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But what are those other benefits? Also, some PP way above just said that it was all about the achievement gap. So my response was, how do we know that it will really fix the achievement gap and now we have people jumping down my throat that it's more than just the achievement gap. As I said, I was just responding to what another PP above who said:  [b]It's all about closing the achievement gap rightly or wrongly that's what the goal of all of this is. To do that by having less high performing and low performing schools and you do that by tweaking boundaries to try and level out SES levels across attendance areas[/b][/quote]

But it isn't about closing the achievement gap.

Here's the resolution: https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/B8C2XD77A17C/$file/20190108%20ADOPTED%20Rev%20Boundary%20Assessment%20Study-FAA.pdf

WHEREAS, There is significant evidence that greater racial and socioeconomic diversity in
schools provides academic and social/emotional benefits for all students; and
WHEREAS, Policy FAA, Educational Facilities Planning, now permits the superintendent and
Board of Education to consider boundary options that involve not only schools within a high school
cluster, but also other adjacent schools to alleviate the need for additions and portable classrooms;
and
WHEREAS, The Board of Education revised Policy FAA, Educational Facilities Planning, to
consider various factors when changing school boundaries, particularly developing options that
maximize facility utilization and strive to create a diverse student body; now therefore be it
Resolved, That the superintendent of schools hire a consultant, through the Request for Proposal
process and with the approval from the Board of Education, to review school boundaries in light
of revised Policy FAA, Educational Facilities Planning, gather information and data regarding
current school boundaries, benchmark with comparable school systems, and collect community
input on the opportunities and challenges related to boundary setting using multiple methods and
venues, including but not limited to Capital Improvements Program hearings in fall 2019; and be
it further
Resolved, That the consultant present the findings and options to the Board of Education and the
superintendent of schools with all deliberate speed, no later than spring 2020, and that the findings
and options explore potential modifications to current school boundaries that comport to the four
factors in Policy FAA, Educational Facilities Planning: student demographics, geography,
stability of assignments over time, and facility utilization; and be it further
Resolved, That, after receiving the consultant’s report, the Board of Education determine next
steps, including how to obtain feedback from the community.

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