Just IN!!!! Youtube video of Boundary Analysis Discussion / Board of Education Jan. 9, 2020

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No current Board is bound by a past Board's action. They can make any changes they want.

They are not proposing ANY changes with this assesent. They are getting someone from outside MCPS (which I think is a good thong - don't trust MCPS at all - they gave us these over crowded schools with these boundaries) to take a look.

They have said multiple times they are not busing kids across the county. They are not going to make traffic worse, spend money they don't have on busses and bus drivers - they made it clear they are looking at adjacent clusters only.

So much misinformation and unnecessary outrage. I am as frustrated with MCPS as others with their lack of transparency, but they cleared that up at the meeting. There will be no boundary changes from this assessment.

Thank you for being a voice of reason.

and when people go on and on about neighborhood schools in a lot of cases people's assigned school is not actually the one that is physically closest to their house.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CaitlynnPeetz14/status/1216003644925075457/photo/1

There's an extended discussion earlier in this thread about how that data point is meaningless, and people who repeat it are either useful idiots or intent on deceiving others by raising it. Which are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No current Board is bound by a past Board's action. They can make any changes they want.

They are not proposing ANY changes with this assesent. They are getting someone from outside MCPS (which I think is a good thong - don't trust MCPS at all - they gave us these over crowded schools with these boundaries) to take a look.

They have said multiple times they are not busing kids across the county. They are not going to make traffic worse, spend money they don't have on busses and bus drivers - they made it clear they are looking at adjacent clusters only.

So much misinformation and unnecessary outrage. I am as frustrated with MCPS as others with their lack of transparency, but they cleared that up at the meeting. There will be no boundary changes from this assessment.

Thank you for being a voice of reason.

and when people go on and on about neighborhood schools in a lot of cases people's assigned school is not actually the one that is physically closest to their house.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CaitlynnPeetz14/status/1216003644925075457/photo/1

All current board members are bound by current mcps board of ed policies, one of them being the FAA; which states that boundary decisions should especially strive for diverse student bodies. It doesn't matter who voted for it,when, and if those who voted for it are current members or past. It's the policy that mcps must adhere to..unless the current board decides to change it. It

[Anonymous]

All current board members are bound by current mcps board of ed policies, one of them being the FAA; which states that boundary decisions should especially strive for diverse student bodies. It doesn't matter who voted for it,when, and if those who voted for it are current members or past. It's the policy that mcps must adhere to..unless the current board decides to change it. It

Another thing some pretend not to understand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No current Board is bound by a past Board's action. They can make any changes they want.

They are not proposing ANY changes with this assesent. They are getting someone from outside MCPS (which I think is a good thong - don't trust MCPS at all - they gave us these over crowded schools with these boundaries) to take a look.

They have said multiple times they are not busing kids across the county. They are not going to make traffic worse, spend money they don't have on busses and bus drivers - they made it clear they are looking at adjacent clusters only.

So much misinformation and unnecessary outrage. I am as frustrated with MCPS as others with their lack of transparency, but they cleared that up at the meeting. There will be no boundary changes from this assessment.

Thank you for being a voice of reason.

and when people go on and on about neighborhood schools in a lot of cases people's assigned school is not actually the one that is physically closest to their house.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CaitlynnPeetz14/status/1216003644925075457/photo/1

There's an extended discussion earlier in this thread about how that data point is meaningless, and people who repeat it are either useful idiots or intent on deceiving others by raising it. Which are you?

I have to disagree. Their point is completely above board and direct. In fact, the data the county provided showed the closest school was assigned to only a fraction of people in the 30% range. Most people who are arguing for "local schools" are using this as code for defending 40-year-old boundaries that have resulted in schools being either good or bad schools.The BOE has an obligation to address this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No current Board is bound by a past Board's action. They can make any changes they want.

They are not proposing ANY changes with this assesent. They are getting someone from outside MCPS (which I think is a good thong - don't trust MCPS at all - they gave us these over crowded schools with these boundaries) to take a look.

They have said multiple times they are not busing kids across the county. They are not going to make traffic worse, spend money they don't have on busses and bus drivers - they made it clear they are looking at adjacent clusters only.

So much misinformation and unnecessary outrage. I am as frustrated with MCPS as others with their lack of transparency, but they cleared that up at the meeting. There will be no boundary changes from this assessment.

Thank you for being a voice of reason.

and when people go on and on about neighborhood schools in a lot of cases people's assigned school is not actually the one that is physically closest to their house.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CaitlynnPeetz14/status/1216003644925075457/photo/1

There's an extended discussion earlier in this thread about how that data point is meaningless, and people who repeat it are either useful idiots or intent on deceiving others by raising it. Which are you?

I have to disagree. Their point is completely above board and direct. In fact, the data the county provided showed the closest school was assigned to only a fraction of people in the 30% range. Most people who are arguing for "local schools" are using this as code for defending 40-year-old boundaries that have resulted in schools being either good or bad schools.The BOE has an obligation to address this.[/quote

Well considering that a huge population of mont county students are part of a consortium, why is this a surprise. And the fact is, students that attend a school further than the closest school are most likely living in dense neighborhoods where there are schools that are literally 1 to 2 miles apart from each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No current Board is bound by a past Board's action. They can make any changes they want.

They are not proposing ANY changes with this assesent. They are getting someone from outside MCPS (which I think is a good thong - don't trust MCPS at all - they gave us these over crowded schools with these boundaries) to take a look.

They have said multiple times they are not busing kids across the county. They are not going to make traffic worse, spend money they don't have on busses and bus drivers - they made it clear they are looking at adjacent clusters only.

So much misinformation and unnecessary outrage. I am as frustrated with MCPS as others with their lack of transparency, but they cleared that up at the meeting. There will be no boundary changes from this assessment.

Thank you for being a voice of reason.

and when people go on and on about neighborhood schools in a lot of cases people's assigned school is not actually the one that is physically closest to their house.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CaitlynnPeetz14/status/1216003644925075457/photo/1

There's an extended discussion earlier in this thread about how that data point is meaningless, and people who repeat it are either useful idiots or intent on deceiving others by raising it. Which are you?

I have to disagree. Their point is completely above board and direct. In fact, the data the county provided showed the closest school was assigned to only a fraction of people in the 30% range. Most people who are arguing for "local schools" are using this as code for defending 40-year-old boundaries that have resulted in schools being either good or bad schools.The BOE has an obligation to address this.

Ya, local school has become code for people advocating for gerrymandered boundaries to uphold status quo segregation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No current Board is bound by a past Board's action. They can make any changes they want.

They are not proposing ANY changes with this assesent. They are getting someone from outside MCPS (which I think is a good thong - don't trust MCPS at all - they gave us these over crowded schools with these boundaries) to take a look.

They have said multiple times they are not busing kids across the county. They are not going to make traffic worse, spend money they don't have on busses and bus drivers - they made it clear they are looking at adjacent clusters only.

So much misinformation and unnecessary outrage. I am as frustrated with MCPS as others with their lack of transparency, but they cleared that up at the meeting. There will be no boundary changes from this assessment.

Thank you for being a voice of reason.

and when people go on and on about neighborhood schools in a lot of cases people's assigned school is not actually the one that is physically closest to their house.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CaitlynnPeetz14/status/1216003644925075457/photo/1

There's an extended discussion earlier in this thread about how that data point is meaningless, and people who repeat it are either useful idiots or intent on deceiving others by raising it. Which are you?

I have to disagree. Their point is completely above board and direct. In fact, the data the county provided showed the closest school was assigned to only a fraction of people in the 30% range. Most people who are arguing for "local schools" are using this as code for defending 40-year-old boundaries that have resulted in schools being either good or bad schools.The BOE has an obligation to address this.

Ya, local school has become code for people advocating for gerrymandered boundaries to uphold status quo segregation.

omg ... a few years ago, everyone was raving about how diverse and high-achieving MCPS schools are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No current Board is bound by a past Board's action. They can make any changes they want.

They are not proposing ANY changes with this assesent. They are getting someone from outside MCPS (which I think is a good thong - don't trust MCPS at all - they gave us these over crowded schools with these boundaries) to take a look.

They have said multiple times they are not busing kids across the county. They are not going to make traffic worse, spend money they don't have on busses and bus drivers - they made it clear they are looking at adjacent clusters only.

So much misinformation and unnecessary outrage. I am as frustrated with MCPS as others with their lack of transparency, but they cleared that up at the meeting. There will be no boundary changes from this assessment.

Thank you for being a voice of reason.

and when people go on and on about neighborhood schools in a lot of cases people's assigned school is not actually the one that is physically closest to their house.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CaitlynnPeetz14/status/1216003644925075457/photo/1

There's an extended discussion earlier in this thread about how that data point is meaningless, and people who repeat it are either useful idiots or intent on deceiving others by raising it. Which are you?

I have to disagree. Their point is completely above board and direct. In fact, the data the county provided showed the closest school was assigned to only a fraction of people in the 30% range. Most people who are arguing for "local schools" are using this as code for defending 40-year-old boundaries that have resulted in schools being either good or bad schools.The BOE has an obligation to address this.

So.. what do you make out of this: (Designated school is in purple in each picture)

Gaithersburg High boundaries




Quincy Orchard:



Blair:



Wootton




And just curious fact, a random example of how some school district draw
boundaries:

[Anonymous]

Can you get us some beach front property too?

[Anonymous]

And another one.. in Arizona..



and .. one in Denver..




You can't help but to think that ruler had something to do with the boundaries and
not so much free hand organic shapes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you get us some beach front property too?

That I can not but I think there are few schools build right next to the 495 or other high traffic roads, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you get us some beach front property too?

Wait, you are saying that just because that one school district runs along the beach, they could not
free hand draw the borders?

[Anonymous]

Mini Quiz
Which of the shapes below do resemble more of the current MCPS high school boundaries?

[Anonymous]

Some of the boundaries are weird because they were drawn years ago when the population was much lower. Also, they are typically a reflection of elementary school boundaries and which ESs were assigned to a particular high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And another one.. in Arizona..



and .. one in Denver..




You can't help but to think that ruler had something to do with the boundaries and
not so much free hand organic shapes

Certainly helps that the streets are largely arranged in a grid pattern. Not really the case in MoCo.