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All current board members are bound by current mcps board of ed policies, one of them being the FAA; which states that boundary decisions should especially strive for diverse student bodies. It doesn't matter who voted for it,when, and if those who voted for it are current members or past. It's the policy that mcps must adhere to..unless the current board decides to change it. It[/quote]

That's actually not what the FAA states, though.[/quote]

You get the point. It wasn't meant to be verbatim. Let's not pretend that the diversity factor is not prioritized.[/quote]

We don't have to pretend. We just have to read the policy and listen to what was said at last week's meeting to know that no factor has a greater weight, but that all four factors are important considerations.[/quote]

DP. That's how I read it, too. And how I've heard MCPS staff explain it.[/quote]

Watch the video and read the policy. In the video, MCPS staff clearly states that boundary studies will view all 4 factors equally, meaning they will look at data under the same equal lens BUT (and this is a huge BUT)... the Board will VOTE based on the data presented by the staff AND the FAA policy. So.. I'm not sure if you guys got that. There's a difference on what MCPS staff has to do VS what the board will do.  MCPS staff has to provide options that look at factors equally. All that means is that they will provide options that prioritize geography; options that prioritize demographics; options that provide utilization; and so on. What the Board will do though is to vote based on the data provided by MCPS staff AND the FAA policy. FAA policy has the words especially strive. AGAIN- just look at how they voted in the Clarksburg study whether you agree with the decision or not.  Dr. Smith even said that it was the first study that was done under the new wording of the FAA.   [/quote]

It's a fact that the wording in the demographic factor of the FAA policy has "especially strive" instead of "strive."

It's also a fact that this was the first boundary study where the FAA policy has the words "especially strive" instead of "strive" in the demographic factor.

It is NOT a fact that the the word "especially" means that the demographic factor is more important than the other factors, or that the BoE believes that the demographic factor is more important than the other factors, or that the demographic factor was more important than the other factors in the upcounty boundary study.[/quote]

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