What middle schools are Taylor likely to close?

[Anonymous]

Such a waste that SSIMS already rebuilt part of the building just for them to turn around and announce a possible closure a year later? This is why MCPS runs out of 3 billion dollars. They have no financial literacy (or any concrete plans about anything they do) whatsoever.

The biggest issue is not financial literacy - it is that decisions are ultimately made by politicians (BOE) and a position (superintendent) that is reliant on BOE approval for decisions and his contract. Closing schools, even if it is the correct financial decision, equals angry potential voters. Instead, they look for short term popular wins (putting money into a school that should be closed).

Anything to make the complaining people happy, even if it is a loud small minority and is the incorrect decision financially.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Possibly one of the MSMC schools (or Newport Mill.) They're pretty old/in bad shape, and I think there's enough capacity to spare in that region to close one of them.

Agreed! Parkland has the capacity for 1,200 kids but will only have 6-700 students with the 2027 boundary changes