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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What really *should* have happened if so many Wootton parents weren't so hellbent on getting a brand new school on the current Wootton site AND keeping their entire cluster together (totally unrealistic when it is a boundary study intended to redraw boundaries of multiple schools) is the following:

- Crown HS - populated with DuFief, Stone Mill, Travilah, Rosemont, and Fields Road, (with Fallsmead Rio island going to Crown)

- Wootton (at current location) - Fallsmead (without Rio island), Lakewood, Cold Spring, and Ritchie Park

- RM - Twinbrook, Beall, Bayard Rustin, and College Gardens

This scenario would help to alleviate the overcrowding at RM, focus on geographic proximity for filling Crown while keeping 3 of the Wootton cluster schools together at both current Wootton and Crown, and maximize walkers/minimize buses at Wootton.  Right now 100% of Ritchie Park kids are bussed to RM, but at least 60% could walk to Wootton.

I know Ritchie Park wanted to stay at JW and RM, but again, that is nonsensical from a boundary study perspective as well - at least one school in the RM cluster should/should have been moved to fulfill the original plan/promise to alleviate RM overcrowding and Ritchie Park makes the most sense from a geographic, minimizing buses perspective.[/quote]

But you are ignoring FARMS in your scenario (or maybe you aren't because you would be at your dream Wootton).[/quote]

DP.  I don't know what you're trying to accomplish.  FARMS is not controlled by the school.  It's controlled by the parents.

In my opinion, the best way MCPS can help FARMS students is to intercept them early in Elementary School.  Provide the academic basics.  Provide hope.  And, in my opinion, institute a program that any top student (as evidenced by standardized test scores, FARMS or not) may be granted the right to COSA to any other under-capacity school of their choice in MCPS as a reward.  This incentivizes learning and achievement.

My guess is that wouldn't make you happy if an academically competitive environment was created?  My guess is you really don't care about FARMS kids?  Am I right? [/quote]

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