Woodward HS boundary study - BCC, Blair, Einstein, WJ, Kennedy, Northwood, Wheaton, Whitman impacts

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

I wonder if they could move Highland ES to Wheaton, Woodlin ES to BCC and Kensington-Parkwood to Einstein? And send some Wheaton feeders to Woodward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

I wonder if they could move Highland ES to Wheaton, Woodlin ES to BCC and Kensington-Parkwood to Einstein? And send some Wheaton feeders to Woodward.

How would those changes impact diversity?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

I wonder if they could move Highland ES to Wheaton, Woodlin ES to BCC and Kensington-Parkwood to Einstein? And send some Wheaton feeders to Woodward.

How would those changes impact diversity?

Seems like it would increase diversity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

I wonder if they could move Highland ES to Wheaton, Woodlin ES to BCC and Kensington-Parkwood to Einstein? And send some Wheaton feeders to Woodward.

I don't think there would be room at BCC for a whole additional ES zone, unless one of their existing ESs is moved out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love these people trying to come up with any justification for why the Einstein kids are required to cross major thoroughfares like Viers Mill, Connecticut and University while the Bethesda snowflakes get bus service instead of being required to cross Connecticut.

Couldn’t just be that B-CC is a lot further from Connecticut than Einstein is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

I wonder if they could move Highland ES to Wheaton, Woodlin ES to BCC and Kensington-Parkwood to Einstein? And send some Wheaton feeders to Woodward.

I don't think there would be room at BCC for a whole additional ES zone, unless one of their existing ESs is moved out.

Luckily there will be a new high school opening. Some.BCC students could move to WJ when the WJ students move to Woodward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

I wonder if they could move Highland ES to Wheaton, Woodlin ES to BCC and Kensington-Parkwood to Einstein? And send some Wheaton feeders to Woodward.

I don't think there would be room at BCC for a whole additional ES zone, unless one of their existing ESs is moved out.

Woodlin is the richest elementary school zoned for Einstein so not sure it makes sense to send that school to BCC. Agree with putting Kensington Parkwood at Einstein and the entire town of Kensington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

I wonder if they could move Highland ES to Wheaton, Woodlin ES to BCC and Kensington-Parkwood to Einstein? And send some Wheaton feeders to Woodward.

Some Wheaton feeders are definitely getting moved to Woodward. Veirs Mill used to go there when it was open before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

I wonder if they could move Highland ES to Wheaton, Woodlin ES to BCC and Kensington-Parkwood to Einstein? And send some Wheaton feeders to Woodward.

I don't think there would be room at BCC for a whole additional ES zone, unless one of their existing ESs is moved out.

Woodlin is the richest elementary school zoned for Einstein so not sure it makes sense to send that school to BCC. Agree with putting Kensington Parkwood at Einstein and the entire town of Kensington.

Actually OTES has a lower FARMS rate than Woodlin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love these people trying to come up with any justification for why the Einstein kids are required to cross major thoroughfares like Viers Mill, Connecticut and University while the Bethesda snowflakes get bus service instead of being required to cross Connecticut.

Couldn’t just be that B-CC is a lot further from Connecticut than Einstein is.

You're right, it couldn't be.

Also, it's not just Einstein and BCC. Newport Mill kids are supposed to cross Connecticut. Silver Creek kids get bus service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

I wonder if they could move Highland ES to Wheaton, Woodlin ES to BCC and Kensington-Parkwood to Einstein? And send some Wheaton feeders to Woodward.

I’m pretty sure this would still leave Einstein over capacity because it would have the effect of only moving out 1 feeder.

[Anonymous]

Where do people think the new boundary line between Blair and Northwood could end up being drawn? Blair will be 600 overcapacity and Northwood will have 400 available seats when its new building opens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The solution is not to bus students from one side of University to the other; it's to make it safer to cross University, which is not something under MCPS's control. It's a state road anyway, so maybe contacting your state reps is the better plan.

Correct, it's not under MCPS's control, but it is an issue that MCPS could be interested in. However, currently, it is not an issue that MCPS is interested in.

And to the PP who says this is all beside the point - it's not. If you live across the street from School A, and you get bused because MCPS has decided it's not safe to walk, then you're not in the walk zone, and MCPS could well decide that since you're on a bus regardless, you should take the bus to School B instead of School A.

Here's another example: students in the Wyngate neighborhood get bused to WJ. On the west side, a lot of Fernwood doesn't have sidewalks, and on the east side, there's the Beltway. So if they're getting bused to WJ anyway, why not bus them to Einstein instead?

Because there is no room! Isn't that what Woodward is for? Why are people always suggesting sending additional students to Einstein, when it is already overcrowded, it is projected to grow even more so, it is not getting an addition, and it will end up as the smallest building of all the high schools in the study?

The boundary study will surely have options that reassign students FROM Einstein as well as TO Einstein.

Not really. Most FROM Einstein since it's severely overcrowded.

[Anonymous]

The crash volume at Connecticut/EW is similar to that on Veirs Mill for crossings to NM/Einstein. Fewer crashes at Denfeld/Connecticut and Adams/Connecticut than at EW/Connecticut.