Future Northwood parents, time to organize
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Anonymous
BCC may be different than Whitman but it's not much different then WJ. Definitely a W school in all but the letter, and pedantic to criticize the PP for calling it a W. Yes, Whitman is super-rich and that's different, but there's no point pretending BCC is not also among the richest schools in the county I agree there are some nuances here and I would absolutely argue that BCC should be prioritized over Whitman for special programs and other advantages-- but also that DCC schools should be prioritized over BCC. (And schools like Kennedy prioritized over schools like Einstein.). It's a spectrum for sure, but the "BCC is sooo diverse and has sooo many poor kids, we're not a rich school at all" act just makes it seem like you haven't looked around the county and your only point of comparison is a place like Whitman., which makes no sense. You are among the better-off schools and you should own it. (Speaking of, I'm not sure what county or century you think you're in, but around half white is the whitest MCPS high schools get. Even Whitman is only around 55% white and everywhere else is around where you are or lower.) |
Anonymous
That's exactly right. The B-CC cluster was affected in the first set of boundary options, but the students who would've been the most impacted are the Black and Latino kids in the apartments on the east side of the cluster who were being sent to middle schools farther away, even if they stayed at B-CC for high school, and in one option were sent to Whitman and in another option to WJ, which are both less accessible by public transportation than B-CC. The west part of the cluster (mostly Westland MS) was left alone in the first options. So, the fact that the new options don't mess with B-CC is a good thing for the lower-income kids at B-CC, whose needs are no less important than those of lower-income kids in the DCC just because their school isn't 60% FARMS. |
Anonymous
Yeah, I think filling out this petition and offering in the comments to help organize is a great way to do the cross-DCC work, and then joining the Northwood listserv (list+subscribe@northwoodptsa.groups) and reaching out to the PTSA (ptsa.northwoodhighschool@...@gmail.com) is a good way to do Northwood-specific work. Folks should also turn out to the session on the boundaries and program analysis at 7 this Thursday at Kennedy. They may not leave much time for questions but at least they can't screen and control what you ask, and folks can bring signs and otherwise insist on being seen and heard. |
Anonymous
Now their solution is to bus (or have parents drive kids) from East county for special programs to balance enrollment so nobody in west county has to be disrupted. Gmafb. They can figure out a way to balance enrollment without this regional programs mess that will increase racial and economic segregation because guess who will be traveling west? White kids. Guess who will be traveling east? Nobody. |
Anonymous
Ok, how about every school should have a criteria based ACADEMIC program? |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
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The Northwood PTSA is testifying on Thursday, 10/30. Please 1) show up, and 2) request a Northwood T-shirt ahead of time to show your support. This is important! It’s a once in a decade chance to shape our brand new school for current and future families.
*** I am confirmed to give public comments to the Board of Education at this Thursday's meeting. It would be great for the BoE to see Northwood supporters in the audience. If you are available (you should arrive by 4pm), please let us know if you need a Northwood shirt. We can make arrangements to deliver one before Thursday afternoon. All parents, guardians, staff, current and future students, and community members are welcome. Let's show them some Gladiator Pride! MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 15 West Gude Drive Rockville, Maryland 20850 |
Anonymous
| Glad to see this, PP. |
Anonymous
+2 There are 25 high schools in MCPS and 18 of them have higher FARMS rates than BCC. 39% is average. 25% is quite low. |
Anonymous
Nice work Northwood Community! |
Anonymous
People sleep on the Northwood community but we will step up loud when we have to. We are not the boy who cried wolf. There’s an actual wolf when we cry. |
Anonymous
Northwood only offers 1 section of AP Physics 1 and no sections of AP Physics C. Northwood didn’t offer AP Chem the previous 2 years. This year they have one section of AP Chem. In contrast the W schools offer multiple periods of AP Physics 1, AP Physics C (Mechanics), AP Physics C (E&M) and AP Chem. Way more options at these schools. Also, when only one section of a class is offered, it means many students who want to take it are not able to either because it conflicts with another class at the same time or the class fills up. |