Anonymous
06/26/2025 18:03
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to switch schools within regions for various programs (if seats are actually available) will also change the FARmS rates.
I would support a lottery into underenrolled schools for FARMS kids. The question is busing, but apparently there are already 75 bus rides for DCC kids so maybe that is not really an issue.
This is only for kids who are enrolled outside their home school, which means it is their choice. I'm not saying it is the right choice, or a good choice, but no kid has a 75 minute bus ride to their home school.
It's a horrible idea for a number of reasons already discussed in this thread.
it is a horrible idea but one that currently exists for choice programs in the DCC. I guess for kids/families that it makes sense for, that's what they are choosing to do.
I wouldn't want to force anyone on a lengthy bus ride.
It looks like they are getting rid of the DCC and I think that's a good thing.
But replacing it with a regional program model, which at least has aspects of the DCC. but all of that seems relatively unknown at this time.
It’s not unknown! They were clear that kids wouldn’t be lotterying into a school like the consortiums. Kids will be able to apply for interest and merit based programs within their entire region. There obviously will be a finite number of spots in each program. The team shared what courses every single school in every region would offer as a baseline for standard and advanced students.
Thank you. But it’s also now wacky in the sense that maybe you get assigned to a far away “home” school but now you can apply to go to your nearest school.
Yes, so odd. Why bus neighborhoods away from the home school just to let them opt into some other school. Unless there really aren’t that many slots open or you only get a slot to move if you are FARMS or something like that.
Seems like even more busing.
It does! What is up with MCPS believing that kids want to spend time on buses? Do they just not think about this?
This is all opt-in busing. If you want to attend a special program, they will have bus service for it. If you don't want to attend a special program, you go to your zoned school.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 17:16
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s weird that Churchill is in the Crown boundary study but is in a “region” with schools all in the Woodward study.
Did the program analysis people and the boundary study people talk to each other? Are there transportation specialists they can both talk to?
Seems like separate silos but it’s all related.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 17:15
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:It’s weird that Churchill is in the Crown boundary study but is in a “region” with schools all in the Woodward study.
Did the program analysis people and the boundary study people talk to each other? Are there transportation specialists they can both talk to?
Anonymous
06/26/2025 17:14
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to switch schools within regions for various programs (if seats are actually available) will also change the FARmS rates.
I would support a lottery into underenrolled schools for FARMS kids. The question is busing, but apparently there are already 75 bus rides for DCC kids so maybe that is not really an issue.
This is only for kids who are enrolled outside their home school, which means it is their choice. I'm not saying it is the right choice, or a good choice, but no kid has a 75 minute bus ride to their home school.
It's a horrible idea for a number of reasons already discussed in this thread.
it is a horrible idea but one that currently exists for choice programs in the DCC. I guess for kids/families that it makes sense for, that's what they are choosing to do.
I wouldn't want to force anyone on a lengthy bus ride.
It looks like they are getting rid of the DCC and I think that's a good thing.
But replacing it with a regional program model, which at least has aspects of the DCC. but all of that seems relatively unknown at this time.
It’s not unknown! They were clear that kids wouldn’t be lotterying into a school like the consortiums. Kids will be able to apply for interest and merit based programs within their entire region. There obviously will be a finite number of spots in each program. The team shared what courses every single school in every region would offer as a baseline for standard and advanced students.
Thank you. But it’s also now wacky in the sense that maybe you get assigned to a far away “home” school but now you can apply to go to your nearest school.
Yes, so odd. Why bus neighborhoods away from the home school just to let them opt into some other school. Unless there really aren’t that many slots open or you only get a slot to move if you are FARMS or something like that.
Seems like even more busing.
It does! What is up with MCPS believing that kids want to spend time on buses? Do they just not think about this?
Anonymous
06/26/2025 17:13
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
It’s weird that Churchill is in the Crown boundary study but is in a “region” with schools all in the Woodward study.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 17:12
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to switch schools within regions for various programs (if seats are actually available) will also change the FARmS rates.
I would support a lottery into underenrolled schools for FARMS kids. The question is busing, but apparently there are already 75 bus rides for DCC kids so maybe that is not really an issue.
This is only for kids who are enrolled outside their home school, which means it is their choice. I'm not saying it is the right choice, or a good choice, but no kid has a 75 minute bus ride to their home school.
It's a horrible idea for a number of reasons already discussed in this thread.
it is a horrible idea but one that currently exists for choice programs in the DCC. I guess for kids/families that it makes sense for, that's what they are choosing to do.
I wouldn't want to force anyone on a lengthy bus ride.
It looks like they are getting rid of the DCC and I think that's a good thing.
But replacing it with a regional program model, which at least has aspects of the DCC. but all of that seems relatively unknown at this time.
It’s not unknown! They were clear that kids wouldn’t be lotterying into a school like the consortiums. Kids will be able to apply for interest and merit based programs within their entire region. There obviously will be a finite number of spots in each program. The team shared what courses every single school in every region would offer as a baseline for standard and advanced students.
Thank you. But it’s also now wacky in the sense that maybe you get assigned to a far away “home” school but now you can apply to go to your nearest school.
Yes, so odd. Why bus neighborhoods away from the home school just to let them opt into some other school. Unless there really aren’t that many slots open or you only get a slot to move if you are FARMS or something like that.
Seems like even more busing.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 16:59
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to switch schools within regions for various programs (if seats are actually available) will also change the FARmS rates.
I would support a lottery into underenrolled schools for FARMS kids. The question is busing, but apparently there are already 75 bus rides for DCC kids so maybe that is not really an issue.
This is only for kids who are enrolled outside their home school, which means it is their choice. I'm not saying it is the right choice, or a good choice, but no kid has a 75 minute bus ride to their home school.
It's a horrible idea for a number of reasons already discussed in this thread.
it is a horrible idea but one that currently exists for choice programs in the DCC. I guess for kids/families that it makes sense for, that's what they are choosing to do.
I wouldn't want to force anyone on a lengthy bus ride.
It looks like they are getting rid of the DCC and I think that's a good thing.
But replacing it with a regional program model, which at least has aspects of the DCC. but all of that seems relatively unknown at this time.
It’s not unknown! They were clear that kids wouldn’t be lotterying into a school like the consortiums. Kids will be able to apply for interest and merit based programs within their entire region. There obviously will be a finite number of spots in each program. The team shared what courses every single school in every region would offer as a baseline for standard and advanced students.
Thank you. But it’s also now wacky in the sense that maybe you get assigned to a far away “home” school but now you can apply to go to your nearest school.
Yes, so odd. Why bus neighborhoods away from the home school just to let them opt into some other school. Unless there really aren’t that many slots open or you only get a slot to move if you are FARMS or something like that.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 16:29
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to switch schools within regions for various programs (if seats are actually available) will also change the FARmS rates.
I would support a lottery into underenrolled schools for FARMS kids. The question is busing, but apparently there are already 75 bus rides for DCC kids so maybe that is not really an issue.
This is only for kids who are enrolled outside their home school, which means it is their choice. I'm not saying it is the right choice, or a good choice, but no kid has a 75 minute bus ride to their home school.
It's a horrible idea for a number of reasons already discussed in this thread.
it is a horrible idea but one that currently exists for choice programs in the DCC. I guess for kids/families that it makes sense for, that's what they are choosing to do.
I wouldn't want to force anyone on a lengthy bus ride.
It looks like they are getting rid of the DCC and I think that's a good thing.
But replacing it with a regional program model, which at least has aspects of the DCC. but all of that seems relatively unknown at this time.
It’s not unknown! They were clear that kids wouldn’t be lotterying into a school like the consortiums. Kids will be able to apply for interest and merit based programs within their entire region. There obviously will be a finite number of spots in each program. The team shared what courses every single school in every region would offer as a baseline for standard and advanced students.
Thank you. But it’s also now wacky in the sense that maybe you get assigned to a far away “home” school but now you can apply to go to your nearest school.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 16:08
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Allowing students to switch schools within regions for various programs (if seats are actually available) will also change the FARmS rates.
I would support a lottery into underenrolled schools for FARMS kids. The question is busing, but apparently there are already 75 bus rides for DCC kids so maybe that is not really an issue.
This is only for kids who are enrolled outside their home school, which means it is their choice. I'm not saying it is the right choice, or a good choice, but no kid has a 75 minute bus ride to their home school.
It's a horrible idea for a number of reasons already discussed in this thread.
it is a horrible idea but one that currently exists for choice programs in the DCC. I guess for kids/families that it makes sense for, that's what they are choosing to do.
I wouldn't want to force anyone on a lengthy bus ride.
It looks like they are getting rid of the DCC and I think that's a good thing.
But replacing it with a regional program model, which at least has aspects of the DCC. but all of that seems relatively unknown at this time.
It’s not unknown! They were clear that kids wouldn’t be lotterying into a school like the consortiums. Kids will be able to apply for interest and merit based programs within their entire region. There obviously will be a finite number of spots in each program. The team shared what courses every single school in every region would offer as a baseline for standard and advanced students.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 13:50
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whitman is:
1) underenrolled
2) far away
3) has few close-proximity lower-income housing options (which definitely should be changed)
4) has the lowest FARMS rate in the boundary study.
I should move there. Whitman is for the white man[/
1) whitman is under enrolled because so many parents end their kids private.
2) it’s not far away from my house, it’s the closest school to me. Which is why it’s upsetting that my kids would be bussed to a school father away.
3) this is fact hence point number 1.
4) also correct. See points 1 and 3.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 13:38
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Julie Hangs kids went to Whitman. She knows what's best and won't ship the FARMS there. Option 3 ain't happening
Julie Yang's kids went to Churchill.
That's probably why she has no clue or cares what's going on at other schools as her kids got a very different education.
She used to work at Magruder.
Those poor kids. I can't understand Julie Yang. I need subtitles on to comprehend what she is articulating.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 13:37
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here comes the equity scam
https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/06/25/mcps-leaning-toward-regional-programming-model/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social&fbclid=IwY2xjawLKHc5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmXLSbpexjyJbyJ5TCpyUdowVDEGY1IvpBxqGFwtEvxmYzZXZkOIMjK3Tkb8_aem_R5CuHGDh1DAv_j8q1Pf-1g
Ugh consortiums are spreading! Fools
What's wrong with consortia?
Look at DCC. Not good schools! Break up communities! And chance at useless magnets taking resources like social justice and arts and communication. Dumb dumb dumb
Anonymous
06/26/2025 13:36
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here comes the equity scam
https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/06/25/mcps-leaning-toward-regional-programming-model/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social&fbclid=IwY2xjawLKHc5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmXLSbpexjyJbyJ5TCpyUdowVDEGY1IvpBxqGFwtEvxmYzZXZkOIMjK3Tkb8_aem_R5CuHGDh1DAv_j8q1Pf-1g
Ugh consortiums are spreading! Fools
What's wrong with consortia?
"It's Wing-gar-dium Levi-o-sa, make the 'gar' nice and long."
Anonymous
06/26/2025 10:45
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Julie Hangs kids went to Whitman. She knows what's best and won't ship the FARMS there. Option 3 ain't happening
Julie Yang's kids went to Churchill.
Is there a difference?
Different boundary study, different new region. So, yes.
Anonymous
06/26/2025 10:45
Subject: Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Julie Hangs kids went to Whitman. She knows what's best and won't ship the FARMS there. Option 3 ain't happening
Julie Yang's kids went to Churchill.
That's probably why she has no clue or cares what's going on at other schools as her kids got a very different education.
She used to work at Magruder.