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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Option B may be worthwhile if the phased construction makes the project at Northwood drag on for several years vs. a 2-year inconvenience[/quote]

These options were shared with Northwood cluster parents:
Option 1: On Site Renovation
In this option, Northwood would undergo a phased renovation that would take 4-5 years. A large number of portable classrooms would be used while sections of the school are torn down and rebuilt. As each section is completed, students would cycle out of the portables into the newer sections of the building. Construction would begin between 2020-2022, and be completed between 2024-2027. Sports fields would be unavailable for the duration of the renovation, so teams would use sports fields at other nearby schools. Site constraints do not permit building a new school on the field as has been done for other schools.
Pros:
- Renovation would start relatively quickly.
- Northwood students would remain together
- Bell times would not change
- Students would remain at the Northwood site, with the same transportation options they have now
- Others (parents, staff, community) would be coming to the same site they are now
- Students would be able to occupy new sections of building as they are completed.

Cons:
- Inconvenience, dust, and noise caused by ongoing construction
- Athletic fields would not be available for construction period
- Many more classes would be moved to portables than now

Option 2: Holding School at Woodward
In this option, Woodward High School (currently housing Tilden Middle School) would be renovated as a holding school for Northwood. The Woodward renovation would begin in approximately 2020, after Tilden leaves, and be completed about 2023 for Northwood to be moved to the renovated Woodward holding facility. Students would be bused from their neighborhoods to the holding school at 11211 Old Georgetown Rd. in Rockville, MD. Northwood would be completely rebuilt over the period of 2-3 years, with an approximate move in date of 2025 or 2026. Sports fields would be unavailable at the holding facility and at Northwood while Northwood is off-site; teams would use sports fields at other schools.
Pros:
- Holding facility would be newly renovated when Northwood students move in
- Northwood would be renovated all at once instead of in sections, and construction would be completed in 2-3 years
- Northwood students would remain together

Cons:
- Students would be bused to and from the holding school (approx. 20-35 min ride each way), making a longer day
- Bell times would change (move later) because of additional transit time
- Holding school not easily accessible by public transportation; public bus ride is over an hour
- Later bell times and added transit time may affect student jobs or off-site extracurriculars
- Others (parents, staff, community) would have to find means to get to the holding facility
- Students would remain in the old building until at least 2023
- Northwood athletic fields would be unavailable from 2023-2026, no athletic fields at the holding school[/quote]

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