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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're recommending hiring 'WXY architecture + urban design' as a consultant:

[url]https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BFFLST57FFD9/$file/Award%20%20Cont%20Districtwide%20Boundary%20Analysis.pdf[/url][/quote]

More from the Bethesda Beat article:

[i]The firm conducted a review of Boston Public Schools school assignment practices in 2013, the website says.

The Boston school system has long struggled with “a legacy of” racial segregation, which was a key focus of WXY’s review. The firm helped create a new school assignment policy by evaluating school capacity, English as a Second Language programs, projected demographic mix, access to quality schools and transportation costs.

Preparation began by ensuring homes of all school children were “geocoded,” or placed on a map with precise geographical coordinates.

WXY evaluated several potential policies based on social equity, school capacity and anticipated transportation costs, according to the website, and it provided enrollment projections based on “fine-grained, location-based” projections.[/i]

[url]https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/cost-of-mcps-school-boundary-analysis-capped-at-475000/[/url][/quote]

We all know what this means. The award and the quote about "Boston's legacy" show that the primary intent of the revised boundaries will not be strengthening local neighborhood communities, or school excellence: it will be addressing the persistent "achievement gap." What I don't understand is why we're paying half a million dollars to do this; with this clear objective, it seems that a few staffers could redraw the lines in Google maps in a few days. Well, at least we know what's coming.[/quote]

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