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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is painful to read the (pretend) outrage toward Woodward families because they are requesting for WJ and Woodward - and every high school ideally! - to have similar utilization rates.

There is something very, very wrong when utilization rates differ so widely among schools. This is the opportunity to even it out and this recommendation absolutely does not do that. [/quote]

The truth is parents are mostly outraged at the numbers of FARMS kids now attending their kids school.  I guarantee they would have said nothing about utilization rates if two wealthier elementary schools were zoned for Woodward.  This sentiment about FARMS kids does not just apply to these Farmland and Luxmanor parents, it really applies to all these Bethesda and Potomac parents who would be protesting if this situation happened to them.   These families don’t mind financially supporting these FARMS families and schools, but they definitely don’t want them coming to their kids school.  Let’s not kid ourselves that it’s anything other than that….[/quote]

It's simple: Caucasian Farmland and Luxmanor home owners do not want poor, brown Wheaton kids affecting the value of their homes and the perceived quality of the school.

They repeatedly said they were OK with the options presented and pretended as if they thought those were the only menu of options that could be picked (so they are either liars or stupid if they really didn't know the Super couldn't propose something else).  But in theory they were OK with up to 32% FARMS and 90% Utilizations. So they get 3% more FARMS kids with the superintendent's recommendation and they cry foul now.  Why didn't they comment all year strongly opposed to say Option D and F?

Option A had 27% FARMS for Woodward and 80% Utilization
Option B had 28% FARMS and 73% Utilization
Option C had 27% FARMS and 81% Utilization
Option D had 32% FARMS and 86% Utilization
Option E had 27% FARMS and 80% Utilization
Option F had 30% FARMS and 90% Utilization
Option G had 27% FARMS and 81% Utilization
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No sympathy. I’m zoned for Woodward and like the recommendation fine. Sorry my kids rely on FARMS[/quote]

The post you’re quoting is actually really helpful for showing that the consultants proposed a range of recommended options and where Taylor landed is not anywhere within the range shown. This decision impacts thousands of children. Taylor has not faced enough scrutiny for his changes. [/quote]

It’s really helpful for Taylor to illustrate it was single digit changes from what he proposed in farms and utilization. Not catastrophic 11th hour changes like the orange shirts want everyone to think. [/quote]

The GP split articulation between WJ and Woodward was an unwelcome surprise. Maybe they should split articulate VM instead, sending all of GP to Woodward. That probably would satisfy a lot of folks as long as it keeps the utilization down below 90% (ideally well below 90%). This doesn’t have to be so hard.[/quote]

Why? Because you want the rich white kids in GP at Woodward instead?[/quote]

Because years ago, MCPS asked WJ families to vote (survey) on whether to expand WJ or build Woodward. The vote was to build Woodward, so long as the Tilden MS feeders — all of them — went to Woodward TOGETHER. Garrett Park, Farmland, Luxmanor. WJ then helped advocate for funding for Woodward etc. FOR YEARS. That was the deal. Under modified B, yes the wealthier GP families (majority of the single family homes) are going to WJ, but that’s not why.[/quote]

Sounds like you don't live there and those people are long gone.  The Garrett Park guy at the 2/24 BOE meeting mentioned the support of the community for the Superintendent's proposal or original option B. Apparently he was the SMOB on the BOE back in the day so I bet he remembers the history too.  [/quote]

Interesting. There seems to be the misguided belief that they are going to use an option provided by the consultants. Looks like that ship has sailed. “Those people” (like me) are certainly not long gone. What we want is for Woodward to be a wonderful new school for all students. A performing arts magnet, that is top notch, would be a wonderful addition to our county. (Major gap today.)

Also let’s not forget that Viers Mills once WAS part of Woodward and got excluded when the other three schools went to WJ. (And no, I wasn’t here then but know plenty of people who were. It didn’t go terribly well.)[/quote]

You really are in favor of a fashion design magnet?  Dance?  Backstage theater set up? They should mix it up. OK fine have some program for the drama nerds and kids who like to play music. But they should have some rigorous science, math or language arts program in there too.  Middle college means shipping your kid up the road to be with community college people...ie, people not smart enough to get into a real college. Dilutes the high school experience.[/quote]

Did you realize there are actually jobs in performing arts, it’s actually a major industry in LA but elsewhere? And some kids from our county will go on to work in this field? We can’t all be engineers PP.[/quote]

An elective or 2? Sure. An entire school curriculum? No

Art will not support Montgomery county. And it is Montgomery county tax dollars funding that school. Census data indicates the vast majority of Americans end up living within 50 miles of where they grew up.[/quote]

All for it. I love community theater![/quote]

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