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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] It sounds like it's an issue of priorities. Some people place a higher priority on convenience, other people place a higher priority on the quality of education, and still others fall somewhere in between.

To be fair, though, the Superintendent did focus on the transportation issue, and that has been raised for some here. A PP said that people who don't like option 7 should offer to go to the school they want. If that were an option, I would stay at Westland, even with the long commute, based on the facilities. ?[/quote]

It can always be proposed..[/quote]

I would chose Westland as well.  I actually live much closer to Westland than the new middle and it is far more convenient for my kids to go there, transportation wise.  My older bikes all the way to Westland on the trail to and from school.  Takes him 15 minutes.  Convenient and healthy for him and for our family. My younger sons will not get to do the same thing under this new alignment.  If the Super is going to base his decision on proximity, then let the CCES kids be able to bike to school on the trail.   But we all know the Superintendent isn't worried about how my kids get to  school, just the ones at RCF.

I think Chevy Chase areas nearer to Westland should get to go to Westland.  Heck give everyone the option, school choice!  Let people in CCES, NCC and RCF decide where they want to go.  I guarantee not all the RCF parents see the new middle as the be all end all and are steamed at the new middle lines too.  The ones who are smart see the larger facility, fields and under capacity as the huge bonuses they are.  No one wants to be in an overcrowded school.  I would drive miles to get away from an overcrowded school, knowing that a school with fewer kids is ultimately better for my kids.   I don't want my kids at a school that is at capacity on the first day it opens.[/quote]

Why would you say they only care about RCF kids.  The decision could have easily gone the other way.  Furthermore, CCES and NCC decided that for the purposes of this study they didn't want to split.  The board and super took that into consideration.  You guys. Ouldve supported a split.[/quote]

I and others I know would have supported a supported a split in a heart beat if they did away with RHPS which is comprised of kids bused in from Chevy Chase neighborhoods into Silver Spring and let us have our own neighborhood schools like everyone else in Montco.  Montco said they would not do away with RHPS.  But it they did, then there would be zero need to keep NCC and CCES kids together as they would be at different schools anyway and would never have the relationships that are ripped apart in 2nd grade and promised they can have back in 6th grade.  Since equity doesn't matter as stated by this new decision and proximity does, then RHPS needs to be split into three neighborhood K-5 schools and quit giving these kids the short end of the stick.  If you aren't going to bus middle schoolers in the name of equity, then quit busing my kindergartner! [/quote]

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