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Anonymous wrote:VM parent here. I want my Hispanic kid to remain in the community that understands our needs. I prefer Woodward, as in joining together with our schools, some very much like ours, some different, to create something new. I think this is much better for my kids than joining an existing established community that is nothing like ours and being expected to diversify it, at the expense our own comfort and culture. Why is that so difficult to understand? You may not agree, but why is it impossible to understand that we LIKE our economically and ethnically diverse community and want to preserve it.

We have always been split with the MSMC so it is exciting to see the possibility of remaining together at one middle school, Loiederman, that many VM families already attend because it is the closest. Losing Wheaton as a home school is a bummer, but if changes must be made, it's understandable. There's a huge difference in moving to a newly created community and being shoved into an existing one.

You will be showed into Tilden community or NBMS community. NBMS community is happy that under the current proposal it won't be them. And Tilden community is trying to change that since there is another high FARMs ES school in play. It is true, very few non-VM posters here care about your needs.

But what unique needs do you have in mind? Other than wanting that everybody around you is also Hispanic. It seems that you are very happy with the current status, despite the fact that you have been one of the worst performing schools in the county and dropping. Is that what you want to preserve? If this was a great school as you portray it, other communities would be fighting over you and not trying to drop you like a hot potato.

After putting VM in WJ, WJ will have 20-25% hispanic there. It's pretty good number for anyone worrying about lack of Hispanic in WJ.

Not as good as it would be outnumbering the whites at new Woodward. I hope they keep us in Woodward with WW. Then you Farmland people can embrace our culture.

I am hispanic in WJ and will remian in that in all options.

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Anonymous wrote:VM parent here. I want my Hispanic kid to remain in the community that understands our needs. I prefer Woodward, as in joining together with our schools, some very much like ours, some different, to create something new. I think this is much better for my kids than joining an existing established community that is nothing like ours and being expected to diversify it, at the expense our own comfort and culture. Why is that so difficult to understand? You may not agree, but why is it impossible to understand that we LIKE our economically and ethnically diverse community and want to preserve it.

We have always been split with the MSMC so it is exciting to see the possibility of remaining together at one middle school, Loiederman, that many VM families already attend because it is the closest. Losing Wheaton as a home school is a bummer, but if changes must be made, it's understandable. There's a huge difference in moving to a newly created community and being shoved into an existing one.

You will be showed into Tilden community or NBMS community. NBMS community is happy that under the current proposal it won't be them. And Tilden community is trying to change that since there is another high FARMs ES school in play. It is true, very few non-VM posters here care about your needs.

But what unique needs do you have in mind? Other than wanting that everybody around you is also Hispanic. It seems that you are very happy with the current status, despite the fact that you have been one of the worst performing schools in the county and dropping. Is that what you want to preserve? If this was a great school as you portray it, other communities would be fighting over you and not trying to drop you like a hot potato.

After putting VM in WJ, WJ will have 20-25% hispanic there. It's pretty good number for anyone worrying about lack of Hispanic in WJ.

Not as good as it would be outnumbering the whites at new Woodward. I hope they keep us in Woodward with WW. Then you Farmland people can embrace our culture.

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Anonymous wrote:VM parent here. I want my Hispanic kid to remain in the community that understands our needs. I prefer Woodward, as in joining together with our schools, some very much like ours, some different, to create something new. I think this is much better for my kids than joining an existing established community that is nothing like ours and being expected to diversify it, at the expense our own comfort and culture. Why is that so difficult to understand? You may not agree, but why is it impossible to understand that we LIKE our economically and ethnically diverse community and want to preserve it.

We have always been split with the MSMC so it is exciting to see the possibility of remaining together at one middle school, Loiederman, that many VM families already attend because it is the closest. Losing Wheaton as a home school is a bummer, but if changes must be made, it's understandable. There's a huge difference in moving to a newly created community and being shoved into an existing one.

You will be showed into Tilden community or NBMS community. NBMS community is happy that under the current proposal it won't be them. And Tilden community is trying to change that since there is another high FARMs ES school in play. It is true, very few non-VM posters here care about your needs.

But what unique needs do you have in mind? Other than wanting that everybody around you is also Hispanic. It seems that you are very happy with the current status, despite the fact that you have been one of the worst performing schools in the county and dropping. Is that what you want to preserve? If this was a great school as you portray it, other communities would be fighting over you and not trying to drop you like a hot potato.

After putting VM in WJ, WJ will have 20-25% hispanic there. It's pretty good number for anyone worrying about lack of Hispanic in WJ.

Not as good as it would be outnumbering the whites at new Woodward. I hope they keep us in Woodward with WW. Then you Farmland people can embrace our culture.

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Anonymous wrote:VM parent here. I want my Hispanic kid to remain in the community that understands our needs. I prefer Woodward, as in joining together with our schools, some very much like ours, some different, to create something new. I think this is much better for my kids than joining an existing established community that is nothing like ours and being expected to diversify it, at the expense our own comfort and culture. Why is that so difficult to understand? You may not agree, but why is it impossible to understand that we LIKE our economically and ethnically diverse community and want to preserve it.

We have always been split with the MSMC so it is exciting to see the possibility of remaining together at one middle school, Loiederman, that many VM families already attend because it is the closest. Losing Wheaton as a home school is a bummer, but if changes must be made, it's understandable. There's a huge difference in moving to a newly created community and being shoved into an existing one.

You will be showed into Tilden community or NBMS community. NBMS community is happy that under the current proposal it won't be them. And Tilden community is trying to change that since there is another high FARMs ES school in play. It is true, very few non-VM posters here care about your needs.

But what unique needs do you have in mind? Other than wanting that everybody around you is also Hispanic. It seems that you are very happy with the current status, despite the fact that you have been one of the worst performing schools in the county and dropping. Is that what you want to preserve? If this was a great school as you portray it, other communities would be fighting over you and not trying to drop you like a hot potato.

After putting VM in WJ, WJ will have 20-25% hispanic there. It's pretty good number for anyone worrying about lack of Hispanic in WJ.

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Anonymous wrote:VM parent here. I want my Hispanic kid to remain in the community that understands our needs. I prefer Woodward, as in joining together with our schools, some very much like ours, some different, to create something new. I think this is much better for my kids than joining an existing established community that is nothing like ours and being expected to diversify it, at the expense our own comfort and culture. Why is that so difficult to understand? You may not agree, but why is it impossible to understand that we LIKE our economically and ethnically diverse community and want to preserve it.

We have always been split with the MSMC so it is exciting to see the possibility of remaining together at one middle school, Loiederman, that many VM families already attend because it is the closest. Losing Wheaton as a home school is a bummer, but if changes must be made, it's understandable. There's a huge difference in moving to a newly created community and being shoved into an existing one.

You will be showed into Tilden community or NBMS community. NBMS community is happy that under the current proposal it won't be them. And Tilden community is trying to change that since there is another high FARMs ES school in play. It is true, very few non-VM posters here care about your needs.

But what unique needs do you have in mind? Other than wanting that everybody around you is also Hispanic. It seems that you are very happy with the current status, despite the fact that you have been one of the worst performing schools in the county and dropping. Is that what you want to preserve? If this was a great school as you portray it, other communities would be fighting over you and not trying to drop you like a hot potato.

Anonymous wrote:VM parent here. I want my Hispanic kid to remain in the community that understands our needs. I prefer Woodward, as in joining together with our schools, some very much like ours, some different, to create something new. I think this is much better for my kids than joining an existing established community that is nothing like ours and being expected to diversify it, at the expense our own comfort and culture. Why is that so difficult to understand? You may not agree, but why is it impossible to understand that we LIKE our economically and ethnically diverse community and want to preserve it.

We have always been split with the MSMC so it is exciting to see the possibility of remaining together at one middle school, Loiederman, that many VM families already attend because it is the closest. Losing Wheaton as a home school is a bummer, but if changes must be made, it's understandable. There's a huge difference in moving to a newly created community and being shoved into an existing one.

Anonymous wrote:VM parent here. I want my Hispanic kid to remain in the community that understands our needs. I prefer Woodward, as in joining together with our schools, some very much like ours, some different, to create something new. I think this is much better for my kids than joining an existing established community that is nothing like ours and being expected to diversify it, at the expense our own comfort and culture. Why is that so difficult to understand? You may not agree, but why is it impossible to understand that we LIKE our economically and ethnically diverse community and want to preserve it.

We have always been split with the MSMC so it is exciting to see the possibility of remaining together at one middle school, Loiederman, that many VM families already attend because it is the closest. Losing Wheaton as a home school is a bummer, but if changes must be made, it's understandable. There's a huge difference in moving to a newly created community and being shoved into an existing one.

Anonymous wrote:This minor vs major change argument is meaningless, because the board also has the ability to create their own alternative options. This is clearly stated in FAA:

"Based on further analysis of the factors considered through the stakeholder input
process, the Board may, by majority vote, identify one or more alternatives to the
superintendent of schools’ recommendations. Alternatives put forward by the Board will advance one or more of the factors set forth in section G below. Staff
will develop options consistent with the alternatives identified."

Now, is this board likely to do this? No. But it's not impossible.

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Anonymous wrote:The FAA policies require listening to stakeholder feedback. RM parent wants it ignored.

In addition, they state "The Board has the discretion to adopt minor modifications to the superintendent of schools' recommendation(s)..."

Emphasis on minor. I would call what Farmland suggests, a musical chairs between WW, VM, GP and others, as major, and inconsistent with FAA policies.

+1 This clearly isn't minor. They want a major change too late in the game that affects real families, like mine in VM.

It may not be minor for lets say GP families or Farmland families, but it's minor in big scheme of things. BOE will be adjusting tons of boundaries and making tons of changes with final approval. This is very small part and if it makes it better then they should do it. That's their job.

Better for whom?

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Anonymous wrote:The FAA policies require listening to stakeholder feedback. RM parent wants it ignored.

Nah, BOE should listen to all stakeholder, but not turn it into popularity contest. That's a horrible way to make any decision which will last in our region for decades.

BOE should hear the reasoning. Communities should provide reasons. That's the way decisions should be made.

- RM Parent

"RM Parent". right.

The BOE already heard community feedback several times. Taylor used that feedback to create his recommendation. Of course not everyone will be happy, but that’s not what he was asked to do.

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Anonymous wrote:The FAA policies require listening to stakeholder feedback. RM parent wants it ignored.

In addition, they state "The Board has the discretion to adopt minor modifications to the superintendent of schools' recommendation(s)..."

Emphasis on minor. I would call what Farmland suggests, a musical chairs between WW, VM, GP and others, as major, and inconsistent with FAA policies.

+1 This clearly isn't minor. They want a major change too late in the game that affects real families, like mine in VM.

It may not be minor for lets say GP families or Farmland families, but it's minor in big scheme of things. BOE will be adjusting tons of boundaries and making tons of changes with final approval. This is very small part and if it makes it better then they should do it. That's their job.

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Anonymous wrote:The FAA policies require listening to stakeholder feedback. RM parent wants it ignored.

Nah, BOE should listen to all stakeholder, but not turn it into popularity contest. That's a horrible way to make any decision which will last in our region for decades.

BOE should hear the reasoning. Communities should provide reasons. That's the way decisions should be made.

- RM Parent

"RM Parent". right.