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You nailed it, but these posters are so married to selling this false narrative of decline that they refuse to look at any evidence.

Agree, and it's obvious what's really going on, but some posters are set on pushing the false narrative because it supports their political agenda. They ignore the demographic shift that has happened and refuse to look below the surface, but I don't think they're fooling anyone.

This one number will tell you what you need to know about MCPS's current state of affairs:

Hispanic (MCPS's large student group) chronic absenteeism rate:
2023 37.4
2022 36.6
2021 25.9
2020 25.7
2019 26.8

https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/Demographics/ChronicAbsenteeism/3/99/1/7/15/XXXX

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

some posters are set on pushing the false narrative because it supports their political agenda.

careful pointing fingers, as 3 point back at you

That's pure nonsense. The sky is falling crowd has been trying to gaslight the public to support their far-right political agenda. The other poster is telling like it is. Just stop with the fake news already.

Anonymous wrote:

some posters are set on pushing the false narrative because it supports their political agenda.

careful pointing fingers, as 3 point back at you

Anonymous wrote:


You nailed it, but these posters are so married to selling this false narrative of decline that they refuse to look at any evidence.

Agree, and it's obvious what's really going on, but some posters are set on pushing the false narrative because it supports their political agenda. They ignore the demographic shift that has happened and refuse to look below the surface, but I don't think they're fooling anyone.

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You nailed it, but these posters are so married to selling this false narrative of decline that they refuse to look at any evidence.

you are gaslighting only yourself.

We used to be #1 in the state, now #3 in the state. You can look at the graphs here and see our decline in last 10 years. Sure, our W schools may have 90% proficiency math/reading rates, but countywide the rates are 27% and 45%. You okay with those numbers?
Nationwide, we are ranked #141 by county. The same rating as Carroll County. There are 5 counties in West Virginia ranked better than us. No more making fun of WV schools.

https://www.publicschoolreview.com/maryland/montgomery-county-public-schools-school-district/2400480-school-district


If graduation rates are increasing, it is because we lowered our standards for it.
You set the bar low, you only get low output. The tech industry figured that out 10-15 years ago, that's why they left all those now vacant buildings along 270. That, and the fact that the other side of the river was more business friendly.

Personally I think the start of the fall came way back on Weast and that terrible math that my kids had to live through. 12 years after him (in theory his first year of graduates) is when you see those scores fall.

Now grant you, the MCPS system as a whole has lots to offer, but it means nothing when the majority of our students are not learning.

Anonymous wrote:My child has regularly dealt with comments due to her gender. A girl. You can’t do this, you’re a girl, you’ll fail because you are a girl, comments about body parts, I can go on and on. The teacher acknowledged it was a problem. Principal refused to do anything, pointed me to a bullying form. And I talked to a county administrator, who has since left because of the scandal, very nice on the phone but did nothing. Now if these comments were about anything other than her being a girl, the county would have cared. All MCPS cares about is equity, but not in raising the bar for kids who don’t have the support. They are focused on the appearance of equity, not providing a solid education to all. It’s broken. It’s exhausting. Doesn’t matter what I do, other than move my kid.

Your post contradicts itself and make no sense.

Anonymous wrote:My child has regularly dealt with comments due to her gender. A girl. You can’t do this, you’re a girl, you’ll fail because you are a girl, comments about body parts, I can go on and on. The teacher acknowledged it was a problem. Principal refused to do anything, pointed me to a bullying form. And I talked to a county administrator, who has since left because of the scandal, very nice on the phone but did nothing. Now if these comments were about anything other than her being a girl, the county would have cared. All MCPS cares about is equity, but not in raising the bar for kids who don’t have the support. They are focused on the appearance of equity, not providing a solid education to all. It’s broken. It’s exhausting. Doesn’t matter what I do, other than move my kid.

Tell the principal your daughter is transgender, and they will take your complaint more seriously.

My child has regularly dealt with comments due to her gender. A girl. You can’t do this, you’re a girl, you’ll fail because you are a girl, comments about body parts, I can go on and on. The teacher acknowledged it was a problem. Principal refused to do anything, pointed me to a bullying form. And I talked to a county administrator, who has since left because of the scandal, very nice on the phone but did nothing. Now if these comments were about anything other than her being a girl, the county would have cared. All MCPS cares about is equity, but not in raising the bar for kids who don’t have the support. They are focused on the appearance of equity, not providing a solid education to all. It’s broken. It’s exhausting. Doesn’t matter what I do, other than move my kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Moving to the area soon and had been thinking MoCo for the schools but this forum paints a bleak picture. Would any of you prefer a VA district to MCPS?

1. The Superintendent has just been fired (for promoting a serial sexual harasser), a number of high-ranking officials have also been fired, and the central office is in disarray. It will take some time to find a new superintendent.

2. Due to the construction of two new high schools (Woodward and Crown), half of the county will be involved in massive school boundary studies. Your children may be rezoned during their stay at MCPS (unless you live within walking distance to the schools you like).
https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-boundary-studies-updates-from-2-27-24-boe-meeting-woodward-crown-damascus-high-schools/

With such uncertainties, why do you choose to come to MCPS?

Do you think other schoool districts don’t redo boundaries

Which school district is redoing boundaries for half of the district?

To be more precise, which school district is redoing boundaries for all its better schools?

Doesn't Howard County redo their boundaries on a regular basis?

Yes. And boundaries in Loudoun have been ever shifting because the school system was growing so fast. But that’s actually was should be happening. School boundaries should be re-evaluated because the dynamics of the county don’t stay the same. It’s one of the ways to ensure that the system is balancing its use of financial, physical, and Human Resources.

Which is exactly why people are so excited to see two large boundary studies or a whole system study coming up. Because it is loonnng overdue.

Except there is a group that is resistant to change and fights it tooth and nail.

That is a problem for that group, not MCPS. MCPS is responsible for ensuring optimal utilization of finance and resources. More frequent review of boundaries would help with that or at the very least confirm that things are fine.

Presently we know things are wrong and crazy and should absolutely be changed. Everyone knows it and the Boundary Analysis confirmed it.

I agree with you 100%, but they've been able to prevent this from happening for almost 40 years.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving to the area soon and had been thinking MoCo for the schools but this forum paints a bleak picture. Would any of you prefer a VA district to MCPS?

1. The Superintendent has just been fired (for promoting a serial sexual harasser), a number of high-ranking officials have also been fired, and the central office is in disarray. It will take some time to find a new superintendent.

2. Due to the construction of two new high schools (Woodward and Crown), half of the county will be involved in massive school boundary studies. Your children may be rezoned during their stay at MCPS (unless you live within walking distance to the schools you like).
https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-boundary-studies-updates-from-2-27-24-boe-meeting-woodward-crown-damascus-high-schools/

With such uncertainties, why do you choose to come to MCPS?

Do you think other schoool districts don’t redo boundaries

Which school district is redoing boundaries for half of the district?

To be more precise, which school district is redoing boundaries for all its better schools?

Doesn't Howard County redo their boundaries on a regular basis?

Yes. And boundaries in Loudoun have been ever shifting because the school system was growing so fast. But that’s actually was should be happening. School boundaries should be re-evaluated because the dynamics of the county don’t stay the same. It’s one of the ways to ensure that the system is balancing its use of financial, physical, and Human Resources.

Which is exactly why people are so excited to see two large boundary studies or a whole system study coming up. Because it is loonnng overdue.

Except there is a group that is resistant to change and fights it tooth and nail.

That is a problem for that group, not MCPS. MCPS is responsible for ensuring optimal utilization of finance and resources. More frequent review of boundaries would help with that or at the very least confirm that things are fine.

Presently we know things are wrong and crazy and should absolutely be changed. Everyone knows it and the Boundary Analysis confirmed it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving to the area soon and had been thinking MoCo for the schools but this forum paints a bleak picture. Would any of you prefer a VA district to MCPS?

1. The Superintendent has just been fired (for promoting a serial sexual harasser), a number of high-ranking officials have also been fired, and the central office is in disarray. It will take some time to find a new superintendent.

2. Due to the construction of two new high schools (Woodward and Crown), half of the county will be involved in massive school boundary studies. Your children may be rezoned during their stay at MCPS (unless you live within walking distance to the schools you like).
https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-boundary-studies-updates-from-2-27-24-boe-meeting-woodward-crown-damascus-high-schools/

With such uncertainties, why do you choose to come to MCPS?

Do you think other schoool districts don’t redo boundaries

Which school district is redoing boundaries for half of the district?

To be more precise, which school district is redoing boundaries for all its better schools?

Doesn't Howard County redo their boundaries on a regular basis?

Yes. And boundaries in Loudoun have been ever shifting because the school system was growing so fast. But that’s actually was should be happening. School boundaries should be re-evaluated because the dynamics of the county don’t stay the same. It’s one of the ways to ensure that the system is balancing its use of financial, physical, and Human Resources.

Which is exactly why people are so excited to see two large boundary studies or a whole system study coming up. Because it is loonnng overdue.

Except there is a group that is resistant to change and fights it tooth and nail.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving to the area soon and had been thinking MoCo for the schools but this forum paints a bleak picture. Would any of you prefer a VA district to MCPS?

1. The Superintendent has just been fired (for promoting a serial sexual harasser), a number of high-ranking officials have also been fired, and the central office is in disarray. It will take some time to find a new superintendent.

2. Due to the construction of two new high schools (Woodward and Crown), half of the county will be involved in massive school boundary studies. Your children may be rezoned during their stay at MCPS (unless you live within walking distance to the schools you like).
https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-boundary-studies-updates-from-2-27-24-boe-meeting-woodward-crown-damascus-high-schools/

With such uncertainties, why do you choose to come to MCPS?

Do you t
hink other schoool districts don’t redo boundaries

Which school district is redoing boundaries for half of the district?

To be more precise, which school district is redoing boundaries for all its better schools?

Doesn't Howard County redo their boundaries on a regular basis?

Yes, but that's a sensible practice to ensure optimal utilization.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving to the area soon and had been thinking MoCo for the schools but this forum paints a bleak picture. Would any of you prefer a VA district to MCPS?

1. The Superintendent has just been fired (for promoting a serial sexual harasser), a number of high-ranking officials have also been fired, and the central office is in disarray. It will take some time to find a new superintendent.

2. Due to the construction of two new high schools (Woodward and Crown), half of the county will be involved in massive school boundary studies. Your children may be rezoned during their stay at MCPS (unless you live within walking distance to the schools you like).
https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-boundary-studies-updates-from-2-27-24-boe-meeting-woodward-crown-damascus-high-schools/

With such uncertainties, why do you choose to come to MCPS?

Do you think other schoool districts don’t redo boundaries

Which school district is redoing boundaries for half of the district?

To be more precise, which school district is redoing boundaries for all its better schools?

Doesn't Howard County redo their boundaries on a regular basis?

Yes. And boundaries in Loudoun have been ever shifting because the school system was growing so fast. But that’s actually was should be happening. School boundaries should be re-evaluated because the dynamics of the county don’t stay the same. It’s one of the ways to ensure that the system is balancing its use of financial, physical, and Human Resources.

Which is exactly why people are so excited to see two large boundary studies or a whole system study coming up. Because it is loonnng overdue.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving to the area soon and had been thinking MoCo for the schools but this forum paints a bleak picture. Would any of you prefer a VA district to MCPS?

1. The Superintendent has just been fired (for promoting a serial sexual harasser), a number of high-ranking officials have also been fired, and the central office is in disarray. It will take some time to find a new superintendent.

2. Due to the construction of two new high schools (Woodward and Crown), half of the county will be involved in massive school boundary studies. Your children may be rezoned during their stay at MCPS (unless you live within walking distance to the schools you like).
https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-boundary-studies-updates-from-2-27-24-boe-meeting-woodward-crown-damascus-high-schools/

With such uncertainties, why do you choose to come to MCPS?

Do you think other schoool districts don’t redo boundaries

Which school district is redoing boundaries for half of the district?

To be more precise, which school district is redoing boundaries for all its better schools?

Doesn't Howard County redo their boundaries on a regular basis?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving to the area soon and had been thinking MoCo for the schools but this forum paints a bleak picture. Would any of you prefer a VA district to MCPS?

1. The Superintendent has just been fired (for promoting a serial sexual harasser), a number of high-ranking officials have also been fired, and the central office is in disarray. It will take some time to find a new superintendent.

2. Due to the construction of two new high schools (Woodward and Crown), half of the county will be involved in massive school boundary studies. Your children may be rezoned during their stay at MCPS (unless you live within walking distance to the schools you like).
https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-boundary-studies-updates-from-2-27-24-boe-meeting-woodward-crown-damascus-high-schools/

With such uncertainties, why do you choose to come to MCPS?

Do you think other schoool districts don’t redo boundaries

Which school district is redoing boundaries for half of the district?

To be more precise, which school district is redoing boundaries for all its better schools?

As a SVHS parent, I am thrilled that DCUM is finally including SVHS on its list of "better schools." Long overdue!