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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in-bound for Einstein but my kids don’t attend yet. I don’t care about nimby Kensington parents who can’t handle the thought of being rezoned to Einstein. [b]I don’t care about nimby currently zoned Einstein parents who can’t handle the thought of any higher FARMs schools being rezoned to Einstein.[/b] My gripe with MCPS is that they don’t have the same course offerings at all the schools. Offer the same classes at each high school and we’re good! [/quote]

To the bolded: currently-zoned Einstein parents also want the same classes at each high school.  It’s not the FARMS rate, it’s the possibility that Einstein won’t have the same classes as other schools because there would be less demand, i.e., your gripe.[/quote]

Einstein, despite being a good school that families are happy with already has limited course offerings.  If you make it smaller, it will lose staff which will decrease offerings.   If you decrease offerings, it will be less diverse as families will move or go private if they cannot transfer to other schools. Right now the only option for advanced classes is MC which is a transportation and timing issue for some.  It’s more doable senior year if you only need math and English, your child has a car and a flexible schedule or not a lot of activities. [/quote]

The tricky thing with Einstein is that it has to lose enrollment because it's over-utilized right now, right?

But yes, as someone with an address that's currently zoned for Einstein but will probably not be in the future - I agree the negative impacts to the school from that should be mitigated, which I don't think the current plans seem to have taken care to do.[/quote]

It is overcrowded and a small reduction in students would be good to get rid of the portables but too many and you lose staff and they aready are short staffed with limited offerings.  [/quote]

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