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Sally Ride ES already has a split articulation between Clemente and MLK. They could've moved those going to MLK to Neelsville to generate walkers. I am confused about the split articulation issue you bring up because clearly they didn't care about that since the option they chose created two split articulations both at Clarksburg ES and Gibbs. Anyway, the real test will come when the new Neelsville building is built. Let's hope they can come up with reasonable boundaries that will create walkers and balance out FARMS. That would of course require them to look at other nearby middle schools with much lower FARMS rates like Hallie Wells. [/quote]

What makes you think there will be a boundary study for the new Neelsville MS building? Was there a boundary study for the new Luxmanor ES building or the new Potomac ES building or the new Whitman HS addition or...?[/quote]

Well, they can choose not to have a boundary study but they can certainly choose to have one. It's in the CIP which enables MCPS to readjust the boundaries if they feel it is warranted. The school is going to have increased capacity and its FARMS rate is significantly out of balance compared to nearby and adjacent middle schools. For example, NMS is over 65% FARMS while 3 miles over is Hallie Wells which is only 16% FARMS. If they think that's acceptable then they won't but according to what they've been preaching, they'll use the boundary study to adjust that. Of course, MCPS only likes to listen to certain communities so let's see if they walk their talk.  [/quote]

The planned capacity increase is: 106 students (from 956 to 1062).

People are really going to have to make up their minds whether Neelsville MS is sooooooooooooooooo far away or adjacent/nearby.[/quote]
It's actually both.  Neelsville MS is nearby a few neighborhoods that are bused elsewhere and it's far away from the neighborhoods that are bused to Neelsville MS.  Now you're getting it![/quote]

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