Option H is permanent and the old Wootton HS campus will be closed for good?

[Anonymous]

With all these schools in disrepair, do we need to raise property taxes even more? Again would that not be what our elected officials would say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With all these schools in disrepair, do we need to raise property taxes even more? Again would that not be what our elected officials would say.

No, we need transparency and accountability to where the money is going. A full line by line audit, cut the waste and rebid things to make them more cost effective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buckle up: with one testimonial online ahead of Thursday's meeting from someone who wants to provide the BOE with an "expert critique" of Option H, it's sure to be a wild ride. This gentleman, who apparently has a PhD in Educational Policy (kudos to him?) seems to not understand what is happening or how money works. He says, "My research shows that high school stability is a primary driver of postsecondary success." First of all, bruh, pretty sure all research says that. Second, Option H keeps your cluster fully intact just in a different building. Teachers are the same, although probably healthier and happier and all your kids are with their precious friends. He goes on to not understand, "why Wootton alone was selected for full-school relocation". Once again, my man, MCPS was trying to throw Wootton a bone here since y'alls aren't slated for meaningful renovation for at least 10+ years. Then comes my favorite, the money. He wants to know what the net difference is between closing Wootton ($0) and repairing (ranging from 40M for some "minor" repairs to 300M for a full rebuild). Thoughts an prayers for Thursday.

Wootton was selected as their parents made the biggest stink and it was close by.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

[Anonymous]

It is not people commenting on here who will close a "W" school. It will be elected officials. And people who want to keep Wootton and the other "W" schools open probably voted for these officials. These same officials wanted to change the name of the school a couple years back. This might also be a factor. Closing the school certainly eliminates the name. Bussing was also proposed at one point. Think before you vote for these officials

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

Who, exactly, are the elected officials currently "trying to eliminate it"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is not people commenting on here who will close a "W" school. It will be elected officials. And people who want to keep Wootton and the other "W" schools open probably voted for these officials. These same officials wanted to change the name of the school a couple years back. This might also be a factor. Closing the school certainly eliminates the name. Bussing was also proposed at one point. Think before you vote for these officials

There are no elected officials on the school board or county council who ever expressed wanting to change the name of Wootton. Stop making things up.

There are only two elected officials who were even in office at the time when they approved initiating a review TO SEE IF THERE WAS COMMUNITY INTEREST in changing the name of any school. There was none, so nothing happened. No elected official advocated in support of changing the name of Wootton.

Additionally, no elected official (other than one Gaithersburg city councilmember) has advocated in support of Option H. Stop making things up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not people commenting on here who will close a "W" school. It will be elected officials. And people who want to keep Wootton and the other "W" schools open probably voted for these officials. These same officials wanted to change the name of the school a couple years back. This might also be a factor. Closing the school certainly eliminates the name. Bussing was also proposed at one point. Think before you vote for these officials

There are no elected officials on the school board or county council who ever expressed wanting to change the name of Wootton. Stop making things up.

There are only two elected officials who were even in office at the time when they approved initiating a review TO SEE IF THERE WAS COMMUNITY INTEREST in changing the name of any school. There was none, so nothing happened. No elected official advocated in support of changing the name of Wootton.

Additionally, no elected official (other than one Gaithersburg city councilmember) has advocated in support of Option H. Stop making things up.

Laura Stewart has been pushing for bussing for years. She hates the W schools and would to see one of them closed because they are an affront to equity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

Why would the and teachers change. And, all schools are having student body changes. You are creating drama where there is none. I don’t care about w schools. You care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not people commenting on here who will close a "W" school. It will be elected officials. And people who want to keep Wootton and the other "W" schools open probably voted for these officials. These same officials wanted to change the name of the school a couple years back. This might also be a factor. Closing the school certainly eliminates the name. Bussing was also proposed at one point. Think before you vote for these officials

There are no elected officials on the school board or county council who ever expressed wanting to change the name of Wootton. Stop making things up.

There are only two elected officials who were even in office at the time when they approved initiating a review TO SEE IF THERE WAS COMMUNITY INTEREST in changing the name of any school. There was none, so nothing happened. No elected official advocated in support of changing the name of Wootton.

Additionally, no elected official (other than one Gaithersburg city councilmember) has advocated in support of Option H. Stop making things up.

Laura Stewart has been pushing for bussing for years. She hates the W schools and would to see one of them closed because they are an affront to equity.

She doesn’t care but she also understands the limited opportunities at other schools, which is where budding could help some students.

[Anonymous]

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/01/06/mcps-federal-funding-challenges/

Federal cutting does affect mcps funding? I thought someone says they are unrelated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/01/06/mcps-federal-funding-challenges/

Federal cutting does affect mcps funding? I thought someone says they are unrelated.

Loss of Federal Funding isn't as big as some people would've thought, like I originally did. But then eventually found out that Federal funds make up a very small portion of a school budget.

Even that article linked above says the amount of Federal funds lost is about 8.6 million compared to 3.78 billion budget. Or in this link it says the total Federal funds account for about 3.4 percent of the budget:
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/budget-101/index.html

And the federal funds are more for special programs like Title I schools, Title III (English Language Learners), etc

So it would affect some things, such as it's probably a reason why there's a proposal to increase class sizes at Title I schools.

But I don't think it's as big of a portion of the budget for MCPS as people would think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not people commenting on here who will close a "W" school. It will be elected officials. And people who want to keep Wootton and the other "W" schools open probably voted for these officials. These same officials wanted to change the name of the school a couple years back. This might also be a factor. Closing the school certainly eliminates the name. Bussing was also proposed at one point. Think before you vote for these officials

There are no elected officials on the school board or county council who ever expressed wanting to change the name of Wootton. Stop making things up.

There are only two elected officials who were even in office at the time when they approved initiating a review TO SEE IF THERE WAS COMMUNITY INTEREST in changing the name of any school. There was none, so nothing happened. No elected official advocated in support of changing the name of Wootton.

Additionally, no elected official (other than one Gaithersburg city councilmember) has advocated in support of Option H. Stop making things up.

Laura Stewart has been pushing for bussing for years. She hates the W schools and would to see one of them closed because they are an affront to equity.

She doesn’t care but she also understands the limited opportunities at other schools, which is where budding could help some students.

Why not fix the problems at those schools instead of bussing to other schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buckle up: with one testimonial online ahead of Thursday's meeting from someone who wants to provide the BOE with an "expert critique" of Option H, it's sure to be a wild ride. This gentleman, who apparently has a PhD in Educational Policy (kudos to him?) seems to not understand what is happening or how money works. He says, "My research shows that high school stability is a primary driver of postsecondary success." First of all, bruh, pretty sure all research says that. Second, Option H keeps your cluster fully intact just in a different building. Teachers are the same, although probably healthier and happier and all your kids are with their precious friends. He goes on to not understand, "why Wootton alone was selected for full-school relocation". Once again, my man, MCPS was trying to throw Wootton a bone here since y'alls aren't slated for meaningful renovation for at least 10+ years. Then comes my favorite, the money. He wants to know what the net difference is between closing Wootton ($0) and repairing (ranging from 40M for some "minor" repairs to 300M for a full rebuild). Thoughts an prayers for Thursday.

Yeah how dare people ask questions or show any concern for their school. Why do you even care? You clearly don’t live in the cluster by the language you are using to describe what’s going on.

Give us your solution as your hostility and negativity are a huge problem.

I see the “what’s your solution “ poster is still here. <marks bingo card>

Wootton families have presented their solution, and it’s been repeated here numerous times, but you don’t like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No they won’t There is a cognitive dissonance.