Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I agree this is much to do about nothing. It shouldn't even increase class sizes instead just add a couple of classes to their spare capacity. Most of the other ares being considered to be pulled in are just as rich or richer too. Now if they only dump the apts that feed Somerset to Westbrook that would be targeted offloading even if it only raised Westbrook's FARMS rate to 3%. It isn't like we are talking about busing from silver spring.
We moved to Westbrook about 5 years ago. At the time, it was the *least* diverse school in all of Montgomery County, and while I haven't looked into it recently, I don't think much has changed. It would be make sense to move the S2 area (which includes those apartments) to Westbrook. It's contiguous,
I am sure the ninth option, recently introduced, will garner a lot of support from Somerset and BES parents - it doesn't add anything to Somerset (other than the Brookdale neighborhood) or BES, just moves portions of each to Westbrook. But in doing so, it creates an elementary school district that stretches from the corner of the DC/MD line in Westmorland Hills to the intersection of East-West Highway and Connecticut. Some of the other options are even sillier than that.
To me, option 1 makes the most sense, and after that options 4/5.
Here are he current options under consideration:
http://gis.mcpsmd.org/boundarystudypdfs/BSW_OptionsRound2.pdf
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