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Anonymous wrote:My kids graduated from W cluster, my youngest last year. I always thought MCPS was great and I didn't notice any recent changes. What is making families now reevaluate MCPS? Sincere question - I must have missed something, or it must've happened after my kids were out. Thanks.

People are (over-)reacting to the upcoming systemwide boundary analysis.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/boundary-analysis/

Would you prefer parents under-react? I’d rather have over active community members anytime.

I would prefer that parents react to the consultant's actual report and any subsequent decisions MCPS may make.

I am sure you would prefer that.

I would prefer that parents show such a united front now that the BOE reconsiders. Alternatively, at least it gives parents in really bordering areas a few years to sell.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids graduated from W cluster, my youngest last year. I always thought MCPS was great and I didn't notice any recent changes. What is making families now reevaluate MCPS? Sincere question - I must have missed something, or it must've happened after my kids were out. Thanks.

MCPS wants to even out the FARMS rate across all schools. Why should just a few have the burden to house the majority of high farms population. Parents are afraid it will reduce local school performance and negatively effect education of their children. Sounds like a reasonable concern to me. Some parents are also worried about decline in property value.

Not true. From the resolution:

It may not be feasible to revise all boundaries, however, there are many schools in MCPS with adjacent school boundaries that have both significant disparities in socioeconomic and racial demographics and disparities in facility utilization. Examining the possibility of altering the boundaries for these schools can present opportunities for progress toward ensuring that all students are able to reap the significant benefits of attending school with a diverse student body, and having class sizes that allow time and space for enhanced educational experiences.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:My kids graduated from W cluster, my youngest last year. I always thought MCPS was great and I didn't notice any recent changes. What is making families now reevaluate MCPS? Sincere question - I must have missed something, or it must've happened after my kids were out. Thanks.

People are (over-)reacting to the upcoming systemwide boundary analysis.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/boundary-analysis/

Would you prefer parents under-react? I’d rather have over active community members anytime.

I would prefer that parents react to the consultant's actual report and any subsequent decisions MCPS may make.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids graduated from W cluster, my youngest last year. I always thought MCPS was great and I didn't notice any recent changes. What is making families now reevaluate MCPS? Sincere question - I must have missed something, or it must've happened after my kids were out. Thanks.

People are (over-)reacting to the upcoming systemwide boundary analysis.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/boundary-analysis/

Would you prefer parents under-react? I’d rather have over active community members anytime.

Anonymous wrote:My kids graduated from W cluster, my youngest last year. I always thought MCPS was great and I didn't notice any recent changes. What is making families now reevaluate MCPS? Sincere question - I must have missed something, or it must've happened after my kids were out. Thanks.

MCPS wants to even out the FARMS rate across all schools. Why should just a few have the burden to house the majority of high farms population. Parents are afraid it will reduce local school performance and negatively effect education of their children. Sounds like a reasonable concern to me. Some parents are also worried about decline in property value.

Anonymous wrote:My kids graduated from W cluster, my youngest last year. I always thought MCPS was great and I didn't notice any recent changes. What is making families now reevaluate MCPS? Sincere question - I must have missed something, or it must've happened after my kids were out. Thanks.

People are (over-)reacting to the upcoming systemwide boundary analysis.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/boundary-analysis/

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Anonymous wrote:I’m so excited they’re getting rid of PARCC so there will be nothing left for GreatSchools to use to rank our 8-year-olds like race horses.

Yea and parents will actually have to step into the school to check it out and ask neighbors like the old days.

well, thank goodness MCPS elects to test everyone K-8th grader THREE TIMES a year for its MAP tracking test. wouldn't want to not know how poorly your reading and math proficiencies are before the big May state test to get the fed $$$ for being in Common Core.

what a waste of time. so much testing. only 2 subjects! and still kids are 40% proficient.

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Anonymous wrote:You people just love white people

I don’t think it’s that at all. Look at some of the top performing schools and they aren’t all white. They have a high percentage of Asian and Indian kids.
Saying you just love rich and high scoring is more accurate.

No school in MCPS has high percentage of Indian kids. Indian concentration is in VA.

Um, you're wrong. Have you been to Clarksburg lately?

Not the PP, but claim was about high performing schools having high concentration of Indians. Clarkesburg is not really high performing.

Loudoun is where it's at.

Anonymous wrote:VA for us, and though it will help reduce our commute, it is the disaster that MCPS has become that is giving us the kick in the pants to leave

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My kids graduated from W cluster, my youngest last year. I always thought MCPS was great and I didn't notice any recent changes. What is making families now reevaluate MCPS? Sincere question - I must have missed something, or it must've happened after my kids were out. Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m so excited they’re getting rid of PARCC so there will be nothing left for GreatSchools to use to rank our 8-year-olds like race horses.

Yea and parents will actually have to step into the school to check it out and ask neighbors like the old days.

Nah, look at old fashioned indicators of FARMS, done.

I used to have a FARMS student who broke the trend, but now there won't be a way to tell anymore. Welcome to greater polarization of society.

Are you actually insinuating that:

1) You are/were an MCPS educator; and

2) In the totality of your career, you've only ever encountered one single child eligible for free and reduced meals who showed academic promise?


The problem is not the children. It is you.

Not at all. I am a parent. We used to be poor. We don't qualify for FARMs anymore. My kid has always tested well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m so excited they’re getting rid of PARCC so there will be nothing left for GreatSchools to use to rank our 8-year-olds like race horses.

Yea and parents will actually have to step into the school to check it out and ask neighbors like the old days.

Nah, look at old fashioned indicators of FARMS, done.

I used to have a FARMS student who broke the trend, but now there won't be a way to tell anymore. Welcome to greater polarization of society.

Are you actually insinuating that:

1) You are/were an MCPS educator; and

2) In the totality of your career, you've only ever encountered one single child eligible for free and reduced meals who showed academic promise?


The problem is not the children. It is you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m so excited they’re getting rid of PARCC so there will be nothing left for GreatSchools to use to rank our 8-year-olds like race horses.

Yea and parents will actually have to step into the school to check it out and ask neighbors like the old days.

Nah, look at old fashioned indicators of FARMS, done.

I used to have a FARMS student who broke the trend, but now there won't be a way to tell anymore. Welcome to greater polarization of society.

Anonymous wrote:I’m so excited they’re getting rid of PARCC so there will be nothing left for GreatSchools to use to rank our 8-year-olds like race horses.

Yea and parents will actually have to step into the school to check it out and ask neighbors like the old days.

I’m so excited they’re getting rid of PARCC so there will be nothing left for GreatSchools to use to rank our 8-year-olds like race horses.