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Yep... and it is for BOE... like I said - send Twinbrook ES to Churchill to balance diversity. RM will get rezoned eventually, too, with Crown HS. So will Wootton.

Because there's nothing problematic about sending poor kids on a long bus ride so that Churchill can have some kids from low-income families?

Also, what does "to balance diversity" mean?

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Yep... and it is for BOE... like I said - send Twinbrook ES to Churchill to balance diversity. RM will get rezoned eventually, too, with Crown HS. So will Wootton.

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Anonymous wrote:The PP was referencing that there are no more nearby areas with high FARMS students to add into Churchill. You have got to accept that if your goal is to add lots of poor students to Churchill then they will need to be on a very long bus ride past other schools. Wootton is the same geographic situation.

Its not going to happen. No kid wants to be bussed somewhere because they were picked for being poor. No kid wants to be bussed somewhere because they were picked for being rich either. It expensive and unpopular with everyone who is effected.

There are no high schools on Montrose/Randolph Road or near Congressional Lane. Those areas are only a 10 minute drive from Churchill and would provide the diversity needed if the apartment complexes were included in the boundary change.

Also, currently some students attending Churchill are on a bus for 45 minutes and would have a shorter commute if redistricted to Poolesville or Wootton. There actually is a community split in half between Wootton and Churchill in which the Churchill students ride a bus past Wootton. Some Cabin John students who will eventually go to Wootton ride past Hoover Middle School and Churchill High School everyday. The Board of Education can redraw boundaries anyway they want. They ultimately have the final say and may feel pressure from civil rights groups to balance out schools anyway possible. Redrawing school boundaries is a controversial move but probably needed if diversity is a school priority.

Yep... and it is for BOE... like I said - send Twinbrook ES to Churchill to balance diversity. RM will get rezoned eventually, too, with Crown HS. So will Wootton.

Anonymous wrote:The board said it's prioritizing diversity and reviewing all boundaries. Churchill is not as racially diverse or socioeconomically diverse as other schools in MCPS. Redrawing Churchill's boundaries could not only balance out Churchill but affect bordering schools.

For example, most of the user rich live off of River Road. Those students north of Travillah Road course be rezoned for Poolesville High School. With the decreased population of that change, Churchill's boundary could extend into what is currently Richard Montgomery. Either down Montrose Road, Wootton Pkwy, or Falls Road. Other options would be extended the boundary into what is now Walter Johnson.

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Anonymous wrote:The PP was referencing that there are no more nearby areas with high FARMS students to add into Churchill. You have got to accept that if your goal is to add lots of poor students to Churchill then they will need to be on a very long bus ride past other schools. Wootton is the same geographic situation.

Its not going to happen. No kid wants to be bussed somewhere because they were picked for being poor. No kid wants to be bussed somewhere because they were picked for being rich either. It expensive and unpopular with everyone who is effected.

There are no high schools on Montrose/Randolph Road or near Congressional Lane. Those areas are only a 10 minute drive from Churchill and would provide the diversity needed if the apartment complexes were included in the boundary change.

Also, currently some students attending Churchill are on a bus for 45 minutes and would have a shorter commute if redistricted to Poolesville or Wootton. There actually is a community split in half between Wootton and Churchill in which the Churchill students ride a bus past Wootton. Some Cabin John students who will eventually go to Wootton ride past Hoover Middle School and Churchill High School everyday. The Board of Education can redraw boundaries anyway they want. They ultimately have the final say and may feel pressure from civil rights groups to balance out schools anyway possible. Redrawing school boundaries is a controversial move but probably needed if diversity is a school priority.

Anonymous wrote:The PP was referencing that there are no more nearby areas with high FARMS students to add into Churchill. You have got to accept that if your goal is to add lots of poor students to Churchill then they will need to be on a very long bus ride past other schools. Wootton is the same geographic situation.

Its not going to happen. No kid wants to be bussed somewhere because they were picked for being poor. No kid wants to be bussed somewhere because they were picked for being rich either. It expensive and unpopular with everyone who is effected.

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Anonymous wrote:RM doesn't belong in this comparison if you are comparing schools. It's over crowded with poor test scores despite having magnets.

Yes because RM has poor kids and the other schools don't. Ripe for boundary redrawing. What will W parents do when more poor kids come into their schools and bring down the test scores? I guess you will move to private because the poor kids might infect your kid and bring down your kid's test scores.

I would prefer lower test scores as it makes it less stressful and of course the smart but not perfect kids will be ranked higher. That said, I don’t want all the fights, sex in hallways, anti-semitism, and asylum seekers with a 3rd grade education in my school to get those higher ranks.

Churchill boundaries won’t be changed. They already have every low income area in their area and there really isn’t any others around them.

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Anonymous wrote:RM doesn't belong in this comparison if you are comparing schools. It's over crowded with poor test scores despite having magnets.

Yes because RM has poor kids and the other schools don't. Ripe for boundary redrawing. What will W parents do when more poor kids come into their schools and bring down the test scores? I guess you will move to private because the poor kids might infect your kid and bring down your kid's test scores.

I would prefer lower test scores as it makes it less stressful and of course the smart but not perfect kids will be ranked higher. That said, I don’t want all the fights, sex in hallways, anti-semitism, and asylum seekers with a 3rd grade education in my school to get those higher ranks.

Churchill boundaries won’t be changed. They already have every low income area in their area and there really isn’t any others around them.

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Anonymous wrote:My non-magnet RM kid really had a good experience with sports and clubs. He graduated last year and is a solid college student as well. No regrets here. I am sure he would have been fine at the other schools too. We didn't choose our neighborhood/school based on test scores.

Someone I know graduated from there a few years ago, non magnet, loved their theatre program.

From what I have heard, Wootton has a model UN program. I don't know much about it though.

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Anonymous wrote:RM doesn't belong in this comparison if you are comparing schools. It's over crowded with poor test scores despite having magnets.

Yes because RM has poor kids and the other schools don't. Ripe for boundary redrawing. What will W parents do when more poor kids come into their schools and bring down the test scores? I guess you will move to private because the poor kids might infect your kid and bring down your kid's test scores.

Anonymous wrote:My non-magnet RM kid really had a good experience with sports and clubs. He graduated last year and is a solid college student as well. No regrets here. I am sure he would have been fine at the other schools too. We didn't choose our neighborhood/school based on test scores.