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[quote=Anonymous]I have 2 kids at RCES and it's crazy.  The school has capacity of 650, had about 800 5 years ago, and shot up over 1000 kids without any development.  People just really like the neighborhood and how walkable it is... and it's not only rich people here - there are plenty of rental apartments in the neighborhood as well as fancier spots (I rent a small townhouse).  And, the education is good/teachers are great.  The kids leave well-prepared, except...

We're nearing 400 kids overcapacity - my daughter eats at 10:45 and there is barely any space for recess with 11 portables.  Most other schools in the general area are overcapacity and the 3 schools undercapacity (Dufief, Darnestown, Travilah) have less than 250 seats available between the three.  Fields Road now is over 100 overcapacity, Rosemont is getting Crown and is projected to be nearly 300 overcapacity soon... ugh.  They can't build additions fast enough.

Also, other MoCo schools are fantastic, but it will take 5-7 years to develop space to send our kids and there is so much new development coming that will eat up those seats before our kids can get there.  There is no answer - it's like a cat chasing it's tail.  This is why we've been asking for MCPS to build another new school in the general neighborhood - we can quickly use up the seats at a brand new school, and it's the only way to ensure that our kids get those spots rather than kids from newly built developments.  Dufief will get an addition in 5-7 years, and will soon be overcrowded after that - Science City is coming with 6000 new homes!  In the next 5 years, EVERY seat in the Gaithersburg/Rockville area will be filled and ALL schools will be overcrowded.

Plus, we like having a walkable community.  Isn't that what MoCo talks about with Smart Growth?  If so many people are enjoying a walkable community, MoCo will then talk about busing them across major roads?  Doesn't make sense...[/quote]

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