What ever happened to Crown HS?

[Anonymous]

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Without the input and consent of parents and the people living there? This is the difference between an out of control school system and a rational one.

As a parent who has been through a boundary study, I assure you that you will have plenty of opportunities to provide input.

As for consent, though: no, that's not how it works. The voters elect the Board of Education, the Board of Education makes the decision. If you personally do not consent to the rezoning, and you have school-aged children, then your alternative option is private school.

The issue is a lot of people living in north Potomac/Rockville aren’t that rich. Some of them already struggle to afford the mortgage in order to send their kids to good school. Now some progressives are telling them you can go to private school. Why it’s always the poor middle class suffer? Why don’t they just tell people living more rich places like Potomac and Bethesda to do that?

You may not be aware of this, but MCPS boundary changes also happen in places in Montgomery County that aren't North Potomac/Rockville.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/boundary.aspx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Without the input and consent of parents and the people living there? This is the difference between an out of control school system and a rational one.

As a parent who has been through a boundary study, I assure you that you will have plenty of opportunities to provide input.

As for consent, though: no, that's not how it works. The voters elect the Board of Education, the Board of Education makes the decision. If you personally do not consent to the rezoning, and you have school-aged children, then your alternative option is private school.

That's not true. Your alternative option is to vote out the sitting board!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Without the input and consent of parents and the people living there? This is the difference between an out of control school system and a rational one.

As a parent who has been through a boundary study, I assure you that you will have plenty of opportunities to provide input.

As for consent, though: no, that's not how it works. The voters elect the Board of Education, the Board of Education makes the decision. If you personally do not consent to the rezoning, and you have school-aged children, then your alternative option is private school.

The issue is a lot of people living in north Potomac/Rockville aren’t that rich. Some of them already struggle to afford the mortgage in order to send their kids to good school. Now some progressives are telling them you can go to private school. Why it’s always the poor middle class suffer? Why don’t they just tell people living more rich places like Potomac and Bethesda to do that?

You may not be aware of this, but MCPS boundary changes also happen in places in Montgomery County that aren't North Potomac/Rockville.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/boundary.aspx

You weren't even reading what was said by the other poster.

Will Churchill and Whitman kids be bused to Watkins Mill to balance out the diversity and equity issues there?

Don't claim that this is about diversity or equity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Without the input and consent of parents and the people living there? This is the difference between an out of control school system and a rational one.

As a parent who has been through a boundary study, I assure you that you will have plenty of opportunities to provide input.

As for consent, though: no, that's not how it works. The voters elect the Board of Education, the Board of Education makes the decision. If you personally do not consent to the rezoning, and you have school-aged children, then your alternative option is private school.

That's not true. Your alternative option is to vote out the sitting board!

1. This is not something that you, personally, can do.
2. Only a few seats are on the ballot at each election (every 2 years).
3. As far as I know, no Montgomery County Board of Education has ever retroactively rescinded a boundary change.

Other than that, though...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

You weren't even reading what was said by the other poster.

Will Churchill and Whitman kids be bused to Watkins Mill to balance out the diversity and equity issues there?

Don't claim that this is about diversity or equity.

What are you talking about? This is a thread about the new high school at Crown. According to the CIP, the clusters planned for inclusion in the Crown boundary study are: Northwest, Quince Orchard, Richard Montgomery, Wootton, and Gaithersburg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Without the input and consent of parents and the people living there? This is the difference between an out of control school system and a rational one.

As a parent who has been through a boundary study, I assure you that you will have plenty of opportunities to provide input.

As for consent, though: no, that's not how it works. The voters elect the Board of Education, the Board of Education makes the decision. If you personally do not consent to the rezoning, and you have school-aged children, then your alternative option is private school.

The issue is a lot of people living in north Potomac/Rockville aren’t that rich. Some of them already struggle to afford the mortgage in order to send their kids to good school. Now some progressives are telling them you can go to private school. Why it’s always the poor middle class suffer? Why don’t they just tell people living more rich places like Potomac and Bethesda to do that?

You may not be aware of this, but MCPS boundary changes also happen in places in Montgomery County that aren't North Potomac/Rockville.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/boundary.aspx

Sometimes it doesn’t change property value much and it is to address overcrowding of the schools. But it’s not the case here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rezoning that change my property value changes my Life! But if you're good with that, you can pay me for the difference.

Re-zoning anything but closest school is a mistake, imho.

OK, your home is an investment. I get that.

You know what every investment guru reminds you of in every single ad? "Past performance is not a guarantee of future results."

That's on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Without the input and consent of parents and the people living there? This is the difference between an out of control school system and a rational one.

As a parent who has been through a boundary study, I assure you that you will have plenty of opportunities to provide input.

As for consent, though: no, that's not how it works. The voters elect the Board of Education, the Board of Education makes the decision. If you personally do not consent to the rezoning, and you have school-aged children, then your alternative option is private school.

The issue is a lot of people living in north Potomac/Rockville aren’t that rich. Some of them already struggle to afford the mortgage in order to send their kids to good school. Now some progressives are telling them you can go to private school. Why it’s always the poor middle class suffer? Why don’t they just tell people living more rich places like Potomac and Bethesda to do that?

You may not be aware of this, but MCPS boundary changes also happen in places in Montgomery County that aren't North Potomac/Rockville.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/boundary.aspx

Sometimes it doesn’t change property value much and it is to address overcrowding of the schools. But it’s not the case here.

What do you mean by "here"? The reason Crown is opening is indeed to address overcrowding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Without the input and consent of parents and the people living there? This is the difference between an out of control school system and a rational one.

As a parent who has been through a boundary study, I assure you that you will have plenty of opportunities to provide input.

As for consent, though: no, that's not how it works. The voters elect the Board of Education, the Board of Education makes the decision. If you personally do not consent to the rezoning, and you have school-aged children, then your alternative option is private school.

The issue is a lot of people living in north Potomac/Rockville aren’t that rich. Some of them already struggle to afford the mortgage in order to send their kids to good school. Now some progressives are telling them you can go to private school. Why it’s always the poor middle class suffer? Why don’t they just tell people living more rich places like Potomac and Bethesda to do that?

You may not be aware of this, but MCPS boundary changes also happen in places in Montgomery County that aren't North Potomac/Rockville.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/boundary.aspx

Sometimes it doesn’t change property value much and it is to address overcrowding of the schools. But it’s not the case here.

What do you mean by "here"? The reason Crown is opening is indeed to address overcrowding.

Not for Wootton

[Anonymous]

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Not for Wootton

PP, I'm sorry that you're already having these "who moved my cheese" moments about a boundary change whose study hasn't even started yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Not for Wootton

PP, I'm sorry that you're already having these "who moved my cheese" moments about a boundary change whose study hasn't even started yet.

The good news is that Crown will generate a lot of interest and attention from parents. Since every walking parent is a new family, I'm sure they'll have strong opinions about their zoning.

Wootton parents will be very involved in any boundary changes that affect them as well.

If the Interactive Boundary tool or other data is provided to parents, I'm sure parents can help out the board with options and recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Without the input and consent of parents and the people living there? This is the difference between an out of control school system and a rational one.

As a parent who has been through a boundary study, I assure you that you will have plenty of opportunities to provide input.

As for consent, though: no, that's not how it works. The voters elect the Board of Education, the Board of Education makes the decision. If you personally do not consent to the rezoning, and you have school-aged children, then your alternative option is private school.

That's not true. Your alternative option is to vote out the sitting board!

1. This is not something that you, personally, can do.
2. Only a few seats are on the ballot at each election (every 2 years).
3. As far as I know, no Montgomery County Board of Education has ever retroactively rescinded a boundary change.

Other than that, though...

How utterly arrogant. No wonder why the board acts like an aristocracy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Without the input and consent of parents and the people living there? This is the difference between an out of control school system and a rational one.

As a parent who has been through a boundary study, I assure you that you will have plenty of opportunities to provide input.

As for consent, though: no, that's not how it works. The voters elect the Board of Education, the Board of Education makes the decision. If you personally do not consent to the rezoning, and you have school-aged children, then your alternative option is private school.

That's not true. Your alternative option is to vote out the sitting board!

1. This is not something that you, personally, can do.
2. Only a few seats are on the ballot at each election (every 2 years).
3. As far as I know, no Montgomery County Board of Education has ever retroactively rescinded a boundary change.

Other than that, though...

DP. And there isn't a way to "vote out" board members. You have to find new board members to vote in. Which means people have to run for the seats. As of now, Brenda Wolff and Karla Silvestre are the only people running in 2022.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/sc...run-for-re-election/

[Anonymous]

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How utterly arrogant. No wonder why the board acts like an aristocracy.

The Board of Education acts like 7 adults who won their elections (meaning, the majority of voters voted for them over the other candidate(s)), and 1 high school student who won their election (meaning, the majority of MS and HS students voted for them over the other candidate).

So, if you want to "vote out" the sitting board, here's what you need to do: Find a candidate you support (or run for office yourself), campaign, fundraise, and win the election. Times seven. (And then, you/your candidate get to serve on the board for the aristocratic salary of $25,000 a year.)

It's a lot more work than sitting in front of a screen somewhere, complaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

How utterly arrogant. No wonder why the board acts like an aristocracy.

The Board of Education acts like 7 adults who won their elections (meaning, the majority of voters voted for them over the other candidate(s)), and 1 high school student who won their election (meaning, the majority of MS and HS students voted for them over the other candidate).

So, if you want to "vote out" the sitting board, here's what you need to do: Find a candidate you support (or run for office yourself), campaign, fundraise, and win the election. Times seven. (And then, you/your candidate get to serve on the board for the aristocratic salary of $25,000 a year.)

It's a lot more work than sitting in front of a screen somewhere, complaining.

You're absolutely right - parents should start to organize in time for the next board election. It's a great suggestion! Thank you!