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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] What happens to the kids to start six grade(class of 2016)at Westland  and then their school placement changes in seventh grade do they have to switch then or can they finish out at westland?[/quote]

Interesting outcome of selecting Option #1, is that there would be no students in this position.  Option 1 populates BCC MS #2 only with students coming from NCC & CC (which include the RH students).  Right now, NCC & CC have 6th grade.  So, when BCC MS #2 opens in 2017-18 with 6th and 7th grade only, the students headed to BCC MS#1 would be both the 5th and 6th grade coming from NCC & CC.  Starting 6th & 7th grade.

Under option #1, the NCC / CC / RH students that had been at Westland for 7th in 2016-17 would finish 8th at Westland in 2017-18.

The 6th graders that started at Westland from WB, Somerset, RCF, Bethesda would be assigned to Westland going forward for 7th grade.

The only problem that I see with Option #1 is that the BCC MS #2 has a lower utilization rate than Westland.

An Option #1A might be to send the Spanish Immersion from RCF to BCC MS#2, and the English classes from RCF to Westland.  But I don't think the capacity difference is that dramatic. . . . so would think this adjustment would not be needed.  it could be considered as a future option if the schools for whatever population growth reason, become very unbalanced with utilization (for example, many CC students go private rather than ride a bus to someplace outside the beltway!)

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Unfortunately,  the new middle will not stay under compacity for long.  All of the purple line multi family unit development will feed into the new middle.   It needs to be at 82% capacity to just allow for all the new growth happening soon.   Westland has no new development of the same magnitude any time in the near future and it a much larger capacity school.  At the meeting, it was stated that the proposed Westbard development will feed into Pyle and will not effect Westland numbers.

Also, thank you for your level headed analysis of what is the obvious and most equitable choice in every way.  Option one has all the equitable and fair numbers incl. school capacity and socioeconomic diversity with adding benefit of not fracuring the RHPS community including NCC and CCES.[/quote]

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