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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sargent Shriver from Wheaton to Woodward,  Farmland from Woodward to WJ.  Move some Kensington kids from WJ into Einstein (if that makes Einstein too overcrowded, make small tweaks like maybe keeping the Flora Singer kids together and sending them to Northwood.)  Move some kids from Kennedy into Wheaton to address overcrowding if needed.  Done.  [/quote]

I don’t disagree with any of this but good lord, the ToK families who live thisclose to Einstein would throw a fit.  Why the BOE won’t stand up to them is beyond me.

All that said, thank you, OP, for starting this thread.  I’ve already submitted feedback to the survey a few times and have emailed Councilmembers.  I know other parents at our schools are doing the same.  I’m all for a larger organizing effort - it’s infuriating that yet again, the wealthiest communities are appeased.  [/quote]

Those wealthy communities organized, responded, and used the forms available to advocate for what they wanted. Unlike the person above said they didn’t think it would make a difference so they didn’t bother responding. Organize and get people engaged![/quote]

I live in Bethesda and did not respond because my last kid will soon be out of MCPS. But in all my years of volunteering, and attending the general County-wide assemblies of school PTAs, I've noticed that parents are so much better organized in well-to-do districts. I think it's because those groups have more people who know how the world works, and which leverage has a chance to work. They know how to organize people, how to communicate, etc.

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+1. It’s some nefarious under the table money or influence campaign. It’s up front organizing by each of the local PTAs with planned talking points and active parents who go to these meetings and respond to the surveys. It’s really no different than the level of parental engagement you see in each of the PTA committees and involvement in activities at these schools. Do I think that made a difference? Absolutely. It’s why you can’t just through money at Title I schools and expect the same results. It requires dedicated commitment from the community year in, year out. That’s somewhat coming from a place of privilege and frankly I don’t care. That’s why folks moved to these places in the first place. MCPS decided that social re-engineering was not viable and decided to focus on the areas immediately impacted by the school, as they should have. You had your chance to voice concerns this spring. It’s a bit late now to try to get organized when others have been doing this for years. And for FWIW, I would gladly pushback again against any changes from the current options and know our PTAs would as well. [/quote]

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