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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The boundary decisions will be made in line with MCPS policy FAA, which the board approved recently, and which according to the RFP, the consultant should follow:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/faa.pdf

Have a look at page 7, section G (2)(a):

[quote]
Analyses of options take into account the impact of various options on the
overall populations of affected schools. Options should [b]especially[/b] strive to
create a diverse student body in each of the affected schools in alignment
with Board Policy ACD, Quality Integrated Education. 
[/quote]

Emphasis mine. That word was added in at the last minute before they approved the policy (and there was some objection by a few board members -- it's in the minutes).

Now.. why did they add that in? To me, that shows diversity trumps the other factors.

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No, the word was not added in at the last minute. And diversity was already a factor. The only change was the addition of the word "especially".

Why did they add it in? Presumably because they want the options to especially strive to create a diversre student body in each of the affected schools.

Now, please explain how this relates to potential legal action related to the boundary analysis.[/quote]

I don’t think it matters, but it was added as an amendment made after the revised policy was put out publicly for comments.  So it’s a change that people did not have the opportunity to comment on before it was adopted.  Whether one thinks that is “last minute” or somehow sneaky or nefarious, well, I don’t but you’re going to think what you’re going to think.

I believe it was added because some individuals were very upset that in the RM ES #5 boundary study Twinbrook was left with a much higher FARMs Emirates than the other cluster ESs.  It was not the Twinbrook community that was upset about it, it was other people in the system who didn’t think it should be ok for one ES in a cluster to have that much higher if a FARMs rate than the others.[/quote]

Doesn’t matter?  It does matter.  A lot. Because we live in a democracy.[/quote]

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