Concerned about buying in WJ cluster because of re-zoning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Woodward is NOT going to become part of DCC. DCC is already 20 (or is it 25?) percent of all of MCPS. They are not going to make it bigger. Don't know for certain because the boundary study won't start until 18 months before it opens, and decided 10 months before it opens. But if I were a betting person, I would take that bet, because I don't think it will happen.

Why do you think MCPS cares about how big the DCC is? I'm interested to see any official statements where MCPS officials express concern about the overall size of the DCC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree that there’s no reason to add Woodward to the DCC. Wouldn’t it just create a new cluster with boundaries that address overcrowding at WJ and some DCC schools? Or am I missing something?

There is no need to make Woodward part of the DCC but they will most likely do it because of optics. If the school board created another W neighborhood school with no outside access while taking a couple of the few nice neighborhoods out of DCC’s Einstein boundary they will be accused of bowing down to the Bethesda parents at the expense of the DCC. Seeing that they are elected officials and how that would play with the SJ crowd. It will be part of the DCC and then over night will become the number one choice of the elective choice process. It will be telling how the DCC parents really think about their local schools when they fight to get into the one Bethesda option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree that there’s no reason to add Woodward to the DCC. Wouldn’t it just create a new cluster with boundaries that address overcrowding at WJ and some DCC schools? Or am I missing something?

There is no need to make Woodward part of the DCC but they will most likely do it because of optics. If the school board created another W neighborhood school with no outside access while taking a couple of the few nice neighborhoods out of DCC’s Einstein boundary they will be accused of bowing down to the Bethesda parents at the expense of the DCC. Seeing that they are elected officials and how that would play with the SJ crowd. It will be part of the DCC and then over night will become the number one choice of the elective choice process. It will be telling how the DCC parents really think about their local schools when they fight to get into the one Bethesda option.

But since all the in-bounds Woodward kids would likely choose Woodward, leaving no real slots open for out-of-bounds dcc kids, why would it make any difference/ help improve the optics of the dcc? Do people suspect they will make the Woodward catchment area deliberately smaller to leave open spots for other dcc kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree that there’s no reason to add Woodward to the DCC. Wouldn’t it just create a new cluster with boundaries that address overcrowding at WJ and some DCC schools? Or am I missing something?

There is no need to make Woodward part of the DCC but they will most likely do it because of optics. If the school board created another W neighborhood school with no outside access while taking a couple of the few nice neighborhoods out of DCC’s Einstein boundary they will be accused of bowing down to the Bethesda parents at the expense of the DCC. Seeing that they are elected officials and how that would play with the SJ crowd. It will be part of the DCC and then over night will become the number one choice of the elective choice process. It will be telling how the DCC parents really think about their local schools when they fight to get into the one Bethesda option.

But since all the in-bounds Woodward kids would likely choose Woodward, leaving no real slots open for out-of-bounds dcc kids, why would it make any difference/ help improve the optics of the dcc? Do people suspect they will make the Woodward catchment area deliberately smaller to leave open spots for other dcc kids?

WJ can take all students except 700 students from current boundary. Woodward capacity will be 2700.

2000 seats will be filled by DCC. You can give and take 100-200 seats, but it's the most logical choice and Woodward should be a part of DCC.

[Anonymous]

Does the same person keep bumping this thread after it has been quiet for a week? There isn’t anything new to discuss...

[Anonymous]

The mcps planning department has already said all lower county high schools will see their current boundaries changed with the opening of Woodward. The changes will shift students west and/or north.

They also said Woodward would likely house a new magnet program.

Woodward will be a sought after school. Period. Relax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The mcps planning department has already said all lower county high schools will see their current boundaries changed with the opening of Woodward. The changes will shift students west and/or north.

They also said Woodward would likely house a new magnet program.

Woodward will be a sought after school. Period. Relax.

Link please. Everything I've seen says that 6 HS are subject to study; no guarantee that all their boundaries change, much less in any particular direction. Also no guarantee of a magnet program at Woodward - it's one of several possibilities.

[Anonymous]

Also MCPS Planning Dept has no say over what MCPS does - MCPS is found of reminding them of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The mcps planning department has already said all lower county high schools will see their current boundaries changed with the opening of Woodward. The changes will shift students west and/or north.

They also said Woodward would likely house a new magnet program.

Woodward will be a sought after school. Period. Relax.

Can you share the link?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mcps planning department has already said all lower county high schools will see their current boundaries changed with the opening of Woodward. The changes will shift students west and/or north.

They also said Woodward would likely house a new magnet program.

Woodward will be a sought after school. Period. Relax.

Can you share the link?

This was all said at a meeting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mcps planning department has already said all lower county high schools will see their current boundaries changed with the opening of Woodward. The changes will shift students west and/or north.

They also said Woodward would likely house a new magnet program.

Woodward will be a sought after school. Period. Relax.

Can you share the link?

This was all said at a meeting.

It would be great if the West county parents got a STEM Magnet of their own at Woodward and didn't have to send their kids all the way to Blair. But it would be shocking if they did that as the whole point of the Blair Magnet was to convince west county parents to send their kids east to prop up test scores and self integrate that school. It would be strange to unravel that after all these years.

It mostly likely will be a slightly different watered down program like Wheaton or CAP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mcps planning department has already said all lower county high schools will see their current boundaries changed with the opening of Woodward. The changes will shift students west and/or north.

They also said Woodward would likely house a new magnet program.

Woodward will be a sought after school. Period. Relax.

Can you share the link?

This was all said at a meeting.

It would be great if the West county parents got a STEM Magnet of their own at Woodward and didn't have to send their kids all the way to Blair. But it would be shocking if they did that as the whole point of the Blair Magnet was to convince west county parents to send their kids east to prop up test scores and self integrate that school. It would be strange to unravel that after all these years.

It mostly likely will be a slightly different watered down program like Wheaton or CAP

Highly unlikely.

[Anonymous]

It would be great if the West county parents got a STEM Magnet of their own at Woodward and didn't have to send their kids all the way to Blair. But it would be shocking if they did that as the whole point of the Blair Magnet was to convince west county parents to send their kids east to prop up test scores and self integrate that school. It would be strange to unravel that after all these years.

It mostly likely will be a slightly different watered down program like Wheaton or CAP

I hope Woodward does get a program like Wheaton's magnets or CAP. Both great programs. MCPS is very good at building and supporting magnet programs.

[Anonymous]

What is current capacity and number of students in WJ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is current capacity and number of students in WJ?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04424.pdf