Reply to Option H is permanent and the old Wootton HS campus will be closed for good?

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

Reply to "Option H is permanent and the old Wootton HS campus will be closed for good?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the main point needs to be that we DO NOT HAVE THE STUDENTS to justify two schools. We never did!

Crown was a gift so had to be built. IT only makes sense to use it and change the usage of Wootton until the time comes that the enrollment justifies another high school. [/quote]

No, it did not have to be built. I love how everyone thinks they know facts when they don’t. Go look up the deed. It says it can also be used as a public park. If a school truly isn’t needed, why waste millions build it. It could’ve been a great park for community use. [/quote]
dp.. *at the time* there was a need for the two schools, but with declining enrollment and huge budget cuts, *now* it's not necessary.

MCPS has been accused of not pivoting fast enough (makes sense as it is a large school district), but now, they are trying to, and they are still being criticized for it.

Either way, MCPS is damned if they do, and damned if they don't. So, they should just choose the option that makes the most financial sense, and that is *now* H.[/quote]

MCPS projection for enrollment has been consistently above actual numbers since year 2018, and this discrepancy continues to rise until 2025 when they finally decide to fix it. If they could realize and acknowledge the wrong projection back in 2020 when everyone is trapped in home, they could have avoided this bad decision.[/quote]
If that's the case, then any type of projection for boundary changes would be useless.   But, it's usually better to over estimate than under estimate.

How was MCPS to know that some of parents would continue to keep their children out of MCPS after covid?

If anyone can make such accurate projections at the time, they'd be better off playing the stock market than working for MCPS. They'd certainly make more money.[/quote]

Business leaders knew their pre covid projections were no longer accurate. Why didn’t MCPS?  It could have hired a consultant to figure this out.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics