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

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It's still the lowest FARMS school in the Einstein cluster

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It is no longer a focus school.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It's still the lowest FARMS school in the Einstein cluster

Probably Woodlin actually

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It's still the lowest FARMS school in the Einstein cluster

Probably Woodlin actually

Actually this information is public and easily available, and you are incorrect.

Woodlin has a 39% FARMS rate in 2022-23. OTES is at 36%.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It is no longer a focus school.

Correct, from the PP who mentioned it above. My kids go there; I know the demographics (and the housing prices).

Again, replacing Woodlin with KP for Einstein isn't about diversity, it's about proximity.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It is no longer a focus school.

Correct, from the PP who mentioned it above. My kids go there; I know the demographics (and the housing prices).

Again, replacing Woodlin with KP for Einstein isn't about diversity, it's about proximity.

It's both. KP has a 16% FARMS rate, less than half of the FARMS rate for Woodlin. Woodlin would increase diversity at BCC and KP would increase diversity at Einstein.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It is no longer a focus school.

Correct, from the PP who mentioned it above. My kids go there; I know the demographics (and the housing prices).

Again, replacing Woodlin with KP for Einstein isn't about diversity, it's about proximity.

It's both. KP has a 16% FARMS rate, less than half of the FARMS rate for Woodlin. Woodlin would increase diversity at BCC and KP would increase diversity at Einstein.

KP diversifies Einstein by... increasing the proportion of non-FARMS kids? I guess that's one way to think about diversity.

I'm just imagining my former neighbors, who moved specifically out of OTES to send their kids to KP, now having to send them to Einstein.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It is no longer a focus school.

Correct, from the PP who mentioned it above. My kids go there; I know the demographics (and the housing prices).

Again, replacing Woodlin with KP for Einstein isn't about diversity, it's about proximity.

It's both. KP has a 16% FARMS rate, less than half of the FARMS rate for Woodlin. Woodlin would increase diversity at BCC and KP would increase diversity at Einstein.

KP diversifies Einstein by... increasing the proportion of non-FARMS kids? I guess that's one way to think about diversity.

I'm just imagining my former neighbors, who moved specifically out of OTES to send their kids to KP, now having to send them to Einstein.

My goodness, what do you think diversity is?

And yes, a lot of people are going to be PISSED if MCPS does this. Nobody thinks everyone would be happy with this. It will be much easier (and more expensive for taxpayers) to either bus kids farther and/or not try as hard to address capacity issues in the DCC.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It is no longer a focus school.

Correct, from the PP who mentioned it above. My kids go there; I know the demographics (and the housing prices).

Again, replacing Woodlin with KP for Einstein isn't about diversity, it's about proximity.

It's both. KP has a 16% FARMS rate, less than half of the FARMS rate for Woodlin. Woodlin would increase diversity at BCC and KP would increase diversity at Einstein.

KP diversifies Einstein by... increasing the proportion of non-FARMS kids? I guess that's one way to think about diversity.

I'm just imagining my former neighbors, who moved specifically out of OTES to send their kids to KP, now having to send them to Einstein.

I don't know your former neighbors, obviously, and I live in the upcounty, but if their feeling is OMG THE HORRORS OF EINSTEIN, I don't have a lot of sympathy for that feeling, and I don't think MCPS or the BoE should factor it into their decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It is no longer a focus school.

Correct, from the PP who mentioned it above. My kids go there; I know the demographics (and the housing prices).

Again, replacing Woodlin with KP for Einstein isn't about diversity, it's about proximity.

It's both. KP has a 16% FARMS rate, less than half of the FARMS rate for Woodlin. Woodlin would increase diversity at BCC and KP would increase diversity at Einstein.

KP diversifies Einstein by... increasing the proportion of non-FARMS kids? I guess that's one way to think about diversity.

I'm just imagining my former neighbors, who moved specifically out of OTES to send their kids to KP, now having to send them to Einstein.

I don't know your former neighbors, obviously, and I live in the upcounty, but if their feeling is OMG THE HORRORS OF EINSTEIN, I don't have a lot of sympathy for that feeling, and I don't think MCPS or the BoE should factor it into their decisions.

Oh, I have zero sympathy for them. Zero. I hope MCPS/BoE doesn't take their pearl-clutching into account, but this is MCPS, after all. I also have zero interest in catering to them if they are rezoned for Einstein.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

My kids used to attend OTES and the demographics of that school have trended whiter and wealthier since it became an immersion school. That area of Kensington is also one of the last close in places where an educated but not wealthy family can afford a SFH.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It is no longer a focus school.

Correct, from the PP who mentioned it above. My kids go there; I know the demographics (and the housing prices).

Again, replacing Woodlin with KP for Einstein isn't about diversity, it's about proximity.

It's both. KP has a 16% FARMS rate, less than half of the FARMS rate for Woodlin. Woodlin would increase diversity at BCC and KP would increase diversity at Einstein.

KP diversifies Einstein by... increasing the proportion of non-FARMS kids? I guess that's one way to think about diversity.

I'm just imagining my former neighbors, who moved specifically out of OTES to send their kids to KP, now having to send them to Einstein.

Yes. If you look at past MCPS boundary studies, they report on the current and projected FARMS rates for the various options being considered. They consider an option to have advanced the demographics factor if it reduces the disparity between the schools' numbers.

So for example, Einstein has a FARMS rate of 47.1%, and WJ has a FARMS rate of 16.7%. So there is a 30.4 percentage point disparity there. If one of their new boundary models would result in a FARMS rate disparity of less than 30.4 points, it would advance the demographics factor. Note that there has never been a mandate to eliminate the disparities, just to reduce them.

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Anonymous wrote:My guess is that they pull a new elementary school into WJ or Woodward (Veirs Mill) and shift some other kids west somehow to make sure that whitest of the white schools get some additional diversity. I don't think they are going to bother with the fight that would be moving KP to Einstein. Einstein doesn't have the room and it's not worth the headache.

The reason to move KP to Einstein is that it is an opportunity to increase diversity without busing anyone too far. If they are serious about relieving capacity in the DCC AND increasing diversity, they need a multipronged approach. What they would do is switch out Woodlin to BCC and bring in KP. Moving KP to Einstein opens up space in Woodward/WJ for more low-income schools e.g. Viers Mill/Wheaton Woods/Sargeant Shriver. Net increase in diversity for both Einstein and BCC. Then move one or two Einstein feeders to Wheaton and some Wheaton feeders to Woodward/WJ. Will they do this? I don't know, it really depends on how much they are willing to anger people in order to achieve their stated goals.

Actually, if you moved a lower SES Einstein feeder to Woodward and replaced it with KP, you'd have *less* diversity in Einstein. OTES, Singer, Rock View are not low SES schools. They're not Luxmanor, but they're also not Veirs Mill. KP is overall wealthier than Woodlin.

IMO, the reason to move KP to Einstein is that Einstein is closer than WJ to much of the KP catchment area. Reduce the time kids are on buses.

Otes is very mixed income. It was or still is a focus school.

It is no longer a focus school.

Correct, from the PP who mentioned it above. My kids go there; I know the demographics (and the housing prices).

Again, replacing Woodlin with KP for Einstein isn't about diversity, it's about proximity.

It's both. KP has a 16% FARMS rate, less than half of the FARMS rate for Woodlin. Woodlin would increase diversity at BCC and KP would increase diversity at Einstein.

KP diversifies Einstein by... increasing the proportion of non-FARMS kids? I guess that's one way to think about diversity.

I'm just imagining my former neighbors, who moved specifically out of OTES to send their kids to KP, now having to send them to Einstein.

which is a great school!

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Well I guess everyone can stress out about this even longer because they announced at the Northwood open house tonight that Northwood will be holding at Woodard for 3 years now, not 2.