Is it real? Churchill vs Wootton vs Gaithersburg and QC?

[Anonymous]

Not to mention the surrounding Maryland Counties proficiency rates:

Frederick: ELA 63 percent proficient Math 36.8 percent
Howard: ELA 65.2 percent Math 42 percent

MCPS trails them both in attendance (Montgomery 92.5, Frederick 93.9, Howard 93.8) and chronic absence (Montgomery 22.6, Frederick 16.7, Howard 17.4) rates as well.

Sure some of the percentages differences might not be big. But look at the cost of living difference between the counties too.

So Virginia is not the only place for people to look elsewhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Overall Results

ELA (literacy): 57% of MCPS students scored proficient — higher than the state average but still meaning nearly half of all students are not reading on grade level.

Math: 35.7% of students met proficiency — an increase from last year but still indicating that nearly two-thirds of MCPS students are not yet meeting math standards.

There’s a multi-billion dollar backlog for repair and renovation — even a proposed $2.7 billion plan over six years would still only cover half of what’s needed.

There’s a multi-billion dollar backlog for repair and renovation — even a proposed $2.7 billion plan over six years would still only cover half of what’s needed.

2035 (10 Years From Now)
If Nothing Changes at Wootton
The building is nearly 65 years old and long past normal life expectancy. Aging systems move from “poor” to “critical failure.” Parts of the school may become unusable:
Classrooms closed
Bathroom wings offline
Auditorium, gym, or labs restricted because of air or electrical hazards
Daily disruptions become normal: canceled rehearsals, relocated AP tests, emergency evacuations, repeated closures of rooms or corridors.
MCPS spends millions on bandaid repairs, which delays true renovation even further.
Wootton becomes an equity embarrassment: top-producing academic school in one of the wealthiest counties—but physically neglected.
Families who can leave leave; the county loses trust.

So, like if you throw out the one or two top ranked schools, most of MCPS is basically below average education wise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Overall Results

ELA (literacy): 57% of MCPS students scored proficient — higher than the state average but still meaning nearly half of all students are not reading on grade level.

Math: 35.7% of students met proficiency — an increase from last year but still indicating that nearly two-thirds of MCPS students are not yet meeting math standards.

There’s a multi-billion dollar backlog for repair and renovation — even a proposed $2.7 billion plan over six years would still only cover half of what’s needed.

There’s a multi-billion dollar backlog for repair and renovation — even a proposed $2.7 billion plan over six years would still only cover half of what’s needed.

2035 (10 Years From Now)
If Nothing Changes at Wootton
The building is nearly 65 years old and long past normal life expectancy. Aging systems move from “poor” to “critical failure.” Parts of the school may become unusable:
Classrooms closed
Bathroom wings offline
Auditorium, gym, or labs restricted because of air or electrical hazards
Daily disruptions become normal: canceled rehearsals, relocated AP tests, emergency evacuations, repeated closures of rooms or corridors.
MCPS spends millions on bandaid repairs, which delays true renovation even further.
Wootton becomes an equity embarrassment: top-producing academic school in one of the wealthiest counties—but physically neglected.
Families who can leave leave; the county loses trust.

So, like if you throw out the one or two top ranked schools, most of MCPS is basically below average education wise.

Which was always the case. MCPS's reputation used to be carried by it's top schools and is what it would always boast and brag about. It wasn't until achievement gaps became a factor for rankings when it started to look into it's struggling populations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To me it just sounds like Wootton parents are already assuming Crown will be a bad school before it even opened.

You see they know that the school "brand" thing is like a BS in real estate. They have trotted it out for years, "Which school'd you go to?", "Rockville", "OH wah wah". Now they are faced with having to explain that Crown is a good school you can get a good education, but "wah wah", it doesn't have a name brand.

Caught in their own doo-doo it seems.

Oh another anti Asian racist taking a swing at Wootton. How original!!! Listen, you can move our entire student body to Crown and Crown will be the best school in the county because of our capable students and super engaged parents. I know it’s hard to believe that there are successful minorities out there. Wootton doesn’t have a name brand. You know what it has? A school profile. A college admissions counselor looking at our school profile submitted with transcripts will draw all the right conclusions. We don’t say “oh wah wah” because it’s Rockville, we say “oh wah wah” because we know that our college admissions outcomes will be better.

And this is exactly why I say MCPS should move Wootton to Crown and pull in kids from QO, Gaithersburg and Wootton. Wootton parents are involved and they will make any school better. Move Dufief and Travilah to QO. And move Fields Road, Diamond, Brown Station to Crown AKA Wootton. Mix up the Browns and Blacks with Asians. Region 5 has to improve and Option H is the best chance MCPS has got.