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[quote=Anonymous]You are right, the boundary for DCC #29 is totally enclosed in the current OTES boundary.  Here are some highlights...

OTES is at double capacity and about 1/2 the kids will be "rerouted" to DCC #29 based on a boundary study completed last year.
The new school is being built immediately adjacent to McKenney Hill Park.  Another school/learning center used to stand on the site.
The school will open this fall (2012) with students in Kindergarten through 4th grade.  5th grade students will, for this coming year remain at OTES.
When kids at DCC #29 move to middle school, they will all matriculate to Sligo Middle School and OTES will all matriculate to Newport Mill (previously OTES had split matriculation).
There is a complex naming process that has been started.  The final step is the School Board's official selection of a name which will hopefully happen at their next meeting.
Mr. Kyle Heatwole is the new Principal of DCC #29.  He has an office at OTES.  You can follow him on Twitter (Kyle heatwole@Heatwole29), email him at Kyle_J_Heatwole@mcpsmd.org, or call OTES (301-929-2161) to reach him.  Keep in mind that he is in the process of hiring staff for the school so be patient with the response time.

As for letting the community know this was happening, there were a number of public meetings at the time the boundaries were being debated/drawn for the new school with multiple means of attempting to raise awareness and invite participation.  It is likely that those of us at OTES and Woodlin ES (which doesn't end up being involved in the new boundaries) probably were more aware of it than others because we saw so much about it blazing through our email and listserves but the word was "out on the street."  My guess would be that with a limited budget for the school system, mass mailings just wasn't in the budget.

I for one am excited about the new school and for having all of the kids IN the building (no portables, no space in another school...) together.  I've spoken with Mr. Heatwole a couple of times as well as with teachers who have worked for him at his previous assignment (Rock View Elementary) and I'm pretty excited about him as the Principal of DCC #29.

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