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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

Woodward is too far for most kids in DCC. Many of us prefer those schools which is why we didn't pick your neighborhood.

You picked it bc it's cheaper to live there. It's cheaper to live there because it's less desirable. You didn't pick it because of the quality of the schools. If your parents valued quality of schools perhaps you would be more educated and realize that

Only on dcum does anyone seem to think Blair is an undesirable school. I picked our neighborhood for a lot of reasons and the housing wasn’t cheap.

“You picked it bc it's cheaper to live there. It's cheaper to live there because it's less desirable. You didn't pick it because of the quality of the schools. If your parents valued quality of schools perhaps you would be more educated and realize that.”

You sound like a real tool who is uneducated. Many areas in DCC are more expensive and nicer than areas of Rockville and parts of Bethesdsa plus we are VERY close to DC so many people picked it for that reason you moron…Wait let me guess you are either A - someone who overpaid for their house B - a realtor trying to bolster up sales in a certain area. I highly doubt you are someone who is successful. You sound absolutely miserable…and I pity you and the family who had to be around you. For the record I am someone who bought a starter house pre-pandemic with a 2.5 interest rate. Did I plan on moving west after a few years? Yep but shocker we are happy living in the DCC (live in a great neighborhood) and feel lucky and have no plabs to pay triple what I pay now to move closer to you and yes I can afford to!

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

Woodward is too far for most kids in DCC. Many of us prefer those schools which is why we didn't pick your neighborhood.

You picked it bc it's cheaper to live there. It's cheaper to live there because it's less desirable. You didn't pick it because of the quality of the schools. If your parents valued quality of schools perhaps you would be more educated and realize that

No, we knew what we were buying and did it for the location of jobs and wanted to avoid specific schools. I know about all the schools as I grew up here. We could easily afford to move, but are happy with our neighborhood. The bonus is we'll have no issue paying for college and grad school and will not be complaining like those who overpaid, claiming they are donut families and cannot afford college. And, a less competative school is better for college admissions as not everyone will be at the high academic level.

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

I have a kid in elementary and wouldn't be in the catchment area for Blair unless the boundary option puts me in. What does the Blair magnet mean? Do kids have to test into that? Is it lottery? Everyone says that Blair is basically two schools -- the magnet and gen pop. I'm just wondering what that would mean for boundary changes.

Its an application program and only about 100 slots. Its one school. However the magnet kids have their own classes. If you are in teh DCC you can apply.

Do kids in the Blair catchment area get preference?

And do I have it correct that the DCC just lets you lottery into another school? Are the schools really that different that they offer something to lottery to?

Kids in the Blair catchment area will be assigned to Blair if they rank it as their #1 choice, but that's not the same as magnet admission. There is no preference for that.

Each DCC school has 4-5 themed "academies," but they're mostly just elective tracks.

The academies are pretty meaningless.

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Only Blair and Wheaton have advanced classes so many kids choose those vs. their home school because of it. If they want to fix it they need to have more advanced classes at every school.

False.

Its not false, we are in the DCC. Our school has NO science AP's and math ends with Calc BC. They don't have music AP and other things either. So, you compare what Blair and Wheaton and other schools like WJ the schools aren't close to equal.

Maybe your kid stoped at Calc but for those of our kids who want more advanced math, science, engineering, computer science, etc. it sucks.

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

I have a kid in elementary and wouldn't be in the catchment area for Blair unless the boundary option puts me in. What does the Blair magnet mean? Do kids have to test into that? Is it lottery? Everyone says that Blair is basically two schools -- the magnet and gen pop. I'm just wondering what that would mean for boundary changes.

Its an application program and only about 100 slots. Its one school. However the magnet kids have their own classes. If you are in teh DCC you can apply.

Do kids in the Blair catchment area get preference?

And do I have it correct that the DCC just lets you lottery into another school? Are the schools really that different that they offer something to lottery to?

Kids in the Blair catchment area will be assigned to Blair if they rank it as their #1 choice, but that's not the same as magnet admission. There is no preference for that.

Each DCC school has 4-5 themed "academies," but they're mostly just elective tracks.

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

Woodward is too far for most kids in DCC. Many of us prefer those schools which is why we didn't pick your neighborhood.

You picked it bc it's cheaper to live there. It's cheaper to live there because it's less desirable. You didn't pick it because of the quality of the schools. If your parents valued quality of schools perhaps you would be more educated and realize that

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

I have a kid in elementary and wouldn't be in the catchment area for Blair unless the boundary option puts me in. What does the Blair magnet mean? Do kids have to test into that? Is it lottery? Everyone says that Blair is basically two schools -- the magnet and gen pop. I'm just wondering what that would mean for boundary changes.

Its an application program and only about 100 slots. Its one school. However the magnet kids have their own classes. If you are in teh DCC you can apply.

Do kids in the Blair catchment area get preference?

And do I have it correct that the DCC just lets you lottery into another school? Are the schools really that different that they offer something to lottery to?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

I have a kid in elementary and wouldn't be in the catchment area for Blair unless the boundary option puts me in. What does the Blair magnet mean? Do kids have to test into that? Is it lottery? Everyone says that Blair is basically two schools -- the magnet and gen pop. I'm just wondering what that would mean for boundary changes.

This will be dependent on the academic programs analysis currently happening. Right now, students can apply to either Blair or Poolesville for the science, math, computer science magnet program, and it is very competitive. There is talk of expanding the number of sites, but no details yet.

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Only Blair and Wheaton have advanced classes so many kids choose those vs. their home school because of it. If they want to fix it they need to have more advanced classes at every school.

False.

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

I think both DCC and NEC will end. There will be new regions created. Every school will be part of a region.

Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Only Blair and Wheaton have advanced classes so many kids choose those vs. their home school because of it. If they want to fix it they need to have more advanced classes at every school.

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

Woodward is too far for most kids in DCC. Many of us prefer those schools which is why we didn't pick your neighborhood.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

I have a kid in elementary and wouldn't be in the catchment area for Blair unless the boundary option puts me in. What does the Blair magnet mean? Do kids have to test into that? Is it lottery? Everyone says that Blair is basically two schools -- the magnet and gen pop. I'm just wondering what that would mean for boundary changes.

Its an application program and only about 100 slots. Its one school. However the magnet kids have their own classes. If you are in teh DCC you can apply.

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Anonymous wrote:wouldn't some of the boundary options negate the need for the consortiums? Isn't there talk over in the program analysis of ending the consortiums?

Just consider the consortiums as equally bad regardless if they actually use the term. Nobody really wants to go to those schools if they can avoid it. All options make Woodward a DCC and WJ wins out

I have a kid in elementary and wouldn't be in the catchment area for Blair unless the boundary option puts me in. What does the Blair magnet mean? Do kids have to test into that? Is it lottery? Everyone says that Blair is basically two schools -- the magnet and gen pop. I'm just wondering what that would mean for boundary changes.