New boundary study for Churchill, Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg, RM, Northwest, Poolesville, QO, SV, WM, Wootton

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Quickly asking rather than reading through 22 pages - when will final recommendations come out?

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Anonymous wrote:Quickly asking rather than reading through 22 pages - when will final recommendations come out?

Spring 2026

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Anonymous wrote:What do you think they will do in terms of shuffling? What schools will be the winners and which will be the losers in terms of SES (which is a proxy for test scores) etc?

I’m guessing part of the plan is to move lower SES kids from Seneca Valley and Gaithersburg to Crown plus alleviate some overcrowding in other schools. Move higher SES kids from NorthWest/ Clarksburg/QO to Seneca Valley.

I think some of the schools on the periphery like Damascus are just going to alleviate overcrowding.

Part of Clarksburg will be reassigned to Damascus; that is part of the reason for expanding Damascus's capacity.

Laytonsville (Gaithersburg HS) could also be reassigned to Damascus.

Some in Laytonsville ES already go to Damascus as LES is an odd school of feeding 2 MS. It would be nice if all the ES could stay together for MS. Although... many LES go on to private school to avoid GHS.

I actually think there is a tiny little area that goes to Rosa Parks, from LES. So 3 MS

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Anonymous wrote:What do you think they will do in terms of shuffling? What schools will be the winners and which will be the losers in terms of SES (which is a proxy for test scores) etc?

I’m guessing part of the plan is to move lower SES kids from Seneca Valley and Gaithersburg to Crown plus alleviate some overcrowding in other schools. Move higher SES kids from NorthWest/ Clarksburg/QO to Seneca Valley.

I think some of the schools on the periphery like Damascus are just going to alleviate overcrowding.

Part of Clarksburg will be reassigned to Damascus; that is part of the reason for expanding Damascus's capacity.

Laytonsville (Gaithersburg HS) could also be reassigned to Damascus.

Some in Laytonsville ES already go to Damascus as LES is an odd school of feeding 2 MS. It would be nice if all the ES could stay together for MS. Although... many LES go on to private school to avoid GHS.

I actually think there is a tiny little area that goes to Rosa Parks, from LES. So 3 MS

Don't think so. It's either Gaithersburg MS below the bright green line or Baker MS above it.

https://gis.mcpsmd.org/ServiceAreaMaps/LaytonsvilleES.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

Every single time I have read claims like this, and then looked into specifics of the actual boundary, it was immediately clear that the boundaries result from constraints from the distribution of population and placements of schools.

Boundaries will be improved where it's doable, but situations like what you're describing are likely to persist after redistricting.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

Every single time I have read claims like this, and then looked into specifics of the actual boundary, it was immediately clear that the boundaries result from constraints from the distribution of population and placements of schools.

Boundaries will be improved where it's doable, but situations like what you're describing are likely to persist after redistricting.

LOL which is easily corrected. Why I should pay for your kids to be bussed when there's a perfectly fine school nearby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

Every single time I have read claims like this, and then looked into specifics of the actual boundary, it was immediately clear that the boundaries result from constraints from the distribution of population and placements of schools.

Boundaries will be improved where it's doable, but situations like what you're describing are likely to persist after redistricting.

Yeah, probably not this specific one, though. Who knows what will happen, but I think it's highly likely the Town of Kensington will be reassigned to Einstein.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

Every single time I have read claims like this, and then looked into specifics of the actual boundary, it was immediately clear that the boundaries result from constraints from the distribution of population and placements of schools.

Boundaries will be improved where it's doable, but situations like what you're describing are likely to persist after redistricting.

LOL which is easily corrected. Why I should pay for your kids to be bussed when there's a perfectly fine school nearby.

DP. You can't pay your taxes a la carte - yes I want to pay for this, no I don't want to pay for that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

Every single time I have read claims like this, and then looked into specifics of the actual boundary, it was immediately clear that the boundaries result from constraints from the distribution of population and placements of schools.

Boundaries will be improved where it's doable, but situations like what you're describing are likely to persist after redistricting.

LOL which is easily corrected. Why I should pay for your kids to be bussed when there's a perfectly fine school nearby.

Do you think you would enjoy living in a world where you only pay taxes on things that benefit you personally?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

Every single time I have read claims like this, and then looked into specifics of the actual boundary, it was immediately clear that the boundaries result from constraints from the distribution of population and placements of schools.

Boundaries will be improved where it's doable, but situations like what you're describing are likely to persist after redistricting.

LOL which is easily corrected. Why I should pay for your kids to be bussed when there's a perfectly fine school nearby.

DP. You can't pay your taxes a la carte - yes I want to pay for this, no I don't want to pay for that.

Regardless, unnecessary busing results in waste that requires higher taxation to make up the shortfall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

Every single time I have read claims like this, and then looked into specifics of the actual boundary, it was immediately clear that the boundaries result from constraints from the distribution of population and placements of schools.

Boundaries will be improved where it's doable, but situations like what you're describing are likely to persist after redistricting.

LOL which is easily corrected. Why I should pay for your kids to be bussed when there's a perfectly fine school nearby.

Do you think you would enjoy living in a world where you only pay taxes on things that benefit you personally?

that's exactly why we shouldn't be busing kids across the county to satisfy a few parent's whims

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

Every single time I have read claims like this, and then looked into specifics of the actual boundary, it was immediately clear that the boundaries result from constraints from the distribution of population and placements of schools.

Boundaries will be improved where it's doable, but situations like what you're describing are likely to persist after redistricting.

LOL which is easily corrected. Why I should pay for your kids to be bussed when there's a perfectly fine school nearby.

Do you think you would enjoy living in a world where you only pay taxes on things that benefit you personally?

that's exactly why we shouldn't be busing kids across the county to satisfy a few parent's whims

Whatever happened to neighborhood schools? I guess that's only good when you believe it's in your personal interests...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

And then Horizon Hill neighborhood which is walkable, DOESN'T go to Wootton.

In Kensington, many families who live near Einstein also end up being bussed cross-county to WJ. These segregated boundaries from 40 years ago need to go.

Every single time I have read claims like this, and then looked into specifics of the actual boundary, it was immediately clear that the boundaries result from constraints from the distribution of population and placements of schools.

Boundaries will be improved where it's doable, but situations like what you're describing are likely to persist after redistricting.

LOL which is easily corrected. Why I should pay for your kids to be bussed when there's a perfectly fine school nearby.

Do you think you would enjoy living in a world where you only pay taxes on things that benefit you personally?

that's exactly why we shouldn't be busing kids across the county to satisfy a few parent's whims

Fortunately we aren't doing that.