Sign Petition Asking for Boundaries Now, Programs Later

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Anonymous wrote:I am an MCPS teacher and want to highlight here that MCEA just put out a press release opposing MCPS Region Model.

MCEA is concerned that the region model is proceeding too quickly and is not informed by sufficient stakeholder input. More information here: https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/11/06/mcea-opposes-mcps-region-model/

For those still on the fence about signing the petition to MCPS requesting that they delay the regional program model rollout, and instead focus on the boundaries please consider signing the petition in support of your teachers.

The petition mentions DCC, but the primary ask (pause regional rollout) is important for our entire county.

https://form.jotform.com/onestepatatime/fairboundaries

The dcc petition is not written in a way that everyone will support it.

Which quotes from the petition do you find off-putting? If you can't give us specific quotes I think we can assume you just have a beef with the DCC.

I'm not the PP you're responding to, but my issue with the petition is that it asks MCPS to separate the boundary studies from the academic program analysis, but then the feedback/concerns on current proposals conflates the two. There was no petition after the first round of boundary options, even though Whitman and the wealthier side of B-CC (Westland MS) were also largely untouched. If the issue is with the program analysis, focus on that! I'm all for scrapping that altogether. I think school choice (incl. DCC) is inequitable in that it tends to pull the families with the most resources away from their neighborhood schools.

I honestly can't follow this. It sounds like you have a bizarre grudge about the DCC's reaction to the boundary study and its timing. Just be straight with us - you like the second round options and won't sign a petition that questions them.

I do like the second round of options because it doesn't split Silver Creek MS. My kids are at RHPS, which splits into CCES and NCC in 3rd grade. Pretty much all of the first set of options then further split CCES and NCC for middle school, so my kids would have two split articulations by the time they are in 6th grade. I'm glad the second round of options doesn't do that and I don't think that has anything to do with the academic programs study.

You aren't in the DCC and assuming you are at BCC, which has the course offerings your kids need. Forcing kids in the DCC to their home schools, which do not have the classes they need, is inequitable. If your kids went to a DCC school, you would be using the lottery to move your kids to a school that had what they needed. Let's be real. Instead, you moved.

Split articulation is really bizzare to me but its not a big deal as friend groups change in MS and HS.

My point is that you are conflating the boundary study and academic program study while saying you want MCPS to separate the two. I agree that all schools should have the same offerings, in which case it shouldn't matter if Whitman and B-CC borders don't change. Focus on that and you'd have a lot more signatures for the petition. BTW, the person who started this petition and has been all over local media lives in the DCC but has her kids in the B-CC cluster through the elementary school Spanish immersion program. I'm not the one using the lottery to get my kids out of the DCC!

Wow. That’s a bombshell.

This is not a bombshell. Just because she lives in DCC and her kids are in the immersion program, does not mean they are trying to escape DCC. You sound like that weirdo who thinks that high schools having the same offerings necessities the deletion of the immersion program. You sound jealous and like you're trying to personally attack the person who started the petition.

And we are cycling back to the gaslighting strategy again.

DP
Your desperation to discredit this petition is palpable. But you are just coming off as classist and pathetic.

You’ve called me a weirdo, jealous, classist, and pathetic. You can keep calling me names, but it’s not helping your argument.

And for the record, my not wishing to sign the petition is not discrediting it. You are free to support the petition. I don’t know why you’d care if I do or not, or expect that everyone has your same priorities. Especially those of us who are pathetic weirdos.

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Anonymous wrote:I am an MCPS teacher and want to highlight here that MCEA just put out a press release opposing MCPS Region Model.

MCEA is concerned that the region model is proceeding too quickly and is not informed by sufficient stakeholder input. More information here: https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/11/06/mcea-opposes-mcps-region-model/

For those still on the fence about signing the petition to MCPS requesting that they delay the regional program model rollout, and instead focus on the boundaries please consider signing the petition in support of your teachers.

The petition mentions DCC, but the primary ask (pause regional rollout) is important for our entire county.

https://form.jotform.com/onestepatatime/fairboundaries

The dcc petition is not written in a way that everyone will support it.

Which quotes from the petition do you find off-putting? If you can't give us specific quotes I think we can assume you just have a beef with the DCC.

I'm not the PP you're responding to, but my issue with the petition is that it asks MCPS to separate the boundary studies from the academic program analysis, but then the feedback/concerns on current proposals conflates the two. There was no petition after the first round of boundary options, even though Whitman and the wealthier side of B-CC (Westland MS) were also largely untouched. If the issue is with the program analysis, focus on that! I'm all for scrapping that altogether. I think school choice (incl. DCC) is inequitable in that it tends to pull the families with the most resources away from their neighborhood schools.

I honestly can't follow this. It sounds like you have a bizarre grudge about the DCC's reaction to the boundary study and its timing. Just be straight with us - you like the second round options and won't sign a petition that questions them.

I do like the second round of options because it doesn't split Silver Creek MS. My kids are at RHPS, which splits into CCES and NCC in 3rd grade. Pretty much all of the first set of options then further split CCES and NCC for middle school, so my kids would have two split articulations by the time they are in 6th grade. I'm glad the second round of options doesn't do that and I don't think that has anything to do with the academic programs study.

You aren't in the DCC and assuming you are at BCC, which has the course offerings your kids need. Forcing kids in the DCC to their home schools, which do not have the classes they need, is inequitable. If your kids went to a DCC school, you would be using the lottery to move your kids to a school that had what they needed. Let's be real. Instead, you moved.

Split articulation is really bizzare to me but its not a big deal as friend groups change in MS and HS.

My point is that you are conflating the boundary study and academic program study while saying you want MCPS to separate the two. I agree that all schools should have the same offerings, in which case it shouldn't matter if Whitman and B-CC borders don't change. Focus on that and you'd have a lot more signatures for the petition. BTW, the person who started this petition and has been all over local media lives in the DCC but has her kids in the B-CC cluster through the elementary school Spanish immersion program. I'm not the one using the lottery to get my kids out of the DCC!

Wow. That’s a bombshell.

This is not a bombshell. Just because she lives in DCC and her kids are in the immersion program, does not mean they are trying to escape DCC. You sound like that weirdo who thinks that high schools having the same offerings necessities the deletion of the immersion program. You sound jealous and like you're trying to personally attack the person who started the petition.

And we are cycling back to the gaslighting strategy again.

DP
Your desperation to discredit this petition is palpable. But you are just coming off as classist and pathetic.

You’re putting your head in the sand. The fact that only 900 people have signed when EVERYONE wants the regional program to slow down means that the survey did not hit the mark. Reflect on that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an MCPS teacher and want to highlight here that MCEA just put out a press release opposing MCPS Region Model.

MCEA is concerned that the region model is proceeding too quickly and is not informed by sufficient stakeholder input. More information here: https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/11/06/mcea-opposes-mcps-region-model/

For those still on the fence about signing the petition to MCPS requesting that they delay the regional program model rollout, and instead focus on the boundaries please consider signing the petition in support of your teachers.

The petition mentions DCC, but the primary ask (pause regional rollout) is important for our entire county.

https://form.jotform.com/onestepatatime/fairboundaries

The dcc petition is not written in a way that everyone will support it.

Which quotes from the petition do you find off-putting? If you can't give us specific quotes I think we can assume you just have a beef with the DCC.

I'm not the PP you're responding to, but my issue with the petition is that it asks MCPS to separate the boundary studies from the academic program analysis, but then the feedback/concerns on current proposals conflates the two. There was no petition after the first round of boundary options, even though Whitman and the wealthier side of B-CC (Westland MS) were also largely untouched. If the issue is with the program analysis, focus on that! I'm all for scrapping that altogether. I think school choice (incl. DCC) is inequitable in that it tends to pull the families with the most resources away from their neighborhood schools.

I honestly can't follow this. It sounds like you have a bizarre grudge about the DCC's reaction to the boundary study and its timing. Just be straight with us - you like the second round options and won't sign a petition that questions them.

I do like the second round of options because it doesn't split Silver Creek MS. My kids are at RHPS, which splits into CCES and NCC in 3rd grade. Pretty much all of the first set of options then further split CCES and NCC for middle school, so my kids would have two split articulations by the time they are in 6th grade. I'm glad the second round of options doesn't do that and I don't think that has anything to do with the academic programs study.

You aren't in the DCC and assuming you are at BCC, which has the course offerings your kids need. Forcing kids in the DCC to their home schools, which do not have the classes they need, is inequitable. If your kids went to a DCC school, you would be using the lottery to move your kids to a school that had what they needed. Let's be real. Instead, you moved.

Split articulation is really bizzare to me but its not a big deal as friend groups change in MS and HS.

My point is that you are conflating the boundary study and academic program study while saying you want MCPS to separate the two. I agree that all schools should have the same offerings, in which case it shouldn't matter if Whitman and B-CC borders don't change. Focus on that and you'd have a lot more signatures for the petition. BTW, the person who started this petition and has been all over local media lives in the DCC but has her kids in the B-CC cluster through the elementary school Spanish immersion program. I'm not the one using the lottery to get my kids out of the DCC!

Wow. That’s a bombshell.

This is not a bombshell. Just because she lives in DCC and her kids are in the immersion program, does not mean they are trying to escape DCC. You sound like that weirdo who thinks that high schools having the same offerings necessities the deletion of the immersion program. You sound jealous and like you're trying to personally attack the person who started the petition.

And we are cycling back to the gaslighting strategy again.

DP
Your desperation to discredit this petition is palpable. But you are just coming off as classist and pathetic.

You’re putting your head in the sand. The fact that only 900 people have signed when EVERYONE wants the regional program to slow down means that the survey did not hit the mark. Reflect on that.

Most people aren't paying attention because they have their own full time jobs and responsibilities.

It is pretty obvious you are desperate to shut the DCC up and that ain't gonna happen so I suggest you save your breath.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an MCPS teacher and want to highlight here that MCEA just put out a press release opposing MCPS Region Model.

MCEA is concerned that the region model is proceeding too quickly and is not informed by sufficient stakeholder input. More information here: https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/11/06/mcea-opposes-mcps-region-model/

For those still on the fence about signing the petition to MCPS requesting that they delay the regional program model rollout, and instead focus on the boundaries please consider signing the petition in support of your teachers.

The petition mentions DCC, but the primary ask (pause regional rollout) is important for our entire county.

https://form.jotform.com/onestepatatime/fairboundaries

The dcc petition is not written in a way that everyone will support it.

Which quotes from the petition do you find off-putting? If you can't give us specific quotes I think we can assume you just have a beef with the DCC.

I'm not the PP you're responding to, but my issue with the petition is that it asks MCPS to separate the boundary studies from the academic program analysis, but then the feedback/concerns on current proposals conflates the two. There was no petition after the first round of boundary options, even though Whitman and the wealthier side of B-CC (Westland MS) were also largely untouched. If the issue is with the program analysis, focus on that! I'm all for scrapping that altogether. I think school choice (incl. DCC) is inequitable in that it tends to pull the families with the most resources away from their neighborhood schools.

I honestly can't follow this. It sounds like you have a bizarre grudge about the DCC's reaction to the boundary study and its timing. Just be straight with us - you like the second round options and won't sign a petition that questions them.

I do like the second round of options because it doesn't split Silver Creek MS. My kids are at RHPS, which splits into CCES and NCC in 3rd grade. Pretty much all of the first set of options then further split CCES and NCC for middle school, so my kids would have two split articulations by the time they are in 6th grade. I'm glad the second round of options doesn't do that and I don't think that has anything to do with the academic programs study.

You aren't in the DCC and assuming you are at BCC, which has the course offerings your kids need. Forcing kids in the DCC to their home schools, which do not have the classes they need, is inequitable. If your kids went to a DCC school, you would be using the lottery to move your kids to a school that had what they needed. Let's be real. Instead, you moved.

Split articulation is really bizzare to me but its not a big deal as friend groups change in MS and HS.

My point is that you are conflating the boundary study and academic program study while saying you want MCPS to separate the two. I agree that all schools should have the same offerings, in which case it shouldn't matter if Whitman and B-CC borders don't change. Focus on that and you'd have a lot more signatures for the petition. BTW, the person who started this petition and has been all over local media lives in the DCC but has her kids in the B-CC cluster through the elementary school Spanish immersion program. I'm not the one using the lottery to get my kids out of the DCC!

Wow. That’s a bombshell.

This is not a bombshell. Just because she lives in DCC and her kids are in the immersion program, does not mean they are trying to escape DCC. You sound like that weirdo who thinks that high schools having the same offerings necessities the deletion of the immersion program. You sound jealous and like you're trying to personally attack the person who started the petition.

And we are cycling back to the gaslighting strategy again.

DP
Your desperation to discredit this petition is palpable. But you are just coming off as classist and pathetic.

You’ve called me a weirdo, jealous, classist, and pathetic. You can keep calling me names, but it’s not helping your argument.

And for the record, my not wishing to sign the petition is not discrediting it. You are free to support the petition. I don’t know why you’d care if I do or not, or expect that everyone has your same priorities. Especially those of us who are pathetic weirdos.

You always had the option to just not sign it but you are posting here about how terrible the petition is so clearly you are threatened by it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an MCPS teacher and want to highlight here that MCEA just put out a press release opposing MCPS Region Model.

MCEA is concerned that the region model is proceeding too quickly and is not informed by sufficient stakeholder input. More information here: https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/11/06/mcea-opposes-mcps-region-model/

For those still on the fence about signing the petition to MCPS requesting that they delay the regional program model rollout, and instead focus on the boundaries please consider signing the petition in support of your teachers.

The petition mentions DCC, but the primary ask (pause regional rollout) is important for our entire county.

https://form.jotform.com/onestepatatime/fairboundaries

The dcc petition is not written in a way that everyone will support it.

Which quotes from the petition do you find off-putting? If you can't give us specific quotes I think we can assume you just have a beef with the DCC.

I'm not the PP you're responding to, but my issue with the petition is that it asks MCPS to separate the boundary studies from the academic program analysis, but then the feedback/concerns on current proposals conflates the two. There was no petition after the first round of boundary options, even though Whitman and the wealthier side of B-CC (Westland MS) were also largely untouched. If the issue is with the program analysis, focus on that! I'm all for scrapping that altogether. I think school choice (incl. DCC) is inequitable in that it tends to pull the families with the most resources away from their neighborhood schools.

I honestly can't follow this. It sounds like you have a bizarre grudge about the DCC's reaction to the boundary study and its timing. Just be straight with us - you like the second round options and won't sign a petition that questions them.

I do like the second round of options because it doesn't split Silver Creek MS. My kids are at RHPS, which splits into CCES and NCC in 3rd grade. Pretty much all of the first set of options then further split CCES and NCC for middle school, so my kids would have two split articulations by the time they are in 6th grade. I'm glad the second round of options doesn't do that and I don't think that has anything to do with the academic programs study.

You aren't in the DCC and assuming you are at BCC, which has the course offerings your kids need. Forcing kids in the DCC to their home schools, which do not have the classes they need, is inequitable. If your kids went to a DCC school, you would be using the lottery to move your kids to a school that had what they needed. Let's be real. Instead, you moved.

Split articulation is really bizzare to me but its not a big deal as friend groups change in MS and HS.

My point is that you are conflating the boundary study and academic program study while saying you want MCPS to separate the two. I agree that all schools should have the same offerings, in which case it shouldn't matter if Whitman and B-CC borders don't change. Focus on that and you'd have a lot more signatures for the petition. BTW, the person who started this petition and has been all over local media lives in the DCC but has her kids in the B-CC cluster through the elementary school Spanish immersion program. I'm not the one using the lottery to get my kids out of the DCC!

Wow. That’s a bombshell.

This is not a bombshell. Just because she lives in DCC and her kids are in the immersion program, does not mean they are trying to escape DCC. You sound like that weirdo who thinks that high schools having the same offerings necessities the deletion of the immersion program. You sound jealous and like you're trying to personally attack the person who started the petition.

And we are cycling back to the gaslighting strategy again.

DP
Your desperation to discredit this petition is palpable. But you are just coming off as classist and pathetic.

You’re putting your head in the sand. The fact that only 900 people have signed when EVERYONE wants the regional program to slow down means that the survey did not hit the mark. Reflect on that.

Most people aren't paying attention because they have their own full-time jobs and responsibilities.

It is pretty obvious you are desperate to shut the DCC up, and that ain't gonna happen so I suggest you save your breath.

The petition means nothing. Stop being nasty and bullying people into signing. Even if you get a few thousand signatures, it isn't going to change things. It doesn't matter what people think outside the DCC. It matters what families want in the DCC. This doesn't address that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an MCPS teacher and want to highlight here that MCEA just put out a press release opposing MCPS Region Model.

MCEA is concerned that the region model is proceeding too quickly and is not informed by sufficient stakeholder input. More information here: https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/11/06/mcea-opposes-mcps-region-model/

For those still on the fence about signing the petition to MCPS requesting that they delay the regional program model rollout, and instead focus on the boundaries please consider signing the petition in support of your teachers.

The petition mentions DCC, but the primary ask (pause regional rollout) is important for our entire county.

https://form.jotform.com/onestepatatime/fairboundaries

The dcc petition is not written in a way that everyone will support it.

Which quotes from the petition do you find off-putting? If you can't give us specific quotes I think we can assume you just have a beef with the DCC.

You could read this thread to find your answers. It’s been discussed.

No one actually has “beef” with the DCC.

I saw zero direct quotes. Mostly people seem to just hate seeing the term "DCC" so the fact it is mentioned in the petition I guess makes it a no-go for you.

Can’t help you then.

Of course you can, you can explain what part of the petition you don't like. Since you are unwilling to do so I can I only assume you are just trying to stymie the petition for your own reasons, not because there is anything wrong with the petition.

Bullying the petition doesn't help things. You aren't interested in having a discussion just bullying people into signing. The BOE doesn't care. This is going to happen and families need to plan accordingly.

I dgaf if you sign. Don't sign if you don't agree with it. But if you are going to publicly oppose it, be transparent about why.

Why? I don't need to tear it down. It's clearly important to others so why would I say anything to stop it. You are pushing your agenda. You do care and being hostile isn't the right way to go about it. The things I care about in the DCC aren't the same things you do. My big priority is academics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an MCPS teacher and want to highlight here that MCEA just put out a press release opposing MCPS Region Model.

MCEA is concerned that the region model is proceeding too quickly and is not informed by sufficient stakeholder input. More information here: https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/11/06/mcea-opposes-mcps-region-model/

For those still on the fence about signing the petition to MCPS requesting that they delay the regional program model rollout, and instead focus on the boundaries please consider signing the petition in support of your teachers.

The petition mentions DCC, but the primary ask (pause regional rollout) is important for our entire county.

https://form.jotform.com/onestepatatime/fairboundaries

The dcc petition is not written in a way that everyone will support it.

Which quotes from the petition do you find off-putting? If you can't give us specific quotes I think we can assume you just have a beef with the DCC.

I'm not the PP you're responding to, but my issue with the petition is that it asks MCPS to separate the boundary studies from the academic program analysis, but then the feedback/concerns on current proposals conflates the two. There was no petition after the first round of boundary options, even though Whitman and the wealthier side of B-CC (Westland MS) were also largely untouched. If the issue is with the program analysis, focus on that! I'm all for scrapping that altogether. I think school choice (incl. DCC) is inequitable in that it tends to pull the families with the most resources away from their neighborhood schools.

I honestly can't follow this. It sounds like you have a bizarre grudge about the DCC's reaction to the boundary study and its timing. Just be straight with us - you like the second round options and won't sign a petition that questions them.

I do like the second round of options because it doesn't split Silver Creek MS. My kids are at RHPS, which splits into CCES and NCC in 3rd grade. Pretty much all of the first set of options then further split CCES and NCC for middle school, so my kids would have two split articulations by the time they are in 6th grade. I'm glad the second round of options doesn't do that and I don't think that has anything to do with the academic programs study.

You aren't in the DCC and assuming you are at BCC, which has the course offerings your kids need. Forcing kids in the DCC to their home schools, which do not have the classes they need, is inequitable. If your kids went to a DCC school, you would be using the lottery to move your kids to a school that had what they needed. Let's be real. Instead, you moved.

Split articulation is really bizzare to me but its not a big deal as friend groups change in MS and HS.

My point is that you are conflating the boundary study and academic program study while saying you want MCPS to separate the two. I agree that all schools should have the same offerings, in which case it shouldn't matter if Whitman and B-CC borders don't change. Focus on that and you'd have a lot more signatures for the petition. BTW, the person who started this petition and has been all over local media lives in the DCC but has her kids in the B-CC cluster through the elementary school Spanish immersion program. I'm not the one using the lottery to get my kids out of the DCC!

Wow. That’s a bombshell.

Maybe that's why it wasn't written for DCC families as its not about the DCC families but preserving what she wants for her family only.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an MCPS teacher and want to highlight here that MCEA just put out a press release opposing MCPS Region Model.

MCEA is concerned that the region model is proceeding too quickly and is not informed by sufficient stakeholder input. More information here: https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/11/06/mcea-opposes-mcps-region-model/

For those still on the fence about signing the petition to MCPS requesting that they delay the regional program model rollout, and instead focus on the boundaries please consider signing the petition in support of your teachers.

The petition mentions DCC, but the primary ask (pause regional rollout) is important for our entire county.

https://form.jotform.com/onestepatatime/fairboundaries

The dcc petition is not written in a way that everyone will support it.

Which quotes from the petition do you find off-putting? If you can't give us specific quotes I think we can assume you just have a beef with the DCC.

I'm not the PP you're responding to, but my issue with the petition is that it asks MCPS to separate the boundary studies from the academic program analysis, but then the feedback/concerns on current proposals conflates the two. There was no petition after the first round of boundary options, even though Whitman and the wealthier side of B-CC (Westland MS) were also largely untouched. If the issue is with the program analysis, focus on that! I'm all for scrapping that altogether. I think school choice (incl. DCC) is inequitable in that it tends to pull the families with the most resources away from their neighborhood schools.

I honestly can't follow this. It sounds like you have a bizarre grudge about the DCC's reaction to the boundary study and its timing. Just be straight with us - you like the second round options and won't sign a petition that questions them.

I do like the second round of options because it doesn't split Silver Creek MS. My kids are at RHPS, which splits into CCES and NCC in 3rd grade. Pretty much all of the first set of options then further split CCES and NCC for middle school, so my kids would have two split articulations by the time they are in 6th grade. I'm glad the second round of options doesn't do that and I don't think that has anything to do with the academic programs study.

You aren't in the DCC and assuming you are at BCC, which has the course offerings your kids need. Forcing kids in the DCC to their home schools, which do not have the classes they need, is inequitable. If your kids went to a DCC school, you would be using the lottery to move your kids to a school that had what they needed. Let's be real. Instead, you moved.

Split articulation is really bizzare to me but its not a big deal as friend groups change in MS and HS.

My point is that you are conflating the boundary study and academic program study while saying you want MCPS to separate the two. I agree that all schools should have the same offerings, in which case it shouldn't matter if Whitman and B-CC borders don't change. Focus on that and you'd have a lot more signatures for the petition. BTW, the person who started this petition and has been all over local media lives in the DCC but has her kids in the B-CC cluster through the elementary school Spanish immersion program. I'm not the one using the lottery to get my kids out of the DCC!

Wow. That’s a bombshell.

This is not a bombshell. Just because she lives in DCC and her kids are in the immersion program, does not mean they are trying to escape DCC. You sound like that weirdo who thinks that high schools having the same offerings necessities the deletion of the immersion program. You sound jealous and like you're trying to personally attack the person who started the petition.

That's exactly what she did was escape the DCC. So, the regional model is great for her as she can try to get her kids into a W school or BCC, but that doesn't help the rest of us.

The immersion programs made no sense to me. I'd rather see all kids get languages vs. a select few in Elementary School. We didn't choose immersion as I don't think it gives students a strong enough foundation in either language, especially English.

[Anonymous]

Guys, please ignore this one abrasive, aggressive person pushing the petition. She doesn't speak for all of us in the DCC and is clearly getting off on fighting with people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guys, please ignore this one abrasive, aggressive person pushing the petition. She doesn't speak for all of us in the DCC and is clearly getting off on fighting with people.

It's probably the original person who wrote the petition who isn't in the DCC schools. Living in the DCC is not the same as going to the schools and they are protecting their interests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This reads like you only care about DCC schools. You want to keep your own school choice while not allowing the rest of the county to have the same.

When I read the original post above, I was ready to sign in a heartbeat…until I read the letter. Why can’t we try to get the best for everyone?

The petition is all over the place, and it doesn't really support or address the concerns of the DCC schools. This isn't the best for the DCC schools and doesn't address many of the actual concerns of DCC families. It makes no mention of academics and other things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guys, please ignore this one abrasive, aggressive person pushing the petition. She doesn't speak for all of us in the DCC and is clearly getting off on fighting with people.

It's probably the original person who wrote the petition who isn't in the DCC schools. Living in the DCC is not the same as going to the schools and they are protecting their interests.

Nah, I know the person who wrote it and this sounds nothing like her.

My guess is it is either 1) crazy Einstein MVC mom, who is known to have no self-awareness about appropriate behavior online and to post over and over incessantly, or 2) someone who isn't even in the DCC at all but is pretending to be to make us look bad. But it could be some other random DCC person with an axe to grind and a lot of resentment.

Regardless, the key points are 1) that is one person posting over and over again , they don't represent all of us in the DCC if they even are one of us at all, and 2) they're clearly fixing for a fight, so the best thing to do is probably to just ignore them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guys, please ignore this one abrasive, aggressive person pushing the petition. She doesn't speak for all of us in the DCC and is clearly getting off on fighting with people.

It's probably the original person who wrote the petition who isn't in the DCC schools. Living in the DCC is not the same as going to the schools and they are protecting their interests.

Nah, I know the person who wrote it and this sounds nothing like her.

My guess is it is either 1) crazy Einstein MVC mom, who is known to have no self-awareness about appropriate behavior online and to post over and over incessantly, or 2) someone who isn't even in the DCC at all but is pretending to be to make us look bad. But it could be some other random DCC person with an axe to grind and a lot of resentment.

Regardless, the key points are 1) that is one person posting over and over again; they don't represent all of us in the DCC if they even are one of us at all, and 2) they're clearly fixing for a fight, so the best thing to do is probably to just ignore them.

You’re being hostile to others and fighting while ignoring the real concerns. Do you even have kids in MCPS? Are you the poster who posted the other day, saying you left years ago and just causing drama? Or you work for MCPS, BOE, or another group that is pushing this for their own agenda without thinking of the best interests of ALL students?

All students deserve equal access. This isn’t just about boundaries but fairness. DCC and other schools, including Upper County, offer fewer programs and opportunities. Families care about academics, safety, distance, clubs, and resources. Redrawing lines is fine, but the current plan worsens transportation and focuses only on FARMS, ignoring everything else. Many families have to go to the MS and HS's multiple times a day between drop off, pick up, then drop off and pick up again for sports and clubs, or the kids have to stay all day, leading them to be at school for 10-14 hour days (not including coming home to do homework/shower). And, this doesn't include outside sports and activities.

Lack of access to advanced math, science, and STEM drives families to Blair, Wheaton, or private schools. Without expanding options, more will leave MCPS or will be forced to move. This is one reason why you see a higher Farms at these schools.

You’re the one obsessed with MVC. Families just want access to more classes — math, AP science, computer science, engineering, arts, and more humanities — at their own schools. Your kids may not want MVC, but others do. My kids may not want what your kids want, but as parents, we should all support each other's kids in being successful and supporting their interests. It's about them, not us.

What’s your goal? You attack every poster who disagrees, offer no real solutions, and just criticize and tear others down. Real equity means giving all students access to the same opportunities. MCPS needs to figure out a plan to meet all students' needs if they choose to implement this regional model.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guys, please ignore this one abrasive, aggressive person pushing the petition. She doesn't speak for all of us in the DCC and is clearly getting off on fighting with people.

It's probably the original person who wrote the petition who isn't in the DCC schools. Living in the DCC is not the same as going to the schools and they are protecting their interests.

Nah, I know the person who wrote it and this sounds nothing like her.

My guess is it is either 1) crazy Einstein MVC mom, who is known to have no self-awareness about appropriate behavior online and to post over and over incessantly, or 2) someone who isn't even in the DCC at all but is pretending to be to make us look bad. But it could be some other random DCC person with an axe to grind and a lot of resentment.

Regardless, the key points are 1) that is one person posting over and over again; they don't represent all of us in the DCC if they even are one of us at all, and 2) they're clearly fixing for a fight, so the best thing to do is probably to just ignore them.

You’re being hostile to others and fighting while ignoring the real concerns. Do you even have kids in MCPS? Are you the poster who posted the other day, saying you left years ago and just causing drama? Or you work for MCPS, BOE, or another group that is pushing this for their own agenda without thinking of the best interests of ALL students?

All students deserve equal access. This isn’t just about boundaries but fairness. DCC and other schools, including Upper County, offer fewer programs and opportunities. Families care about academics, safety, distance, clubs, and resources. Redrawing lines is fine, but the current plan worsens transportation and focuses only on FARMS, ignoring everything else. Many families have to go to the MS and HS's multiple times a day between drop off, pick up, then drop off and pick up again for sports and clubs, or the kids have to stay all day, leading them to be at school for 10-14 hour days (not including coming home to do homework/shower). And, this doesn't include outside sports and activities.

Lack of access to advanced math, science, and STEM drives families to Blair, Wheaton, or private schools. Without expanding options, more will leave MCPS or will be forced to move. This is one reason why you see a higher Farms at these schools.

You’re the one obsessed with MVC. Families just want access to more classes — math, AP science, computer science, engineering, arts, and more humanities — at their own schools. Your kids may not want MVC, but others do. My kids may not want what your kids want, but as parents, we should all support each other's kids in being successful and supporting their interests. It's about them, not us.

What’s your goal? You attack every poster who disagrees, offer no real solutions, and just criticize and tear others down. Real equity means giving all students access to the same opportunities. MCPS needs to figure out a plan to meet all students' needs if they choose to implement this regional model.

I am not disagreeing with you on the substance. But I think your time and approach (and the frequency with which you post) are profoundly counterproductive to your goals and makes us all (parents of DCC-area kids) look bad. Please consider using some self-restraint

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guys, please ignore this one abrasive, aggressive person pushing the petition. She doesn't speak for all of us in the DCC and is clearly getting off on fighting with people.

It's probably the original person who wrote the petition who isn't in the DCC schools. Living in the DCC is not the same as going to the schools and they are protecting their interests.

Nah, I know the person who wrote it and this sounds nothing like her.

My guess is it is either 1) crazy Einstein MVC mom, who is known to have no self-awareness about appropriate behavior online and to post over and over incessantly, or 2) someone who isn't even in the DCC at all but is pretending to be to make us look bad. But it could be some other random DCC person with an axe to grind and a lot of resentment.

Regardless, the key points are 1) that is one person posting over and over again; they don't represent all of us in the DCC if they even are one of us at all, and 2) they're clearly fixing for a fight, so the best thing to do is probably to just ignore them.

You’re being hostile to others and fighting while ignoring the real concerns. Do you even have kids in MCPS? Are you the poster who posted the other day, saying you left years ago and just causing drama? Or you work for MCPS, BOE, or another group that is pushing this for their own agenda without thinking of the best interests of ALL students?

All students deserve equal access. This isn’t just about boundaries but fairness. DCC and other schools, including Upper County, offer fewer programs and opportunities. Families care about academics, safety, distance, clubs, and resources. Redrawing lines is fine, but the current plan worsens transportation and focuses only on FARMS, ignoring everything else. Many families have to go to the MS and HS's multiple times a day between drop off, pick up, then drop off and pick up again for sports and clubs, or the kids have to stay all day, leading them to be at school for 10-14 hour days (not including coming home to do homework/shower). And, this doesn't include outside sports and activities.

Lack of access to advanced math, science, and STEM drives families to Blair, Wheaton, or private schools. Without expanding options, more will leave MCPS or will be forced to move. This is one reason why you see a higher Farms at these schools.

You’re the one obsessed with MVC. Families just want access to more classes — math, AP science, computer science, engineering, arts, and more humanities — at their own schools. Your kids may not want MVC, but others do. My kids may not want what your kids want, but as parents, we should all support each other's kids in being successful and supporting their interests. It's about them, not us.

What’s your goal? You attack every poster who disagrees, offer no real solutions, and just criticize and tear others down. Real equity means giving all students access to the same opportunities. MCPS needs to figure out a plan to meet all students' needs if they choose to implement this regional model.

I am not disagreeing with you on the substance. But I think your time and approach (and the frequency with which you post) are profoundly counterproductive to your goals and makes us all (parents of DCC-area kids) look bad. Please consider using some self-restraint

Sorry, tone and approach.