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Because the study specifically says overcrowding ay NW will be relieved by updates to Seneca Valley.  This could only happen through changing boundaries.[/quote]

It says:  "Projections indicate enrollment at Northwest High School will exceed capacity by almost 200 seats by the end of the six-year CIP planning period. Enrollment will continue to be monitored to determine if space is needed in the future. The revitalization/expansion project of Seneca Valley High School, scheduled for completion in August 2018, provides the opportunity to construct enough capacity to address the projected overutilization at Northwest High School in the future."

I suppose that people can worry if they want to worry. It doesn't sound to me like anything's happening anytime soon.
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Strange that it doesn't occur to you that posters are concerned because they've seen projected dates and realize they will be impacted.  Time is relative... If your child is in K in that cluster it's inevitable that they will be impacted.[/quote]

No, no, it did occur to me! But inevitable? I don't think so. This is the FY 2015-2020 Capital Improvement Plan. It's for $1.549 billion. And that's with the delay of 20 previously-approved modernizations. They would like a $2.2 billion CIP.  But I'll be very surprised if they even get $1.549 billion.

So, as I said, if you want to worry that some day MCPS might rezone your Northwest neighborhood to send your kids to Seneca Valley, at some point, if Northwest becomes overcrowded -- well, go ahead. It's not impossible. All kinds of things can happen. But MCPS has an awful lot of much more immediate capacity and facility problems to worry about.

You can read the superintendent's letter to the school board here: http://gis.mcpsmd.org/cipmasterpdfs/CIP15FrontMatter.pdf

(You can also help push for more state funding for capital improvement for MCPS: http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/News/press/PR_details.asp?PrID=13088 )

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