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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the biggest issue for E. Bethesda has always been the split articulation-- K-2 at RH and then 3-5 at BE (which is a k-5 school with an entirely different student population).  Almost everyone thinks that's a terrible pattern, and the question has been how to fix it.

A majority, but not all, of E. Bethesda residents when asked whether they would prefer to do RH/NCC (or CCES) vs. BE would say BE.  I can't vouch for everyone's motivation but generally I think the fact that it's a single school in walking distance are major reasons.  But I also think that most residents would rather have a consistent articulation pattern, no matter where it sent the kids, than have kids assigned to RH/BE.

The question of how to fix the E. Bethesda articulation pattern is separate from the question of whether the RHPS/NCC/CCES pairing is a good idea generally.  (For what it's worth, I think RHPS/NCC/CCES is a great cluster and I'm just as happy or happier being there vs. BE).
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Thank you for this. It's nice to see a thoughtful post by an East Bethesda resident. Option 3 helped with the "awkward articulation" by matriculating all E. Bethesda kids from Rosemary Hills to NCC. That way, your whole neighborhood would matriculate through elementary school together and would not have to jump into Bethesda Elementary in 3rd grade. This would have been a nice compromise that would have met the concerns of East Bethesda while keeping demographics of each school relatively fair (not balanced, but more reasonable).[/quote]

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