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When MCPS did the boundary change for the new RM elementary, I think they did most of this.  There were naps with different options.  They put out data on the effects each one would have on the schools in terms of size , FARMS, ELL etc.  They added more options after public review.  It was still contentious and messy but I did not feel like they hid anything.[/quote]
I believe this is true.  However, A) this was BEFORE the boundary policy prioritized diversity so the boundaries would probably look very different if they were decided today and B) afterward, a few BOE members lamented not choosing the boundary option that would have bused Twinbrook kids to Richie Park Elementary and Horizon Hill kids to Twinbrook Elementary despite the loudest opposition coming from Twinbrook families for whom busing was pretending to help.[/quote]

Except that they did the same thing AFTER the boundary study policy change (which did not actually do what you incorrectly claim it did), too. [/quote]Define "same thing."[/quote]

This same thing.

[quote]There were maps with different options.  They put out data on the effects each one would have on the schools in terms of size , FARMS, ELL etc.  They added more options after public review.  It was still contentious and messy but I did not feel like they hid anything.[/quote][/quote]
I don't understand what point you're trying to make.[/quote]

I was replying to this person:

If MCPS was totally honest, they would clearly publish maps to all parents, explain where their children would be, then ask each parent to provide an opinion.

The instruction would be clear, such as, "if you live in this part of the map, your ES would be A, your MS would be B, and your HS would be C under Option A"

There would also be clear reasons stated for boundaries such as "the reason why this zone was attached here was that 500 families are in zone A, but zone B only has 50 projected families, so could be transported for less cost to the other ES."

This type of openness and honesty is something that the current MCPS leadership would never do.[/quote]

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