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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of the MCPS staff members who made early decisions about Woodward and Crown and the boundary studies are gone.

Enrollment numbers were on a completely different trajectory pre-COVID and MCPS reasonably thought the Covid dip was a blip and would recover. They didn’t plan on Trump II illegally decimating federal employment in our county, and I don’t blame them for not anticipating that.

So now a new Superintendent and new MCPS employees are living with construction approved 6+ years ago and enrollment projections that have changed substantially since the original boundary study plans and scope were approved. They are also dealing with a previous Superintendent’s decision not to include ES boundaries in the current scope.

There is no conspiracy. There are less than ideal conditions and a lack of continuity in decision making as well as questionable data practices. But there’s no conspiracy and anyone who could be said to be responsible has already left. They knew this was going to be a shit-show and they got out before this stage for a reason. [/quote]

+1[/quote]

I get they are in a rock and hard place, but why make it worse? Why not delay and take the time to speak w Wheaton Woods? [/quote]

They knew in July 2024 that Crown wasn’t needed. As such, they didn’t have to break ground and could have released the land back to Gaithersburg or sought an extension. They suggested moving an existing school (Wootton) into Crown in November 2024 after construction was underway - so that it was too late to stop it. To do that, they had to commission a boundary study that would justify moving the Wootton boundary to encompass Crown. [/quote]

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