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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how everyone is whining about what they think will happen from a study that a) hasn't yet been awarded, or even started and b) no one has suggested ANY actual changes.  Just hypotheticals of what they either want, or don't want, to happen, which sends everyone into a tizzy.  So typical....[/quote]

Can we be honest about the fact that the report will influence recommended changes, even if it won't directly create them? The constant barrage of posters saying "this won't change any boundaries, calm down" are a bit ridiculous. Of course THIS study won't directly change boundaries, but if you are BOE and you want justification to change them in the future, setting up this study is an important/essential first step. [/quote]

Can we be honest about the fact that nobody knows what BoE will or won't do, given that (as the PP said) no one has suggested anything, the study hasn't even been started, the contract hasn't been awarded, and the RFP says not to make recommendations?

If you want to panic, then panic. But don't say that it's a fact-based panic, because it's not.[/quote]

75% utilization at Cold Spring? That is generous. Actually, Cold Spring ES has a capacity of 458 and enrollment of 327, which is 71%. Then also remember that about 100 of those students are nonlocal students being bussed in for the CES. Actual local enrollment is more like 227, for a utilization of under 50%[/quote]

Cold Spring is a huge issue of what the council and board are blind to.  There were two easy options.

1. Close the school and move the kids into Beverly Farms and Wayside.  Both under capacity.  Move the CES into another school that is under capacity or needs a different SES/FARMS level.

2. Move Horizon Hill out of Rtichie Park and into Cold Spring.  It would have alleviated buses since Horizon Hill is in walking distance to Cold Spring, but currently gets bused to Ritchie Park.  And it would have alleviated how overcrowded Ritchie Park is with 6 portables while Cold Spring has 1-2 empty classrooms open PER GRADE!

This is a very common sense move.  It doesn't require much thought at all into it.  It could have been done years ago.

And don't get started on Rachel Carson.  That is a train wreck. Almost 1200 kids in one elementary school.  :shock:  You move all the other neighborhoods BUT Kentlands and Lakelands out to Dufief which is also at about 70% capacity and a ghost town.

Why these schools, both with sister schools right up the street weren't [b]easily[/b] adjusted years ago is embarrassing.  But let's pay someone millions to look into it.   :roll:  How about we demand more of our sh*tty board who does NOTHING[/quote]

There's nothing easy about boundary changes. Have you ever been through a boundary study? It was the recent change in policy FAA which now allows looking at adjacent clusters. This will help in the situations you mention, and is exactly the kind of thing the boundary analysis will figure out.[/quote]

Yes, in other districts this is not an issue.  Boundary changes are done every 2-3 years.  They keep up with it.  Keep the schools even.  MCPS has not.  They have ignored it.  Just passing the one policy to look at adjacent clusters isn't good enough.  It hasn't changed anything yet.  And they won't make any boundary changes for at least 3 more years due to this survey.  [/quote]

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