Instead of Changing Boundaries Add New Programs

[Anonymous]

Why can't the board add new programs to attract the right type of students to underperforming schools? The magnet programs have done a fabulous job.

Are members of the board jealous of those us that live in good clusters? Are they doing this to punish us- seriously?

[Anonymous]

WTF is wrong with you. Seriously.

Overcrowded schools can’t be fixed with new programs.

[Anonymous]

There is a new high school opening. How do you propose that high school be populated, if not with a boundary study?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a new high school opening. How do you propose that high school be populated, if not with a boundary study?

No I understand the need for new boundaries for a new school. It's the entire county boundary study that irks me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a new high school opening. How do you propose that high school be populated, if not with a boundary study?

No I understand the need for new boundaries for a new school. It's the entire county boundary study that irks me.

Well, good news: there isn't an entire county boundary study.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't the board add new programs to attract the right type of students to underperforming schools? The magnet programs have done a fabulous job.

Are members of the board jealous of those us that live in good clusters? Are they doing this to punish us- seriously?

What are "the right type" of students? And do you think the board should ignore "the wrong type"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a new high school opening. How do you propose that high school be populated, if not with a boundary study?

No I understand the need for new boundaries for a new school. It's the entire county boundary study that irks me.

Well, good news: there isn't an entire county boundary study.

There’s a countywide boundary analysis that could result in boundary changes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't the board add new programs to attract the right type of students to underperforming schools? The magnet programs have done a fabulous job.

Are members of the board jealous of those us that live in good clusters? Are they doing this to punish us- seriously?

No, the purpose of the countywide boundary analysis is not to punish people who live in areas where people pay a lot for housing "for the schools." It's to assess the possibilities for boundary adjustments for capacity and demographics.

[Anonymous]

“When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” ~writer and teacher Clay Shirky

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can't the board add new programs to attract the right type of students to underperforming schools? The magnet programs have done a fabulous job.

Are members of the board jealous of those us that live in good clusters? Are they doing this to punish us- seriously?

What are "the right type" of students? And do you think the board should ignore "the wrong type"?

"Balancing demographics" is the term that is thrown around. If you put in a program that would attract the right "demographics" families to underperforming schools (i.e. another) that would be something most would support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't the board add new programs to attract the right type of students to underperforming schools? The magnet programs have done a fabulous job.

Are members of the board jealous of those us that live in good clusters? Are they doing this to punish us- seriously?

One of the board members lives in Bethesda, so no, I don't think they are all jealous.

However, some of those "poorer" schools are also overcrowded, so no, more programs to attract more upper income kids doesn't help with alleviating overcrowding.

Yes, they want to punish you ... but not because you're "rich", but because you're an ahole.

-signed someone who doesn't live in a W cluster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't the board add new programs to attract the right type of students to underperforming schools? The magnet programs have done a fabulous job.

Are members of the board jealous of those us that live in good clusters? Are they doing this to punish us- seriously?

Shorter OP - I'm for more magnet programs, which provide more opportunities for my kids and also don't bring "the wrong type" to my home schools.

Even shorter OP - keep those kids out of my schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't the board add new programs to attract the right type of students to underperforming schools? The magnet programs have done a fabulous job.

Are members of the board jealous of those us that live in good clusters? Are they doing this to punish us- seriously?

So you just ignore the masses, hoping they'll be covered up by students being bused into a magnet?

How does that solve anything, genius?

You punish yourself simply by being you.

[Anonymous]

No - desegregate then we can talk about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can't the board add new programs to attract the right type of students to underperforming schools? The magnet programs have done a fabulous job.

Are members of the board jealous of those us that live in good clusters? Are they doing this to punish us- seriously?

So you just ignore the masses, hoping they'll be covered up by students being bused into a magnet?

How does that solve anything, genius?

You punish yourself simply by being you.

Some underperforming schools are also underenrolled. If people voluntarily move from their high performing school to a low performing school because of a magnet program offering it does a few things. First, it solves a capacity issue. Secondly, it helps bring a better peer group into the schools. Third, it helps balance schools with out ripping communities apart. Forth- if structured correctly high performing students in a low performing school with have access to some of the programming benefits. Of course, it's easier just to call me names.