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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reviving this thread to ask a question:

We are currently looking at a house zoned for SSIMS and Northwood (zoned for Forrest Knolls elementary). I have literally just learned about the proposed closure of SSIMS while looking into the schools associated with this house.

If we have a kid entering middle school in 2029, is there any way to figure out now what middle school they would end up attending, given SSIMS is likely to close before the 2029-2030 school year? I can't make heads or tails of what I'm reading online and have no prior experience with MCPS so I need some handholding. I also see there is a magnet middle school program but I have no idea how that works or how easy it is to get a match there or what the magnet programs even are.

TIA to anyone willing to explain this to me![/quote]

Forest Knolls is re-assigned to Sligo MS starting in 2027, not SSIMS anymore.  You can see the final map here: https://maulfoster.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=dbc077a0c6fe4b83bfc6593589a77c41

There's still a chance that if they close SSIMS in 2029 (the earliest the school would close, although the announcement of ES and MS closures will come in spring 2027), they would rework middle school boundaries for the other middle schools, so your child could still be indirectly affected.  But I expect Forest Knolls would most likely stay at Sligo even if/when SSIMS closes.[/quote]

Thank you, that's helpful. And thanks to other posters for info on magnets and links. This is overwhelming.[/quote]

DP - my kid is in 1st grade and I am learning to roll with the punches regarding MCPS. You have to accept a level of instability, changes and decisions from school system leaders you may very reasonably believe to be highly unwise. They constantly ask for feedback but ultimately their decisions are going to be primarily driven by politics. Which is frustrating but that's democracy for you. The worst system except for all the other ones.[/quote]

To be honest, look into this is making me rethink our plan to relocate to MCPS this summer. We are in DCPS now. A major impetus for moving out of the city is wanting to simplify the school situation. We live on Capitol Hill, our kids are happy at their elementary, but so many people leave before middle school, there's this big exodus at 4th for charters, no one likes the IB high school, the lottery is exhausting -- I am looking for stability and consistency and maybe MCPS is not it. I do like this house, unfortunately.[/quote]

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