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[quote=Anonymous]MCPS has a very bad history of accurately predicting class size.  IT ALL RELATES TO DEVELOPMENT.  If schools are above X percentage of capacity, then new development can not occur.  So, MCPS has a clear incentive to underestimate so development can continue.  And when the extra kids register, here come the trailers/pods for extra classrooms.  There is simply put NO ONE accountable.  No one in the planning department at MCPS will ever get fired for underestimating the number of kiddos coming up the pike.  Also, there is VERY little planning between the Planning Department and MCPS.  MCPS does not see the need.  WTF?   MCPS has been left on its own in its own little empire with no check or balance and exceedingly poor planning is the result.  It is essentially beholden to none - it is nice to be KING.

So, if you want better planning for schools, tell the school board and the superintendent that you want to see joint planning with public involvement, so the impact of new development is clearly understood and factored into school construction.  Also, MCPS needs to get much better than it has been in constructing schools using more modern criteria - building schools for the 1950s is not a gold standard.  Maybe take a trip to see some great new schools in constrained environments like DC or NYC...   [/quote]

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