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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That testimony makes a great point. Why rush to close Wootton and move its kids to Crown?  Is it to avoid the embarrassment of using it as a holding school for Magritte kids?  Don’t want those kids using the shiny new building?  Seems like the Magruder families want Crown and the Wootton families don’t. If it’s a question of money, wouldn’t it make sense to do this - unless MCPS has no intention of renovating Magruder in the next 5-10 years. And if it does, then there is money to remediate Wootton where it is AND move Magruder kids to Crown for a few years. Everybody wins. [/quote]

No, everyone does not win.

If you are from the Magruder community, I empathize with your frustration, and I am fine with you advocating for your own community and fighting to get what you want.  But please, for the love of G-d, let's have these Rockville folks (the city council, Wootton et. al) STOP acting like they are being gracious by saying that, &quot;In addition to Wootton and Magruder students being held at Crown, we'll allow local kids (FRES and Rosemont Island 8) to attend the holding school too XD XD XD&quot;.  I hope you all realize how ridiculous that statement is.  So my children from the Fields Road cluster should start off for two years as a teeny tiny minority at &quot;Magruder @ Crown&quot;, then two years later as the same teeny tiny minority at &quot;Wootton @ Crown&quot; and have no home school of their own?  It's a completely ridiculous suggestion.  You need to level and accept that when you fly signs stating &quot;CROWN = HOLDING SCHOOL&quot; you are NOT being equitable; you are advoacting AGAINST the interests of the local population for whom Crown was designed and by whom impact taxes were paid.  Again, if that is what you want to do for your community.  By all means, go ahead.  But don't act as though this does not affect others. I believe most of us from FRES and Crown would prefer to stay at QO and/or GHS than to become a tiny minority for years on end in an indefinite holding school.

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In addition to these super valid concerns, there are also real costs associated with this plan. Assuming the cost of Magruder is the same in all options, the superintendent’s recommendation carries a cost of $600 million to get to the point of having an operational holding school and both high schools up and running in safe spaces ($200 million for Crown and $100 million to get Wootton in shape as a holding school). This alternate plan would require between $400-500 million ($200 million for the Crown and $100-200 million for Wootton), a different of $100-200 million depending on the Wootton costs (and anyone who has tracked school renovations knows they rarely come in at the lower estimate). There are dozens of schools across the county that are in desperate need of repair that would have access to considerably fewer resources if the county goes with the Crown holding school approach. Which is another clear reason why the district cannot just reduce this argument to Wootton vs. Magruder, and it can’t be seen as a win-win. [/quote]

Check your math or your description of the factors -- $200+$100 &lt;= $200+between $100 & $200.  I do not quibble with the thoughts that followed.[/quote]

That post must have been made by central office because it made absolutely zero sense[/quote]

Not CO.  Not MCPS, even.

The prior poster was claiming $600M under a scenario of $200M for Crown completion and $100M for remediating Wootton condition to base needs.  Last I looked, $200M + $100M = $300M, not $600M, which is less than or equal to the $300M to $400M (not $400M to $500M) that would be the combination of completing Crown and bringing Wootton up to somewhere between that base standard and something more.

Maybe that poster meant something different (e.g., in referring to Magruder costs being held the same, though that still doesn't compute accordingly), but I suggested clarifying ("or your description of factors") to account for that.  Again, I don't argue with the rest of the post, just the math, as presented.[/quote]

Yup. You’re right - I think the intent based on the numbers available is “$300 million to get to the point of having an operational holding school and both high schools up and running in safe spaces ($200 million for Crown and $100 million to get Wootton in shape as a holding school) under the current plan. This alternate plan would require between $400-500 million ($200 million for the Crown and $200-300 million for Wootton), a difference of $100-200 million depending on the Wootton costs”[/quote]

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