Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 12:26     Subject: Re:Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you sure there isn't a closer bus stop? I see Wheaton stops all over the areas zoned for Northwood.

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/transportation/busroutes/04782bus.pdf


Nope , I even talked to the head of Transportation and she said that she couldn’t offer a different stop and that “a 17 minute walk along a busy road isn’t bad” . It’s ridiculous .


You can just go to a different stop of your choice.


The next closest stop is 26 minutes away. I’m not making my daughter walk half an hour every day . If there was another stop available I wouldn’t be complaining .
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 12:25     Subject: Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why not go to Northwood? This is the obvious solution.

As for Blair, that’s not going to happen.


I’ve heard that Mcps is planning to put Northwood under construction to renovate the school , many kids are also still going to classes in mobile classrooms . I do not want her in that learning environment .


Yes, Northwood students will all be bussed over to Woodward on Old Georgetown Rd for two years, 2024 to 2026.


In Rockville ? That’s even worse than wheaton !!!! Mcps is so inconsiderate.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 12:22     Subject: Re:Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you sure there isn't a closer bus stop? I see Wheaton stops all over the areas zoned for Northwood.

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/transportation/busroutes/04782bus.pdf


Nope , I even talked to the head of Transportation and she said that she couldn’t offer a different stop and that “a 17 minute walk along a busy road isn’t bad” . It’s ridiculous .


You can just go to a different stop of your choice.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 12:21     Subject: Dcc transfer
Hire someone to drive your kid to and fro or switch to Northwood.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 12:20     Subject: Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why not go to Northwood? This is the obvious solution.

As for Blair, that’s not going to happen.


I’ve heard that Mcps is planning to put Northwood under construction to renovate the school , many kids are also still going to classes in mobile classrooms . I do not want her in that learning environment .


Yes, Northwood students will all be bussed over to Woodward on Old Georgetown Rd for two years, 2024 to 2026.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 12:19     Subject: Re:Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:Are you sure there isn't a closer bus stop? I see Wheaton stops all over the areas zoned for Northwood.

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/transportation/busroutes/04782bus.pdf


Nope , I even talked to the head of Transportation and she said that she couldn’t offer a different stop and that “a 17 minute walk along a busy road isn’t bad” . It’s ridiculous .
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 12:17     Subject: Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is new to mcps , she was private schooled from k-8 . Our home school is Northwood HS . Last year we did not know anything about the choice process for the dcc , and when we ranked the schools we had disregarded transportation issues because we were under the impression that mcps would provide an adequate transportation to and from school . The ranking went : Blair , Einstein , Wheaton , Kennedy , Northwood . The results come around , and my daughter receives her third choice (Wheaton) . She is a freshman now at Wheaton . When we looked at the bus routes the only available stop was 20 minutes away by walk and she has to walk along and across a very busy road . In addition to this , for her to participate in extracurriculars , she takes 3 buses home after school . I am unable to drive her to and from school every day I have a work schedule . We filed an appeal last week stating this and requesting to be transferred to Blair , her first choice , and I’m worried they will reject it and she has to go to Wheaton another year. Do you think it’s likely they will accept our appeal ?


Blair is like 500+ seats over capacity now. It seems unlikely they'll put any new students there. You may want to select a less crowded school.


I keep hearing about how Blair is so overcrowded , if that is the case why do they accept so many freshmen from all over the county to come to their school ? I’ not sure what constitutes as overcrowded when the school’s teacher to student ratio is only 17:1 Only 3 students higher than the county average


Overcrowdedness is about the building's capacity being lower than its enrollment. Blair has a ton of portable classrooms too because of this.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 12:08     Subject: Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is new to mcps , she was private schooled from k-8 . Our home school is Northwood HS . Last year we did not know anything about the choice process for the dcc , and when we ranked the schools we had disregarded transportation issues because we were under the impression that mcps would provide an adequate transportation to and from school . The ranking went : Blair , Einstein , Wheaton , Kennedy , Northwood . The results come around , and my daughter receives her third choice (Wheaton) . She is a freshman now at Wheaton . When we looked at the bus routes the only available stop was 20 minutes away by walk and she has to walk along and across a very busy road . In addition to this , for her to participate in extracurriculars , she takes 3 buses home after school . I am unable to drive her to and from school every day I have a work schedule . We filed an appeal last week stating this and requesting to be transferred to Blair , her first choice , and I’m worried they will reject it and she has to go to Wheaton another year. Do you think it’s likely they will accept our appeal ?


Blair is like 500+ seats over capacity now. It seems unlikely they'll put any new students there. You may want to select a less crowded school.


I keep hearing about how Blair is so overcrowded , if that is the case why do they accept so many freshmen from all over the county to come to their school ? I’ not sure what constitutes as overcrowded when the school’s teacher to student ratio is only 17:1 Only 3 students higher than the county average
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 11:59     Subject: Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:Why not go to Northwood? This is the obvious solution.

As for Blair, that’s not going to happen.


I’ve heard that Mcps is planning to put Northwood under construction to renovate the school , many kids are also still going to classes in mobile classrooms . I do not want her in that learning environment .
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 11:47     Subject: Dcc transfer
You are only guaranteed your homeschool.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 11:37     Subject: Re:Dcc transfer
Are you sure there isn't a closer bus stop? I see Wheaton stops all over the areas zoned for Northwood.

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/transportation/busroutes/04782bus.pdf
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 11:15     Subject: Dcc transfer
Why not go to Northwood? This is the obvious solution.

As for Blair, that’s not going to happen.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 11:11     Subject: Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is new to mcps , she was private schooled from k-8 . Our home school is Northwood HS . Last year we did not know anything about the choice process for the dcc , and when we ranked the schools we had disregarded transportation issues because we were under the impression that mcps would provide an adequate transportation to and from school . The ranking went : Blair , Einstein , Wheaton , Kennedy , Northwood . The results come around , and my daughter receives her third choice (Wheaton) . She is a freshman now at Wheaton . When we looked at the bus routes the only available stop was 20 minutes away by walk and she has to walk along and across a very busy road . In addition to this , for her to participate in extracurriculars , she takes 3 buses home after school . I am unable to drive her to and from school every day I have a work schedule . We filed an appeal last week stating this and requesting to be transferred to Blair , her first choice , and I’m worried they will reject it and she has to go to Wheaton another year. Do you think it’s likely they will accept our appeal ?


Blair is like 500+ seats over capacity now. It seems unlikely they'll put any new students there. You may want to select a less crowded school.


Einstein and Wheaton are as overcrowded as Blair. The only school with available seats is Kennedy.

To change schools for the following year you should have started the process sooner, in Jan/Feb. I think at this point you may only get your home school, Northwood.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 10:24     Subject: Dcc transfer
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is new to mcps , she was private schooled from k-8 . Our home school is Northwood HS . Last year we did not know anything about the choice process for the dcc , and when we ranked the schools we had disregarded transportation issues because we were under the impression that mcps would provide an adequate transportation to and from school . The ranking went : Blair , Einstein , Wheaton , Kennedy , Northwood . The results come around , and my daughter receives her third choice (Wheaton) . She is a freshman now at Wheaton . When we looked at the bus routes the only available stop was 20 minutes away by walk and she has to walk along and across a very busy road . In addition to this , for her to participate in extracurriculars , she takes 3 buses home after school . I am unable to drive her to and from school every day I have a work schedule . We filed an appeal last week stating this and requesting to be transferred to Blair , her first choice , and I’m worried they will reject it and she has to go to Wheaton another year. Do you think it’s likely they will accept our appeal ?


Blair is like 500+ seats over capacity now. It seems unlikely they'll put any new students there. You may want to select a less crowded school.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2023 09:55     Subject: Dcc transfer
My daughter is new to mcps , she was private schooled from k-8 . Our home school is Northwood HS . Last year we did not know anything about the choice process for the dcc , and when we ranked the schools we had disregarded transportation issues because we were under the impression that mcps would provide an adequate transportation to and from school . The ranking went : Blair , Einstein , Wheaton , Kennedy , Northwood . The results come around , and my daughter receives her third choice (Wheaton) . She is a freshman now at Wheaton . When we looked at the bus routes the only available stop was 20 minutes away by walk and she has to walk along and across a very busy road . In addition to this , for her to participate in extracurriculars , she takes 3 buses home after school . I am unable to drive her to and from school every day I have a work schedule . We filed an appeal last week stating this and requesting to be transferred to Blair , her first choice , and I’m worried they will reject it and she has to go to Wheaton another year. Do you think it’s likely they will accept our appeal ?