Opening bet: Which option Super will pick to present to BoE?

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

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Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Enrollment is not declining.

On Key West/Darnestown roads there is a huge development with families tons of kids most are average age 10 and younger. They are not included yet in anything. UGH It is very dense with apartments and townhomes.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

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Anonymous wrote:Is it a waste to make a brand new Crown HS as a transitional holding school? It is brand new in and out.

Woodward is brand new and a holding school for Northwood. It’s not a waste as it eventually will open as a permanent school.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

They can definitely decide Crown's new boundaries by March. And if something like Option H is chosen, they can then begin the official processes to make Wootton's building a holding school.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

They can definitely decide Crown's new boundaries by March. And if something like Option H is chosen, they can then begin the official processes to make Wootton's building a holding school.

No, the board can’t just legally approve Option H under the guise of a boundary study and then do a full relocation process later.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

They can definitely decide Crown's new boundaries by March. And if something like Option H is chosen, they can then begin the official processes to make Wootton's building a holding school.

No, the board can’t just legally approve Option H under the guise of a boundary study and then do a full relocation process later.

Why not? The board can reassign all of Wootton to Crown if it so chooses.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

They can definitely decide Crown's new boundaries by March. And if something like Option H is chosen, they can then begin the official processes to make Wootton's building a holding school.

No, the board can’t just legally approve Option H under the guise of a boundary study and then do a full relocation process later.

Why not? The board can reassign all of Wootton to Crown if it so chooses.

They can’t unless they close Wootton. Closing Wootton needs a different process and the outcome cannot be pretermined by a boundary study.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

They can definitely decide Crown's new boundaries by March. And if something like Option H is chosen, they can then begin the official processes to make Wootton's building a holding school.

No, the board can’t just legally approve Option H under the guise of a boundary study and then do a full relocation process later.

Why not? The board can reassign all of Wootton to Crown if it so chooses.

They can’t unless they close Wootton. Closing Wootton needs a different process and the outcome cannot be pretermined by a boundary study.

Seems like they're not proposing closing Wootton, only relocating it and changing its boundaries.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

They can definitely decide Crown's new boundaries by March. And if something like Option H is chosen, they can then begin the official processes to make Wootton's building a holding school.

No, the board can’t just legally approve Option H under the guise of a boundary study and then do a full relocation process later.

Why not? The board can reassign all of Wootton to Crown if it so chooses.

They can’t unless they close Wootton. Closing Wootton needs a different process and the outcome cannot be pretermined by a boundary study.

Seems like they're not proposing closing Wootton, only relocating it and changing its boundaries.

Relocating is the same as it needs a different process. Ceasing to operate at the historical building is closing.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

They can definitely decide Crown's new boundaries by March. And if something like Option H is chosen, they can then begin the official processes to make Wootton's building a holding school.

No, the board can’t just legally approve Option H under the guise of a boundary study and then do a full relocation process later.

Why not? The board can reassign all of Wootton to Crown if it so chooses.

They can’t unless they close Wootton. Closing Wootton needs a different process and the outcome cannot be pretermined by a boundary study.

Seems like they're not proposing closing Wootton, only relocating it and changing its boundaries.

Relocating is the same as it needs a different process. Ceasing to operate at the historical building is closing.

The board can approve relocations. They've done it several times before.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

They can definitely decide Crown's new boundaries by March. And if something like Option H is chosen, they can then begin the official processes to make Wootton's building a holding school.

No, the board can’t just legally approve Option H under the guise of a boundary study and then do a full relocation process later.

Why not? The board can reassign all of Wootton to Crown if it so chooses.

They can’t unless they close Wootton. Closing Wootton needs a different process and the outcome cannot be pretermined by a boundary study.

Seems like they're not proposing closing Wootton, only relocating it and changing its boundaries.

Relocating is the same as it needs a different process. Ceasing to operate at the historical building is closing.

The board can approve relocations. They've done it several times before.

Again, this cannot be done by a boundary process.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Then it has to be crown. They cannot legally close and relocate a school through a boundary process.

The BOE can absolutely approve the closure of a school, which of course requires assigning neighborhoods to a different school.

They can, but they need to go through a different process. Not this rushed boundary study.

I think they’re trying to skirt around this by saying they’re relocating Wootton to Crown, not closing it.

Whether that argument would hold up legally if challenged, who knows. But Option H seeks to relocate Wootton, not close the school itself, although they would be vacating their current building.

A useful precedent to look at would be to look at back when Neelsville Middle School took over Martin Luther King Jr Middle School’s building in Germantown when that school was moved to a new building.

DP

Isn't this just a matter of the BOE taking a separate vote on the school closure? That seems easy enough for them to do.

It needs more time and research and public engagement

Yeah but legally they can definitely do it

Not by March

They can definitely decide Crown's new boundaries by March. And if something like Option H is chosen, they can then begin the official processes to make Wootton's building a holding school.

No, the board can’t just legally approve Option H under the guise of a boundary study and then do a full relocation process later.

Why not? The board can reassign all of Wootton to Crown if it so chooses.

They can’t unless they close Wootton. Closing Wootton needs a different process and the outcome cannot be pretermined by a boundary study.

Seems like they're not proposing closing Wootton, only relocating it and changing its boundaries.

Relocating is the same as it needs a different process. Ceasing to operate at the historical building is closing.

The board can approve relocations. They've done it several times before.

Again, this cannot be done by a boundary process.

No one is saying that it can.

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Anonymous wrote:100% something will be a holding school.... whether it is Wootton or the new building. No chance they add a new school when enrollment is declining at such a fast pace.

Enrollment is not declining.

On Key West/Darnestown roads there is a huge development with families tons of kids most are average age 10 and younger. They are not included yet in anything. UGH It is very dense with apartments and townhomes.

Is this a development that's already open? If so, how could they possibly be not accounted for yet?