doing to promote equity?

Compare A, B, C and D borders for Woodward and WJ and it will be crystal clear for you.

When new option(s) come out next week, it will be closest to the most “equitable” of those 4.

Why do you put "equitable" in quotes? What does "equity" mean to you and what are the competing priorities?

I love how equity has become something worth scoffing at. Try to remove yourself from the situation (imagine your kids are already adults so you don't have skin in the game). Wouldn't you want a school district to try to treat all students equitably? Would you like to live in a society where people don't have equal chances to succeed, and it's anticipated that kids growing up in poor neighborhoods would remain poor or even get poorer as they get older?

Yes. That would mean giving students what they need. Presently, MCPS talks a big game about equity but it is frankly offensive how they use that word. It is insane that they have these high schools with 50% or 60% of students receiving FARMS and these schools get zero extra resources to support these kids. Any extra money they get is for EML and special education, which only supports the kids in those programs and does not address the extra needs associated with poverty. And the gross thing is that MCPS gets extra money from the state for every student that receives FARMS, but it does not spend it for specific supports for these students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These will be the leaders. If your neighborhood is zoned to something that makes you unhappy with, quickly get in your private school applications. Expect to be unhappy bc the equity train trumps all other concerns.

What specifically do you mean by "equity" here? What do you think MCPS is doing to promote equity?

Compare A, B, C and D borders for Woodward and WJ and it will be crystal clear for you.

When new option(s) come out next week, it will be closest to the most “equitable” of those 4.

Why do you put "equitable" in quotes? What does "equity" mean to you and what are the competing priorities?

I love how equity has become something worth scoffing at. Try to remove yourself from the situation (imagine your kids are already adults so you don't have skin in the game). Wouldn't you want a school district to try to treat all students equitably? Would you like to live in a society where people don't have equal chances to succeed, and it's anticipated that kids growing up in poor neighborhoods would remain poor or even get poorer as they get older?

Not all neighborhoods are poor that go to the schools without a lot of offerings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These will be the leaders. If your neighborhood is zoned to something that makes you unhappy with, quickly get in your private school applications. Expect to be unhappy bc the equity train trumps all other concerns.

What specifically do you mean by "equity" here? What do you think MCPS is doing to promote equity?

Compare A, B, C and D borders for Woodward and WJ and it will be crystal clear for you.

When new option(s) come out next week, it will be closest to the most “equitable” of those 4.

Why do you put "equitable" in quotes? What does "equity" mean to you and what are the competing priorities?

I love how equity has become something worth scoffing at. Try to remove yourself from the situation (imagine your kids are already adults so you don't have skin in the game). Wouldn't you want a school district to try to treat all students equitably? Would you like to live in a society where people don't have equal chances to succeed, and it's anticipated that kids growing up in poor neighborhoods would remain poor or even get poorer as they get older?

Yes. That would mean giving students what they need. Presently, MCPS talks a big game about equity but it is frankly offensive how they use that word. It is insane that they have these high schools with 50% or 60% of students receiving FARMS and these schools get zero extra resources to support these kids. Any extra money they get is for EML and special education, which only supports the kids in those programs and does not address the extra needs associated with poverty. And the gross thing is that MCPS gets extra money from the state for every student that receives FARMS, but it does not spend it for specific supports for these students.

Kids need the help in elementary school. By the time they get to HS it’s too little too late. Often the schools are focused on the less academic kids, so the smarter kids go without. Reality is no one really gets what they need or want. Fix the elementary schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These will be the leaders. If your neighborhood is zoned to something that makes you unhappy with, quickly get in your private school applications. Expect to be unhappy bc the equity train trumps all other concerns.

What specifically do you mean by "equity" here? What do you think MCPS is doing to promote equity?

Compare A, B, C and D borders for Woodward and WJ and it will be crystal clear for you.

When new option(s) come out next week, it will be closest to the most “equitable” of those 4.

Why do you put "equitable" in quotes? What does "equity" mean to you and what are the competing priorities?

I love how equity has become something worth scoffing at. Try to remove yourself from the situation (imagine your kids are already adults so you don't have skin in the game). Wouldn't you want a school district to try to treat all students equitably? Would you like to live in a society where people don't have equal chances to succeed, and it's anticipated that kids growing up in poor neighborhoods would remain poor or even get poorer as they get older?

Yes. That would mean giving students what they need. Presently, MCPS talks a big game about equity but it is frankly offensive how they use that word. It is insane that they have these high schools with 50% or 60% of students receiving FARMS and these schools get zero extra resources to support these kids. Any extra money they get is for EML and special education, which only supports the kids in those programs and does not address the extra needs associated with poverty. And the gross thing is that MCPS gets extra money from the state for every student that receives FARMS, but it does not spend it for specific supports for these students.

Kids need the help in elementary school. By the time they get to HS it’s too little too late. Often the schools are focused on the less academic kids, so the smarter kids go without. Reality is no one really gets what they need or want. Fix the elementary schools.

At least they give some extra resources to the elementary schools. For middle and high schools they give nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who else is getting christmas eve like excitement in anticipation of how bad MCPS will screw us with the new options on Monday? eeee!!!!!!

I'm curious to see if they really do just divide SSIMS between Sligo and Eastern or if it's something more complicated than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These will be the leaders. If your neighborhood is zoned to something that makes you unhappy with, quickly get in your private school applications. Expect to be unhappy bc the equity train trumps all other concerns.

What specifically do you mean by "equity" here? What do you think MCPS is doing to promote equity?

Compare A, B, C and D borders for Woodward and WJ and it will be crystal clear for you.

When new option(s) come out next week, it will be closest to the most “equitable” of those 4.

Why do you put "equitable" in quotes? What does "equity" mean to you and what are the competing priorities?

I love how equity has become something worth scoffing at. Try to remove yourself from the situation (imagine your kids are already adults so you don't have skin in the game). Wouldn't you want a school district to try to treat all students equitably? Would you like to live in a society where people don't have equal chances to succeed, and it's anticipated that kids growing up in poor neighborhoods would remain poor or even get poorer as they get older?

Yes. That would mean giving students what they need. Presently, MCPS talks a big game about equity but it is frankly offensive how they use that word. It is insane that they have these high schools with 50% or 60% of students receiving FARMS and these schools get zero extra resources to support these kids. Any extra money they get is for EML and special education, which only supports the kids in those programs and does not address the extra needs associated with poverty. And the gross thing is that MCPS gets extra money from the state for every student that receives FARMS, but it does not spend it for specific supports for these students.

Kids need the help in elementary school. By the time they get to HS it’s too little too late. Often the schools are focused on the less academic kids, so the smarter kids go without. Reality is no one really gets what they need or want. Fix the elementary schools.

At least they give some extra resources to the elementary schools. For middle and high schools they give nothing.

Very vey little.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who else is getting christmas eve like excitement in anticipation of how bad MCPS will screw us with the new options on Monday? eeee!!!!!!

Are they releasing Monday?