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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a significant faction pushing for MCPS to even our FARMs rates as much as possible among MCPS schools.  What “as much as possible” means and whether the BOE will do it over the objections of low income communities remains to be seen.  Some of this came out of the RM5/Bayard Rustin boundary study where Twinbrook was left with a much higher FARMs rate than the other schools in the cluster.  But the Twinbrook community was not supportive of a change to “integrate” with the other elementary schools in the cluster.  Gaithersburg also relatively recently came out strongly in favor of an addition to Gaithersburg ES rather than “integrate” with Wootton elementary schools.  So it certainly remains to be seen how it will play out.  But balancing FARMs rate is a primary goal of some people involved in this process.[/quote]

Gaithersburg and Wooten?  They are not even adjacent clusters.[/quote]

They actually are adjacent clusters. But PP's account is, at best, incomplete.

The only option involving Gaithersburg and Wootton was:  "Reassign students out of the Gaithersburg Cluster from areas on the periphery of the cluster with existing and master planned housing development."  Specifically, the part of Washington Grove ES east of 370 (around Shady Grove) would have been reassigned to Magruder under that option, and the part of Rosemont ES in Decoverly and Crown would have been reassigned to Wootton.

http://www.candlewoodpta.com/TriCluster_Meeting2ApproachesEnglish.pdf

And then they didn't do that anyway:

https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/A8YUV4614BD0/$file/Rec%20Tri-cluster%20Rdtble%20Disc%20Group.pdf

What does this support? It supports that idea that MCPS is including boundary adjustments in its options - as it should, and as DCUM has been hollering for MCPS to do, for years.[/quote]

Oh I see that little island of Wooten.  I was not aware of that.  Clearly that will become Crown eventually.[/quote]

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