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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the details if you want to sign up:
https://mcpsweb.wufoo.com/forms/districtwide-boundary-analysis-public-meetings/

I went to one in the previous round of "meetings". It was a farce. Everyone sat at tables and a consultant gave us 3 questions like "What should be goals of a boundary analysis?" then gave us markers and big sheets of paper. We wrote our ideas in bullet points, then posted them on a wall. No ranking of the bullet points based on priority. Then the consultant said they would summarize and give it to the board.

In other words, no discussion except amongst your table of 5-10 people. No feedback other than bullet points. The first meeting they had of that series they allowed people to speak out, but I guess too many parents were expressing their concerns about housing prices and the like, so they changed it to the current format.

It's not clear what the format will be like for this "meeting" but my hopes are not high.[/quote]

Did you want a discussion with the 500 people in the room? I found the discussion among the people at my table useful. And yes, some of the people at the table brought up their property values.

Have you been to a public hearing before?[/quote]

Yes. The County Council does it all the time. You sign up to speak, you get X minutes, and the first Y people to sign up can speak.

In fact, they did this at a previous meeting regarding boundary analysis, but instead of first-come, first-served they had the the "pro" side (students) speak first.[/quote]

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