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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also there is no reason why you can't move to the regional model and still keep consortia.  The new regions could be structured as consortia too.  The last time the transportation budget for the consortia was estimated it was quite small, just a tiny drop in the bucket of MCPS's total budget, and the added cost would be even less now since they'll already be paying to run buses all across each region for the regional programs anyway.[/quote]

In no way do I want to live in a consortium. I like the way they are doing it -- people go to their home school unless they want a speciality program. I want to know that my neighbors who choose public will be at our school--and that they kids we went to middle school will be, too--unless they make the choice to apply and then get into a magnet. [/quote]

In a consortium you can still be guaranteed your home school.  So are you saying you don't want.a consortium because you want to force your neighbors' kids into the same school your kids are going to, whether they want to or not? Lovely of you   (And still doesn't even work because all your kid's middle school friends could still choose to go to a regional program at a different school anyway.  So it has all the downsides of a consortia model without the benefits.)[/quote]

Correct. I want my kids to go to a neighborhood school. [/quote]

Adding: We specifically chose not to live in the DCC because we didn't want to live in a consortium. One reason we left the District was how much we hated lotteries and what we saw it do to neighborhood schools. We are here so that our kids can go to their zoned schools with most of their neighbors. There is a huge benefit to that in terms of friendships and community-building. Yes, some will leave with more regional options, but those who don't will be able to build the community in our neighborhood schools. [/quote]

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