Northwood @ Woodward

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://moco360.media/2024/04/11/northwood-high-students-parents-share-frustration-with-proposed-plans-for-pending-move-to-woodward-high/

There was a community meeting yesterday about the move to Woodward. What blew my mind the most about this was there is no one in charge of overseeing the whole construction & move, just little departments (transportation, athletics, etc.) working on their little piece of the puzzle. Explains a lot.

I wish I knew whether you were just misinformed, or whether you are intentionally spreading disinformation to undermine confidence in public education. As others have pointed out, there are individuals in charge of each of the two projects, both of whom are working closely with Northwood administration to minimize the disruption in a situation that was always going to be a challenge.

There is a project manager for each individual school construction site, but there is no overarching decision maker (besides the BOE or county council) in charge beyond the construction managers or individual teams like transportation. Another parent asked at the community meeting this week about who was in charge of making big decisions (like if we had to delay again). The project manager went silent and eventually said it was ultimately the superintendent or the BOE, who haven’t really been involved besides passing budgets or delaying construction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://moco360.media/2024/04/11/northwood-high-students-parents-share-frustration-with-proposed-plans-for-pending-move-to-woodward-high/

There was a community meeting yesterday about the move to Woodward. What blew my mind the most about this was there is no one in charge of overseeing the whole construction & move, just little departments (transportation, athletics, etc.) working on their little piece of the puzzle. Explains a lot.

I wish I knew whether you were just misinformed, or whether you are intentionally spreading disinformation to undermine confidence in public education. As others have pointed out, there are individuals in charge of each of the two projects, both of whom are working closely with Northwood administration to minimize the disruption in a situation that was always going to be a challenge.

There is a project manager for each individual school construction site, but there is no overarching decision maker (besides the BOE or county council) in charge beyond the construction managers or individual teams like transportation. Another parent asked at the community meeting this week about who was in charge of making big decisions (like if we had to delay again). The project manager went silent and eventually said it was ultimately the superintendent or the BOE, who haven’t really been involved besides passing budgets or delaying construction.

Obviously a decision on whether to delay again would have to go through the superintendent and BOE. Why wouldn't it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm still flabbergasted that they built not one, but two new high schools that will be incomplete upon opening without auditoriums. Nobody would dream of opening a HS without athletic facilities, but naturally performing arts are the first up on the chopping block.

In fact they opened the new Paint Branch HS without athletic facilities in 2012. The old building had to then be demolished so the new fields could be built in that space, and they opened the following year. This has happened before.

[Anonymous]

Northwood parent of a current Freshman. Happy with the school and administration, we've been completely shafted by MCPS over the past few months: 1) Northwood at Woodward has been moved to 3 years from 2 years, 2) in the fall we were told the auxiliary gym and fields would be completed at the end of the first year at Woodward another year has been added and who knows what they will change next, 3) No auditorium for the full 3 years at Woodward and the icing on the cake, 4) MCPS has moved the school day even earlier with bus pick ups beginning at 6:00 am for arrival at 7:00 am for a school day that runs from 7:25 - 2:00 pm. For much of the school year students will be leaving in the dark to catch the bus and for those that use SSIMS as their pick up that is with all of the issues on Wayne Ave with the Purple Line Construction. MCPS keeps making changes that make a bad situation even worst for students and their families. Shafted, Shafted, Shafted!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northwood parent of a current Freshman. Happy with the school and administration, we've been completely shafted by MCPS over the past few months: 1) Northwood at Woodward has been moved to 3 years from 2 years, 2) in the fall we were told the auxiliary gym and fields would be completed at the end of the first year at Woodward another year has been added and who knows what they will change next, 3) No auditorium for the full 3 years at Woodward and the icing on the cake, 4) MCPS has moved the school day even earlier with bus pick ups beginning at 6:00 am for arrival at 7:00 am for a school day that runs from 7:25 - 2:00 pm. For much of the school year students will be leaving in the dark to catch the bus and for those that use SSIMS as their pick up that is with all of the issues on Wayne Ave with the Purple Line Construction. MCPS keeps making changes that make a bad situation even worst for students and their families. Shafted, Shafted, Shafted!

That actually hasn't been determined yet. Keep advocating for more funding to be allocated so it can be built sooner!

[Anonymous]

And MCPS expects free labor from teachers and staff. Teachers and staff are expected to pack up the entire school and unpack at the other end with no compensation or extra time given. We were told to use planning periods or stay after school or come in on weekends because MCPS is too cheap to hire packers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And MCPS expects free labor from teachers and staff. Teachers and staff are expected to pack up the entire school and unpack at the other end with no compensation or extra time given. We were told to use planning periods or stay after school or come in on weekends because MCPS is too cheap to hire packers.

You all need to embarrass MCPS publicly with this crap. It's not going to change if you keep quiet about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And MCPS expects free labor from teachers and staff. Teachers and staff are expected to pack up the entire school and unpack at the other end with no compensation or extra time given. We were told to use planning periods or stay after school or come in on weekends because MCPS is too cheap to hire packers.

The union should step in. They should not allow this to happen unchallenged

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwood parent of a current Freshman. Happy with the school and administration, we've been completely shafted by MCPS over the past few months: 1) Northwood at Woodward has been moved to 3 years from 2 years, 2) in the fall we were told the auxiliary gym and fields would be completed at the end of the first year at Woodward another year has been added and who knows what they will change next, 3) No auditorium for the full 3 years at Woodward and the icing on the cake, 4) MCPS has moved the school day even earlier with bus pick ups beginning at 6:00 am for arrival at 7:00 am for a school day that runs from 7:25 - 2:00 pm. For much of the school year students will be leaving in the dark to catch the bus and for those that use SSIMS as their pick up that is with all of the issues on Wayne Ave with the Purple Line Construction. MCPS keeps making changes that make a bad situation even worst for students and their families. Shafted, Shafted, Shafted!

That actually hasn't been determined yet. Keep advocating for more funding to be allocated so it can be built sooner!

Advocacy better spent on other related items. Not because an auditorium shouldn't be a priority, but because, given the order they need to do things at this point, it will be nearly impossible for them to make that particular change in time for any of the Northwood students to benefit. WJ/new Woodward students might benefit, but Northwood stakeholders might want to seek something that would improve things within the next year or two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And MCPS expects free labor from teachers and staff. Teachers and staff are expected to pack up the entire school and unpack at the other end with no compensation or extra time given. We were told to use planning periods or stay after school or come in on weekends because MCPS is too cheap to hire packers.

Told by whom? Was this in writing? If so, share it with MoCo360.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm still flabbergasted that they built not one, but two new high schools that will be incomplete upon opening without auditoriums. Nobody would dream of opening a HS without athletic facilities, but naturally performing arts are the first up on the chopping block.

Woodard also won’t have athletic fields when it opens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm still flabbergasted that they built not one, but two new high schools that will be incomplete upon opening without auditoriums. Nobody would dream of opening a HS without athletic facilities, but naturally performing arts are the first up on the chopping block.

Woodard also won’t have athletic fields when it opens.

That's what we're talking about. Northwood's own new building is supposed to open with athletic fields.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://moco360.media/2024/04/11/northwood-high-students-parents-share-frustration-with-proposed-plans-for-pending-move-to-woodward-high/

There was a community meeting yesterday about the move to Woodward. What blew my mind the most about this was there is no one in charge of overseeing the whole construction & move, just little departments (transportation, athletics, etc.) working on their little piece of the puzzle. Explains a lot.

100% BS

SETH ADAMS is in charge. He tells the BOE what will happen.

Everyone working on Woodward knows this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://moco360.media/2024/04/11/northwood-high-students-parents-share-frustration-with-proposed-plans-for-pending-move-to-woodward-high/

There was a community meeting yesterday about the move to Woodward. What blew my mind the most about this was there is no one in charge of overseeing the whole construction & move, just little departments (transportation, athletics, etc.) working on their little piece of the puzzle. Explains a lot.

100% BS

SETH ADAMS is in charge. He tells the BOE what will happen.

Everyone working on Woodward knows this.

Well, Seth Adams is incompetent because this move is a shitshow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And MCPS expects free labor from teachers and staff. Teachers and staff are expected to pack up the entire school and unpack at the other end with no compensation or extra time given. We were told to use planning periods or stay after school or come in on weekends because MCPS is too cheap to hire packers.

Told by whom? Was this in writing? If so, share it with MoCo360.

It is not in writing as far as I know. Or perhaps it is in communication with the principal. Teachers were told by the principal that this is what MCPS Central sent down. No extra time will be given and the entire school must be fully packed (and unpacked) by teachers and staff. They are providing boxes which teachers have to put together themselves. I believe the principal pushed back but was told there is no budget to provide any extra supplies or support. MCPS suggested that the school give students SSL hours for packing - basically free labor for MCPS