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Thanks for the links.  So, the latest is that they are going to build a new school in July 2015?

But when was the last time MCPS did a boundary study without having to build new schools?  Aren't there some ESs that are undercapacity, and some that are over?  I would think rebalancing would help the district overall in terms of closing the achievement gap and reducing some of the larger class sizes.[/quote]

The point is that anything that would be a meaningful change would have everybody out on the streets with pitchforks (or in endless committee meetings with pitchforks), followed by lawsuits, followed by a do-over, followed by more endless committee meetings with pitchforks.

Here is the formal boundary study process, minus the pitchforks:

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/planning/BoundProcessDescription.pdf

If you were MCPS, would you think that this was the best thing you could do with your limited resources?[/quote]

Horizon Hill got rezoned to RM HS 20 or so yrs ago.  Wasn't there a lot of grumblings?  But, MCPS manage to do it.  I wasn't here, but I'm sure it was quite a painful experience.  But in the end, it worked out ok, and home prices in HH are still pretty high in comparison to the other areas zoned for RM, or even some in Wootton.  So, if they were able to do it then, can't they do it again in other areas?[/quote]

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