Anonymous
10/14/2025 21:50
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is SSIMS no longer an option? Because it will close in '31?:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296678.page
Nope. They're going to redistrict lots of new neighborhoods to a dying SSIMS for 4 years and then redistrict them again to Sligo and Einstein right after. Because God forbid Whitman/BCC/WJ families don't get exactly what they want, but they know they can get away with pushing around DCC families.
It's not clear what they'll do. They obviously didn't give Flo Analytics the numbers to reflect the higher capacities at Eastern and Sligo, because the capital budget hasn't been approved yet. But they could opt to leave those MS assignments as is for now, given the expected later boundary study for SSIMS specifically.
Yes, they should have and could have, since obviously MCPS has known the SSIMS closure was in the works and could have given Flo the heads' up to leave its boundaries alone in all or at least one option. But instead, its boundaries change wildly in all 4 options, adding Woodlin kids and a portion of Flora Singer kids and in one scenario some ESS kids (and moving Forest Knolls and Pine Crest kids out of SSIMS.). It's just stupid, too, since the Forest Knolls and MK/Pine Crest kids stay zoned to Northwood under all the options and get moved to Sligo and Eastern MS respectively, when there's no good reason not to leave them at SSIMS for its last few years and then let them get reassigned later. Instead
So basically they'll make Woodlin, Flora Singer, MK/PC, and Forest Knolls kids (and maybe some ESS kids) all move middle schools for a few years-- including creating split MS articulation for all those schools under most options except Woodlin-- and then everyone ends up at Sligo and Eastern in the end like they would have anyway.
But everyone here says that the superintendent will only pick from one of the 4 crappy options currently on the table. So I guess that means this dumb and disruptive temporary musical chairs still needs to happen.
It's as confusing as the Wayne Dale area PL construction and orange barrels
Anonymous
10/14/2025 21:46
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is SSIMS no longer an option? Because it will close in '31?:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296678.page
Nope. They're going to redistrict lots of new neighborhoods to a dying SSIMS for 4 years and then redistrict them again to Sligo and Einstein right after. Because God forbid Whitman/BCC/WJ families don't get exactly what they want, but they know they can get away with pushing around DCC families.
DCC lawyer parents rise up
Anonymous
10/14/2025 21:35
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is SSIMS no longer an option? Because it will close in '31?:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296678.page
Nope. They're going to redistrict lots of new neighborhoods to a dying SSIMS for 4 years and then redistrict them again to Sligo and Einstein right after. Because God forbid Whitman/BCC/WJ families don't get exactly what they want, but they know they can get away with pushing around DCC families.
It's not clear what they'll do. They obviously didn't give Flo Analytics the numbers to reflect the higher capacities at Eastern and Sligo, because the capital budget hasn't been approved yet. But they could opt to leave those MS assignments as is for now, given the expected later boundary study for SSIMS specifically.
Yes, they should have and could have, since obviously MCPS has known the SSIMS closure was in the works and could have given Flo the heads' up to leave its boundaries alone in all or at least one option. But instead, its boundaries change wildly in all 4 options, adding Woodlin kids and a portion of Flora Singer kids and in one scenario some ESS kids (and moving Forest Knolls and Pine Crest kids out of SSIMS.). It's just stupid, too, since the Forest Knolls and MK/Pine Crest kids stay zoned to Northwood under all the options and get moved to Sligo and Eastern MS respectively, when there's no good reason not to leave them at SSIMS for its last few years and then let them get reassigned later. Instead
So basically they'll make Woodlin, Flora Singer, MK/PC, and Forest Knolls kids (and maybe some ESS kids) all move middle schools for a few years-- including creating split MS articulation for all those schools under most options except Woodlin-- and then everyone ends up at Sligo and Eastern in the end like they would have anyway.
But everyone here says that the superintendent will only pick from one of the 4 crappy options currently on the table. So I guess that means this dumb and disruptive temporary musical chairs still needs to happen.
I guess we'll have to see, but I think there's a good chance he'll modify an option to just keep everyone currently zoned to Sligo, Eastern and SSIMS at those schools for the time being. None of the three is overcrowded, so there's no reason anyone there has to be rezoned for MS in 2027.
Anonymous
10/14/2025 21:26
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is SSIMS no longer an option? Because it will close in '31?:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296678.page
Nope. They're going to redistrict lots of new neighborhoods to a dying SSIMS for 4 years and then redistrict them again to Sligo and Einstein right after. Because God forbid Whitman/BCC/WJ families don't get exactly what they want, but they know they can get away with pushing around DCC families.
It's not clear what they'll do. They obviously didn't give Flo Analytics the numbers to reflect the higher capacities at Eastern and Sligo, because the capital budget hasn't been approved yet. But they could opt to leave those MS assignments as is for now, given the expected later boundary study for SSIMS specifically.
Yes, they should have and could have, since obviously MCPS has known the SSIMS closure was in the works and could have given Flo the heads' up to leave its boundaries alone in all or at least one option. But instead, its boundaries change wildly in all 4 options, adding Woodlin kids and a portion of Flora Singer kids and in one scenario some ESS kids (and moving Forest Knolls and Pine Crest kids out of SSIMS.). It's just stupid, too, since the Forest Knolls and MK/Pine Crest kids stay zoned to Northwood under all the options and get moved to Sligo and Eastern MS respectively, when there's no good reason not to leave them at SSIMS for its last few years and then let them get reassigned later. Instead
So basically they'll make Woodlin, Flora Singer, MK/PC, and Forest Knolls kids (and maybe some ESS kids) all move middle schools for a few years-- including creating split MS articulation for all those schools under most options except Woodlin-- and then everyone ends up at Sligo and Eastern in the end like they would have anyway.
But everyone here says that the superintendent will only pick from one of the 4 crappy options currently on the table. So I guess that means this dumb and disruptive temporary musical chairs still needs to happen.
Anonymous
10/14/2025 21:17
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is SSIMS no longer an option? Because it will close in '31?:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296678.page
Nope. They're going to redistrict lots of new neighborhoods to a dying SSIMS for 4 years and then redistrict them again to Sligo and Einstein right after. Because God forbid Whitman/BCC/WJ families don't get exactly what they want, but they know they can get away with pushing around DCC families.
Doesn’t some of this have to do with the new seats at Northwood or no? Those schools don’t border Northwood
Anonymous
10/14/2025 21:11
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:one of the 8 options or a variation of one of the 8 options.
So...anything.
If there are surprises in Dec, people will be very upset to learn last min.
Someone will be upset no matter what they choose. They are deciding who to upset.
There’s a big difference between being upset after being informed and being upset by a last-minute surprise.
It doesn't really matter for the kids whether their parents had a chance to yell about something.
It matters if input is ever considered.
I have responded to both of the surveys but do not expect them to listen. It really bothers me they added 500 seats to Wheaton HS and their explanation makes no sense. So far no clarification. I do not think they GAF what I think.
Anonymous
10/14/2025 21:04
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:one of the 8 options or a variation of one of the 8 options.
So...anything.
If there are surprises in Dec, people will be very upset to learn last min.
Someone will be upset no matter what they choose. They are deciding who to upset.
There’s a big difference between being upset after being informed and being upset by a last-minute surprise.
It doesn't really matter for the kids whether their parents had a chance to yell about something.
It matters if input is ever considered.
Anonymous
10/14/2025 20:50
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:one of the 8 options or a variation of one of the 8 options.
So...anything.
If there are surprises in Dec, people will be very upset to learn last min.
Someone will be upset no matter what they choose. They are deciding who to upset.
There’s a big difference between being upset after being informed and being upset by a last-minute surprise.
It doesn't really matter for the kids whether their parents had a chance to yell about something.
Anonymous
10/14/2025 20:46
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is SSIMS no longer an option? Because it will close in '31?:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296678.page
Nope. They're going to redistrict lots of new neighborhoods to a dying SSIMS for 4 years and then redistrict them again to Sligo and Einstein right after. Because God forbid Whitman/BCC/WJ families don't get exactly what they want, but they know they can get away with pushing around DCC families.
It's not clear what they'll do. They obviously didn't give Flo Analytics the numbers to reflect the higher capacities at Eastern and Sligo, because the capital budget hasn't been approved yet. But they could opt to leave those MS assignments as is for now, given the expected later boundary study for SSIMS specifically.
Anonymous
10/14/2025 20:26
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Is SSIMS no longer an option? Because it will close in '31?:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296678.page
Nope. They're going to redistrict lots of new neighborhoods to a dying SSIMS for 4 years and then redistrict them again to Sligo and Einstein right after. Because God forbid Whitman/BCC/WJ families don't get exactly what they want, but they know they can get away with pushing around DCC families.
Anonymous
10/14/2025 19:49
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Is SSIMS no longer an option? Because it will close in '31?:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296678.page
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296678.page
Anonymous
10/14/2025 19:36
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:one of the 8 options or a variation of one of the 8 options.
So...anything.
If there are surprises in Dec, people will be very upset to learn last min.
December isn't last minute, the vote isn't until March.
Dec is recommendation to superintendent, not to solicit further community feedback. Community gets to provide feedback in first and second rounds. Although not impossible, I don’t believe MCPS would do last min surprise without community input.
If you are saying that the superintendent has to pick one of the existing options, that is essentially saying that there's no point in giving feedback now. This set of options are bad for the DCC and it's not fair to say it's too late to weigh in and say "Do better by us."
Not saying he has to pick one of the existing ones, but I expect he will pick an option combining the parts of existing options after analyzing the feedback. I don’t believe he will present different options with parts which never solicit community feedback.
Anonymous
10/14/2025 19:34
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:one of the 8 options or a variation of one of the 8 options.
So...anything.
If there are surprises in Dec, people will be very upset to learn last min.
December isn't last minute, the vote isn't until March.
Dec is recommendation to superintendent, not to solicit further community feedback. Community gets to provide feedback in first and second rounds. Although not impossible, I don’t believe MCPS would do last min surprise without community input.
After the super's recommendation comes out, there are still feedback opportunities at the spring facilities and boundaries hearings in Feb and March. Also, the board is allowed to create their own alternative options too.
Anonymous
10/14/2025 19:15
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:one of the 8 options or a variation of one of the 8 options.
So...anything.
If there are surprises in Dec, people will be very upset to learn last min.
December isn't last minute, the vote isn't until March.
Dec is recommendation to superintendent, not to solicit further community feedback. Community gets to provide feedback in first and second rounds. Although not impossible, I don’t believe MCPS would do last min surprise without community input.
If you are saying that the superintendent has to pick one of the existing options, that is essentially saying that there's no point in giving feedback now. This set of options are bad for the DCC and it's not fair to say it's too late to weigh in and say "Do better by us."
Anonymous
10/14/2025 19:08
Subject: Will there be more/modified options or Superintendent will just pick one of the Option A-D and submit to BOE?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:one of the 8 options or a variation of one of the 8 options.
So...anything.
If there are surprises in Dec, people will be very upset to learn last min.
December isn't last minute, the vote isn't until March.
Dec is recommendation to superintendent, not to solicit further community feedback. Community gets to provide feedback in first and second rounds. Although not impossible, I don’t believe MCPS would do last min surprise without community input.