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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SCES needs to be rezoned end of story and it will. The boundaries make zero aense and are inequitable.[/quote]

What’s inequitable about it? Don’t know the boundaries. [/quote]

It is one of the wealthiest schools in the immediate area.  It directly borders a title 1 school (ESS) as well as two focus schools (Woodlin and highland view).  French immersion definitely keeps farms down at SCES, but the disparity is greater than that.  The border is also wonky in shape and not intuitive on its own.  Tbh I don’t actually think there needs to be an ES in the current spot — kids who walk to SCES could mostly walk to ESS or HV.[/quote]

First, Woodlin is not a Focus school.  It's FARMS rate as compared to other Silver Spring schools has it only above Rock Creek Forest (which includes Spanish immersion) and below Pine Crest, Rosemary Hills, Piney Branch, and Takoma Park ES.  Second, I've had kids in both the French Immersion and "academy" (neighborhood) program and it's absolutely true that the FI program brings the FARMS rate down considerably.  Without FI the FARMS rate would likely be a bit higher than Woodlin's.

Not sure why else you think the boundaries make "zero sense" or are "inequitable" although it's true that on the easternmost edge of the catchment, ESS is slightly walkable.  Oak View and Highland View are also sort of walkable from certain areas (if you consider a mile to be walkable) but that doesn't necessarily mean the boundaries are nonsensical.  It means there are a lot of elementary-aged children concentrated in 20910 and environs.  I don't think any of these schools are severely undercapacity.  [/quote]

A PP addressed Woodlin.  FWIW it gets confusing on this forum and I didn’t specify above, but I’m not the same poster who threw around “zero sense” and “nonsensical.”  I still think there’s a problem.  MCPS published data shows ESS is 62% FARMs and SCES about 18%.  Just approximating the academy is 60% of SCES and let’s just say FI is zero percent FARMS, the school is still in the low thirties FARMS for Academy kids.  I do think the county has gone about this poorly, but that kind of highly localized inequity seems to me to be precisely the kind of thing these boundary studies are meant to address — especially when you can move kids within walk zones to other walk zones.  In this case, you very much can.[/quote]

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