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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like the option 3. It tries to bring much needed diversity in many schools.[/quote]

[b]WJ becomes 30%[/b], Woodward 50% and Whitman 20% FARMS?

MCPS needs to calculate bus time and see if it's practical. As long as bus rude is not longer than 20-25 minutes, it will work. Longer than than is impractical.[/quote]

What is current FARMS in WJ? [/quote]

19.8 according to their charts.  WJ is a wonderful, diverse school with many high performing students.  That’s why it’s so overcrowded, unfortunately[/quote]

It's overcrowded because the geographical area assigned to it is too large and populated.[/quote]

Yah people buy into WJ because its the cheapest W and the housing is dense coupled to a bunch of apts. Whitman and Churchill have very few Apts so it is easier to project attendance. [/quote]

That is not true. I chose my neighborhood because I loved the proximity to Rock Creek, and I didn't want my kids to go to Whitman or Churchill. Those schools are a little bit too much for my tastes. I love the WJ Community.[/quote]

Same. We also love WJ for our kid. The big huge diverse school has actually been ideal for DC. If I had to go back in time I think I would vote for expand WJ over build Woodward so that WJ can continue as is just with the appropriate infrastucture.

Before the DCC people jump all over me for wanting to exclude, I am observing that there are benefits to a large school in terms of electives, clubs etc. Big doesn’t work for all kids but we like it.

There is nothing inherrently wrong with people loving their kid’s school and wanting it to continue. Isn’t that ideały what we would all feel? Loving your kid’s school because your kid is thriving there and it is convenient for family logistics?

And advocating for necessary resources to achieve that everywhere?

I don’t think option 3 is a panacea but it sure is disruptive in terms of commute times.[/quote]

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