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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the superintendent (first page of the thread)

[b]No Recommendations for Boundary Changes: The final report WILL NOT include recommendations for boundary changes/student reassignments. MCPS will use data and research from the report to inform future boundary studies.[/b]

What I don't get is why MCPS is paying for an external expert to conduct a districtwide analysis of school boundaries if they are not going to make any recommendations?    Presumably MCPS already has data on relevant factors to determine school boundaries, such as current school capacities,  student demographics, and planned housing developments.    I find it much easier to find information on what the boundary analysis is [b]not[/b] going to do, than on what it is going to do.      What will the final product look like?    What are we paying for?

(I admittedly haven't able to attend any of the meetings so far.)[/quote]

Here's the thing.  Both the RFP and the proposal from WXY indicated a deliverable of giving potential modifications.  WXY bid on the project based on the RFP, which asked for "potential modifications."  After all of the pushback from the community, BOE backpedaled and stated that there would be no boundary adjustment options presented.  So you are right, we are paying for more than we are being delivered, because we essentially told them, "Never mind, we don't need that, but we'll still pay you $500K."

From the RFP (potential modifications that would positively impact the four factors and align student assignment patterns with Board policy and analysis of any potential modifications that are identified and presented):

[img]https://i.imgur.com/ylfcdkW.png[/img]

From the WXY Proposal (Task 3.3 Deliverable: Summary presentation outlining three (3) initial cluster boundary plan options with associated KPI scorecards):

[img]https://i.imgur.com/mfqMULL.png[/img]

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