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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i really dont understand the "save wootton" people. the "school" will still exist with the teachers and the programs. why do you cling to a crumbling building?[/quote]

Because it isn't about the school or the education.  It is about the property values.

That and the relatively normal human instinct to reflexively reject change of any kind.  Which, while understandable, is not persuasive.[/quote]

Their property values will not change over school boundaries.  It may change because of what is going on in the country right now.[/quote]

Not only will the property values change, but a huge draw for the county will be gone. High income earners that are looking to put down roots are looking at the ratio of home price to academic cluster success. [b]Wootton clears that hurdle for many, and the resulting Crown will not.[/b] Taylor has no skin in the game and will not feel the effects, but the County will.[/quote]

1. There is no (research-backed) reason to believe that Wootton at Crown will be meaningfully less "successful" than the current location.
2. The county will not lose high income earners because of this move.  There are plenty of other locations within the county with the same "ratio" that you describe.[/quote]

Of course there isn’t any Crown specific research. It’s not open yet. But it’s common sense that there will be a dip (potentially significant, depending on the past performance of the non-Wootton kids who get to go to Crown). Wootton at Crown may recover in 5-10 years, but the damage will be done.

Yes, the county will lose high income earners, likely to Virginia, as there will be one less “W” school. [/quote]

I feel the need to address your concerns directly.  I grew up in the Fields Road system and lived in that district throughout my childhood.  However, for personal reasons, I was able to get a transfer to Frost from Ridgeview in 7th grade and then went on to Wootton for HS.  I was consistently at the top of my class, got into many highly ranked private and public colleges/universities (am attending one now), took enough AP classes I was able to bank an entire semester of college, came into college having already taken multivariable calculus, etc.

Both of the kids right next door to me in my neighborhood went to the Poolesville magnet program, and there were several more high achieving kids around me in the Fields Road district.  As for the ones who opted to go to the magnets at Poolesville, now that Wootton @ Crown is going to have the SMCS program, I'd assume most of these high achieving kids will stay at Wootton @ Crown Farm.

So, while you are correct that there are more disadvantaged families at Fields Road that have difficulty getting to the same place as children from the Wootton district, you are being far too categorical with your assumptions.  Plenty of families from FRES CAN accomplish much more than you seem to think.  I think you are also failing to consider the fact that the majority culture at Wootton @ Crown will still be made up of individuals who come from and represent the high-pressure environment of Wootton.  Had I gone to QO, I am sure I would have been a good student as well; however, I believe the peer pressure of the highly academic environment of Wootton did push me to exert myself more.  Given the students from SMES, DuFief, TES, Fallsmead and Lakewood will be setting the culture through their majority, it is highly likely that there will be MORE pressure created within those coming from Fields Road or Rosemont Island #8 than the latter scenario you seem to be worried about (where the inclusion of these groups will attenuate the competitiveness of Wootton).  [/quote]

Your personal experience does not change the current statistics of the school. Both Fields road and Rosemont are below 50% in math and reading proficiency. That’s the problem. Compare proficiency levels to any of the current Wootton feeders. So yeah you and your “neighbors” were not the norm-you were the outliers. Always have a couple of those at any low performing school-it’s the school statistics as a whole that matter. [/quote]

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