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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WJ is overcrowded because of all the new building in the area, which hasn't stopped.  I think for once they did something in a good way, because otherwise WJ would be overcrowded again, quickly.

[b]Why has no one mentioned the overcrowded planned for Kennedy, in all 4 options?[/b]

In the program analysis, WJ is not intended as a STEM school, its a humanities school, with rare foreign language (rare isn't the right word, but Im not taking the time to look up what is).  And starting so under capacity, I dont think WJ will become the great STEM hub you all think it will.[/quote]

It looks like this is due to load balancing between Kennedy and Wheaton, which are in the same region, as Wheaton was SEVERELY overutilized in the first set of options (some of them had Wheaton at 120% utilization).

But I have a feeling Wheaton families are not going to like losing access to Wheaton for Kennedy, whose building is not as new or nice as Wheaton.

Also, it's interesting the disparity for Kennedy in terms of actual '25-'26 enrollment and resident students within bounds. I think that means Kennedy is losing anywhere up to about 300 students to other DCC schools, and maybe some countywide programs. Is that read right?[/quote]

Wheaton is still over utilized in all of these options. Did you not notice the consultants added 500 seats to Wheaton with one footnote as an "explanation" that does not remotely explain this choice? Newsflash - 500 seats did not magically.appear.at Wheaton between the first and second round of options. This is a money grad by MCPS by crying overcrowding later when it turns out o they have to BUILD that space to get the 500 seats - when there is plenty of space in the existing buildings.

I'm so angry at MCPS and the consultants right now..their incompetence and disregard for the community is a disgrace. But I guess I shouldn't be surprised.[/quote]

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