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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They will change a few neighborhoods on the very edges of DCC, at most.  They will draw from the bulk of DCC [b] only through the magnet program, [/b]which will do just a little to help DCC overcrowding and likely take from among the more motivated DCC students.  Ws need not be concerned -- their needs will be met, and they won't have to worry about socioeconomic mixing.

Now the boundary analysis, on the other hand...nah -- that has enough over-focused political interest to burn itself up and get buried.  No real solutions for those most in need.[/quote]

What magnet program? [/quote]

Woodward is supposed to have a magnet program when it opens.  Regional, I think, maybe arts/performing arts?  They were going to be building that out while the displaced Northwood population resided there for 2 years after completion of phase 1.[/quote]

Nothing about a new magnet program has been decided.[/quote]

Sources tell me this won't happen.[/quote]

Good. Every available seat in the building is going to be needed f
or the WJ + DCC kids.[/quote]

Nah, just the nearby adjacent schools like WJ, Einstein, and BCC. By making room at these schools, they can shift their boundaries to create room at other adjacent DCC schools when needed.[/quote]

BCC is nowhere near Woodward—it's 5.8 miles away. I can't imagine they'd bus kids that far, especially with morning commuter traffic.
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Some kids can go to WJ from BCC, they don't have to bus to Woodward. WJ can move more kids to Woodward to make extra space. So on ....[/quote]

[b]Woodward is for WJ[/b] and the DCC. BCC is not part of it, no matter how many times you post on DCUM.[/quote]

What's does it even mean? WJ is not outside of MCPS. It's all one system. I am not sure what do you mean by how many times posing here. I have not posted in this forum for more than 1 years.

MCPS should do what's best for entire MCPS.

Yes, Woodward aim is to help WJ in overcrowding. But when doing the process, it's best to look at all adjacent boundaries to come up with something which does not involve long bus ride and also create diverse schools. That means diverse schools as much as possible in as many schools without having long bus rides. BCC, Churchill etc may not have overcrowding, but all boundaries should be looked at same time. That may mean shifting school population in Churchill. Whitman, BCC, WJ, DCC , Wootton, RM ....

It will be criminal for BOE to not do what's best for entire student population and simply listen to nonsense like Woodward is for WJ.

This is the best time to do widescale boundary change. Current set of parent getting angry should never be a reason to not do what's best for next 30 years.[/quote]

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