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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem for future Woodward families is not so much boundaries. All second round options give that school a chance to develop into a good school over years - the area has many educated families and is growing.

The problem is ridiculous regional plan that gives Woodward focus on arts which appeals to maybe 5% of families at best. With that focus Woodward will have limited class offerings in courses that actually matter in real world - math, science, humanities. So students in Woodward cluster will have option to apply to humanities in WJ (most will chose this option), apply to STEM in Wheaton (very few) or apply to IB in Kennedy (nobody). This will leave Woodward half capacity with drama and photography enthusiasts, and unhappy others that didn't make the list for WJ.

So instead of solving overcrowding and creating a decent new school given its nice location, they will ruin it from the get go by placing a useless and highly specialized magnet in it.

Future Woodward parents should focus their energy on kicking and screaming against the new regional plan, instead of nitpicking between Option A and Option B.[/quote]

This is kinda funny.  Woodward will have far more than most schools have or you can go to MC, which is what the rest of us are forced to do if we want advanced classes.  Lots of kids want the arts.  The reason for Woodward is WJ so you all cannot complain now that you have it.  Arts kids can be extremely smart.[/quote]

Oh people can complain about anything. The advocacy focused on opening Woodward to alleviate crowding at WJ and the DCC and to make WJ and Woodward equivalent in terms of offerings. The different programmatic focus of the two schools in the regional model is a departure from that original ask which may be why people are concerned. There is no reason to think there won't be advanced classes at Woodward though. MCPS is saying all schools will
have Calc BC, Stats, AP Bio, Chem, Phys, Lang, Lit, Gov, USH, World, Human Geo etc. That is advanced. Plus there will be Middle College.[/quote]

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