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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I think the reason for the confusion is that there were two different map rezonings that occurred from Wootton to RM. The first was HH in 1987, and the second was in connection with Fallsgrove opening around 2002 or 2003 (as at that time, it looked like Wootton would be overcapacity and RM would be under - things have changed on that front over the years).[/quote]

This is a good example of a very bad decision made based on diversity zoning and piss poor capacity planning. Wooton never reached overcapacity and RM is overflowing. Great job MCPS. [/quote]
I generally agree, but in MCPS's defense, I will say that part of the issue here is that these areas had a big boost in property value between 2002 and 2007, such that the price point for single family homes in these zip codes has made them accessible to a smaller segment of the population. The result, in the case of Wootton, is that you have much wealthier families in these homes than before, which often means parents who have kids later, and frequently have smaller families. If you compare a lot of the Wootton neighborhoods to 30 years ago, there's a lower birth rate and smaller number of students. You combine with the fact that Wootton doesn't have much new development (and what it has isn't the type of mixed-use development that's now being approved), and it's simply an area with a comparatively stagnant school population.

Just all the more reason that the area needs to be redistricted substantially to reflect the demographics and population trends of 2019, not those of 1970.[/quote]

I thought an issue like this was at the core of the boundary study that is going forward.  If schools close together have large enrollment differences, like Dufief and Rachel Carson, there should be a mechanism to balance it out and utilize the available space for the benefit of all the taxpayers.  If diversity comes into play, the result will still be actual students being moved from crowded to less crowded conditions.  [/quote]

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