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Anonymous wrote:This makes sense, who knows when it would happen but think in the next 3-5 years. I’d imagine they may try to do them one region at a time.

I’d imagine priorities would be to reduce split articulations created by these two studies, reduce overcrowding at schools like Ashburton with shifts to schools that have capacity, and utilize underenrolled schools to absorb smaller very old schools (eg Coldspring would could be accommodated by several current Wootton ES, Wayside and/or Beverly Farms ES.

Also makes sense to tighten the boundaries of elementary schools which in some cases are quite large and could probably be improved.

The Ashburton overcrowding is out of control and I hope it will be addressed soon. Current situation = students sitting on the floor of classrooms due to lack of seats and 3-4 year waitlist for onsite aftercare. Meanwhile, Seven Locks ES is underutilized (80.3%) and many of the apartments/condo complexes near the mall which are currently zoned for Ashburton are actually closer to Seven Locks. Though I doubt such a rezone would happen because they feed into different high schools.

They should have done a full boundary study for the whole system from ES to HS. It's not like they didn't know this opportunity would come.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This makes sense, who knows when it would happen but think in the next 3-5 years. I’d imagine they may try to do them one region at a time.

I’d imagine priorities would be to reduce split articulations created by these two studies, reduce overcrowding at schools like Ashburton with shifts to schools that have capacity, and utilize underenrolled schools to absorb smaller very old schools (eg Coldspring would could be accommodated by several current Wootton ES, Wayside and/or Beverly Farms ES.

Also makes sense to tighten the boundaries of elementary schools which in some cases are quite large and could probably be improved.

The Ashburton overcrowding is out of control and I hope it will be addressed soon. Current situation = students sitting on the floor of classrooms due to lack of seats and 3-4 year waitlist for onsite aftercare. Meanwhile, Seven Locks ES is underutilized (80.3%) and many of the apartments/condo complexes near the mall which are currently zoned for Ashburton are actually closer to Seven Locks. Though I doubt such a rezone would happen because they feed into different high schools.

How come the Superintendent’s Recommended FY 2027 Capital Budget and the FY 2027–2032 Capital Improvements Program says Ashburton is not overcrowded? It seems to indicate Ashburton is just at capacity.

I have no idea why they don’t view Ashburton as overcrowded. We currently have around 900 students. The building is only supposed to accommodate 677. Then portables were added in 2019 which brought that capacity up to 780. The entire 5th grade is now in portables. There are only 90 before/aftercare spots in the program onsite so every working parent who doesn’t get a spot has to pay an extra ~$2k a year to use offsite programs. Some kids have to eat lunch as early as 10:20 and others as late as 2:20. Because each grade is so large, they can’t accommodate more than one grade for lunch at the same time. This year our kids were offered automatic COSAs to Wyngate or Luxmanor in an effort to reduce enrollment at Ashburton. I don’t think many people took up the Luxmanor offer because it feeds into a different MS. I know people took up the Wyngate offer. I agree with PP. So much of the new MFH is being built in areas near the mall that are pretty much equidistant to Seven Locks. They should have rezoned everything at the same time.

CIP claims Ashburton has a capacity of 820 and enrollment of 823. Smh MCPS!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This makes sense, who knows when it would happen but think in the next 3-5 years. I’d imagine they may try to do them one region at a time.

I’d imagine priorities would be to reduce split articulations created by these two studies, reduce overcrowding at schools like Ashburton with shifts to schools that have capacity, and utilize underenrolled schools to absorb smaller very old schools (eg Coldspring would could be accommodated by several current Wootton ES, Wayside and/or Beverly Farms ES.

Also makes sense to tighten the boundaries of elementary schools which in some cases are quite large and could probably be improved.

The Ashburton overcrowding is out of control and I hope it will be addressed soon. Current situation = students sitting on the floor of classrooms due to lack of seats and 3-4 year waitlist for onsite aftercare. Meanwhile, Seven Locks ES is underutilized (80.3%) and many of the apartments/condo complexes near the mall which are currently zoned for Ashburton are actually closer to Seven Locks. Though I doubt such a rezone would happen because they feed into different high schools.

How come the Superintendent’s Recommended FY 2027 Capital Budget and the FY 2027–2032 Capital Improvements Program says Ashburton is not overcrowded? It seems to indicate Ashburton is just at capacity.

I have no idea why they don’t view Ashburton as overcrowded. We currently have around 900 students. The building is only supposed to accommodate 677. Then portables were added in 2019 which brought that capacity up to 780. The entire 5th grade is now in portables. There are only 90 before/aftercare spots in the program onsite so every working parent who doesn’t get a spot has to pay an extra ~$2k a year to use offsite programs. Some kids have to eat lunch as early as 10:20 and others as late as 2:20. Because each grade is so large, they can’t accommodate more than one grade for lunch at the same time. This year our kids were offered automatic COSAs to Wyngate or Luxmanor in an effort to reduce enrollment at Ashburton. I don’t think many people took up the Luxmanor offer because it feeds into a different MS. I know people took up the Wyngate offer. I agree with PP. So much of the new MFH is being built in areas near the mall that are pretty much equidistant to Seven Locks. They should have rezoned everything at the same time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This makes sense, who knows when it would happen but think in the next 3-5 years. I’d imagine they may try to do them one region at a time.

I’d imagine priorities would be to reduce split articulations created by these two studies, reduce overcrowding at schools like Ashburton with shifts to schools that have capacity, and utilize underenrolled schools to absorb smaller very old schools (eg Coldspring would could be accommodated by several current Wootton ES, Wayside and/or Beverly Farms ES.

Also makes sense to tighten the boundaries of elementary schools which in some cases are quite large and could probably be improved.

The Ashburton overcrowding is out of control and I hope it will be addressed soon. Current situation = students sitting on the floor of classrooms due to lack of seats and 3-4 year waitlist for onsite aftercare. Meanwhile, Seven Locks ES is underutilized (80.3%) and many of the apartments/condo complexes near the mall which are currently zoned for Ashburton are actually closer to Seven Locks. Though I doubt such a rezone would happen because they feed into different high schools.

How come the Superintendent’s Recommended FY 2027 Capital Budget and the FY 2027–2032 Capital Improvements Program says Ashburton is not overcrowded? It seems to indicate Ashburton is just at capacity.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This makes sense, who knows when it would happen but think in the next 3-5 years. I’d imagine they may try to do them one region at a time.

I’d imagine priorities would be to reduce split articulations created by these two studies, reduce overcrowding at schools like Ashburton with shifts to schools that have capacity, and utilize underenrolled schools to absorb smaller very old schools (eg Coldspring would could be accommodated by several current Wootton ES, Wayside and/or Beverly Farms ES.

Also makes sense to tighten the boundaries of elementary schools which in some cases are quite large and could probably be improved.

The Ashburton overcrowding is out of control and I hope it will be addressed soon. Current situation = students sitting on the floor of classrooms due to lack of seats and 3-4 year waitlist for onsite aftercare. Meanwhile, Seven Locks ES is underutilized (80.3%) and many of the apartments/condo complexes near the mall which are currently zoned for Ashburton are actually closer to Seven Locks. Though I doubt such a rezone would happen because they feed into different high schools.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This makes sense, who knows when it would happen but think in the next 3-5 years. I’d imagine they may try to do them one region at a time.

I’d imagine priorities would be to reduce split articulations created by these two studies, reduce overcrowding at schools like Ashburton with shifts to schools that have capacity, and utilize underenrolled schools to absorb smaller very old schools (eg Coldspring would could be accommodated by several current Wootton ES, Wayside and/or Beverly Farms ES.

Also makes sense to tighten the boundaries of elementary schools which in some cases are quite large and could probably be improved.

The Ashburton overcrowding is out of control and I hope it will be addressed soon. Current situation = students sitting on the floor of classrooms due to lack of seats and 3-4 year waitlist for onsite aftercare. Meanwhile, Seven Locks ES is underutilized (80.3%) and many of the apartments/condo complexes near the mall which are currently zoned for Ashburton are actually closer to Seven Locks. Though I doubt such a rezone would happen because they feed into different high schools.

They should have done a full boundary study for the whole system from ES to HS. It's not like they didn't know this opportunity would come.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This makes sense, who knows when it would happen but think in the next 3-5 years. I’d imagine they may try to do them one region at a time.

I’d imagine priorities would be to reduce split articulations created by these two studies, reduce overcrowding at schools like Ashburton with shifts to schools that have capacity, and utilize underenrolled schools to absorb smaller very old schools (eg Coldspring would could be accommodated by several current Wootton ES, Wayside and/or Beverly Farms ES.

Also makes sense to tighten the boundaries of elementary schools which in some cases are quite large and could probably be improved.

The Ashburton overcrowding is out of control and I hope it will be addressed soon. Current situation = students sitting on the floor of classrooms due to lack of seats and 3-4 year waitlist for onsite aftercare. Meanwhile, Seven Locks ES is underutilized (80.3%) and many of the apartments/condo complexes near the mall which are currently zoned for Ashburton are actually closer to Seven Locks. Though I doubt such a rezone would happen because they feed into different high schools.