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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am confused about why one poster is obsessed with the idea that the brand new school building is the "lesser" facility. It's a brand new building full of brand new things. The argument over "utilization" is one that is hard to get all riled up about for most people. One group will get a new building and shorter commutes, but the building will be closer to capacity initially. The other group will get an older building and short commutes and be less close to capacity initially. Both groups will get less overcrowding since they currently share the same building, meaning everyone will be able to spread out by 50%.

No plan is perfect and people can be disappointed that their favorite plan isn't the front runner, but the argument that there is massive inequality between these two schools over "utilization" under Option 7 is not going to get traction with most people. Most people are fine with Option 1 and the utilization balance is similar but reversed in terms of which school is nearer capacity. [/quote]

Not quite: CCES and NCC 6th grades are moving to "middle school," so a couple hundred more will be joining the crowds at BCC MS #2. I also think MCPS is keeping the capacity at Westland lower so they can get Westbard Sector Plan approved by switching Whitman cluster kids to BCC/Westland. [/quote]

That's not what the recommendation says. [/quote]

Of course it doesn't..

This is from the Montgomery Planning Department Westbard Sector Plan as an approach for "addressing increased student enrollment": "Additions to schools capable of expansion: Westland Middle School within the Westbard Sector Plan area has available space around it to accommodate an addition. Minor redistricting: Redistrict a small portion of the Walt Whitman Cluster over to the BCC cluster to help balance future new student enrollment" http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agenda/2015/documents/MemoforWestbardWorkSession1October22Finalwithupdatedcorrespondence.pdf[/quote]

Then, what about what's on page 3 here: http://gis.mcpsmd.org/cipmasterpdfs/CIPFY18_SupplementA_BCCMS2.pdf?  Who wins the fight over schools, the Planning Board or MCPS?[/quote]

The developers/planning board, but I believe they're all in it together. MCPS doesn't fight with them over what's best for schools or students. They're statistics help prop up whatever the developers want..[/quote]

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