Anonymous wrote:Cold Spring was ranked the best elementary school in all of Maryland by US News (for what it's worth).

https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/maryland/cold-spring-elementary-240727

Not saying it actually is number 1, but it is hilarious to me that with all the problems in MCPS closing the "best" elementary school in the State (and by all accounts at least a well-regarded school where most parents seem happy) is where this Board's mind has gone. These people have no idea how to actually improve the school system. They're just floundering.

We need to make the School Board an actual, full-time job position, and pay it as such, to try to lure candidates with some actual qualifications and competency in running a large school system. Not the random group of activists and bored empty-nesters we have now.

This is how MCPS close the achievement gap! Bring the top down!

Anonymous wrote:They need to button up the timelines for these boundary studies. I understand that they have more time because of delays but that doesn’t mean they should drag out and keep postponing the studies. Get it done already.

When construction is delayed, the boundary studies are as well, because they want to see the latest enrollment numbers and projections available.

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Anonymous wrote:I think there are enough powerful people in my cluster/ area that we won’t be touched or so I hope

I would not bet that. Given what some cluster and folks have had to live with, and the current overcrowding and budget cuts these new boundary studies are going to be watched closely. MCPS can’t afford another scandal or coverup.

Too late.
More cover ups in process now.

Just a reminder that the new proposed boundary study would have zero effect on elementary school boundaries. Only MS and HS are in scope.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they don’t close Cold Spring. It’s a fabulous little school. My kids attended it. It’s always been underenrolled but it would be pretty easy to pull an adjacent neighborhood in to fill those seats. It is definitely a rundown and outdated building decades overdue to be renovated or rebuilt. They’ve had it on the list at least since my oldest was in K and now she’s graduating college. They just kept pushing construction back.

I think Harris makes a good point, though: with a tight budget, is it fiscally responsible to invest in rebuilding Cold Spring when there is already more than enough capacity available within the other Wootton cluster elementary schools?

A nearby school ( Bayard Rustin ES ) has portables and we are talking about closing an ES with some capacity. Absurd thinking. Just shift kids by adjusting the boundaries.

Anonymous wrote:I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

It would also be nice if they'd stop busing Kensington kids who live near Einstein cross county.

I hope they can reduce busing costs. Boundaries like Wootton's are terrible. Most of the students live closer to another school.

They need to button up the timelines for these boundary studies. I understand that they have more time because of delays but that doesn’t mean they should drag out and keep postponing the studies. Get it done already.

Cold Spring was ranked the best elementary school in all of Maryland by US News (for what it's worth).

https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/maryland/cold-spring-elementary-240727

Not saying it actually is number 1, but it is hilarious to me that with all the problems in MCPS closing the "best" elementary school in the State (and by all accounts at least a well-regarded school where most parents seem happy) is where this Board's mind has gone. These people have no idea how to actually improve the school system. They're just floundering.

We need to make the School Board an actual, full-time job position, and pay it as such, to try to lure candidates with some actual qualifications and competency in running a large school system. Not the random group of activists and bored empty-nesters we have now.

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Anonymous wrote:Which God should I pray to for Stone Mill ES to stay districted to Wootton? Open to suggestions.

Haha! Can someone explain why Stone Mill kids go to Cabin John instead of Frost? Makes no sense.

Bec in 1994 bounties changed

We used to go to frost

Then they built willows

Anonymous wrote:Which God should I pray to for Stone Mill ES to stay districted to Wootton? Open to suggestions.

Haha! Can someone explain why Stone Mill kids go to Cabin John instead of Frost? Makes no sense.

Anonymous wrote:I think there are enough powerful people in my cluster/ area that we won’t be touched or so I hope

I would not bet that. Given what some cluster and folks have had to live with, and the current overcrowding and budget cuts these new boundary studies are going to be watched closely. MCPS can’t afford another scandal or coverup.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they don’t close Cold Spring. It’s a fabulous little school. My kids attended it. It’s always been underenrolled but it would be pretty easy to pull an adjacent neighborhood in to fill those seats. It is definitely a rundown and outdated building decades overdue to be renovated or rebuilt. They’ve had it on the list at least since my oldest was in K and now she’s graduating college. They just kept pushing construction back.

I think Harris makes a good point, though: with a tight budget, is it fiscally responsible to invest in rebuilding Cold Spring when there is already more than enough capacity available within the other Wootton cluster elementary schools?

It would make sense if Coldspring moved to Churchill and that was the change. Otherwise it houses the Gifted program.

Why would it make sense to move Cold Spring to a different cluster, when there is plenty of room within its own cluster? The CES could simply move to any of the other Wootton ESs with available space.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they don’t close Cold Spring. It’s a fabulous little school. My kids attended it. It’s always been underenrolled but it would be pretty easy to pull an adjacent neighborhood in to fill those seats. It is definitely a rundown and outdated building decades overdue to be renovated or rebuilt. They’ve had it on the list at least since my oldest was in K and now she’s graduating college. They just kept pushing construction back.

I think Harris makes a good point, though: with a tight budget, is it fiscally responsible to invest in rebuilding Cold Spring when there is already more than enough capacity available within the other Wootton cluster elementary schools?

Harris makes zero valid points. She had been in favor of busing all over the county. It would make sense if Coldspring moved to Churchill and that was the change. Otherwise it houses the Gifted program.
Under this board, test scores have deteriorated, leadership is a joke and they are complciit with hiding sex offenders and ousted the leader to cover up their blunders.

These clowns need to go.

Exactly. I don’t trust this BOE to do boundary studies that are reasonable and acceptable. They’ll just mess up every school cluster and cause more problems.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they don’t close Cold Spring. It’s a fabulous little school. My kids attended it. It’s always been underenrolled but it would be pretty easy to pull an adjacent neighborhood in to fill those seats. It is definitely a rundown and outdated building decades overdue to be renovated or rebuilt. They’ve had it on the list at least since my oldest was in K and now she’s graduating college. They just kept pushing construction back.

I think Harris makes a good point, though: with a tight budget, is it fiscally responsible to invest in rebuilding Cold Spring when there is already more than enough capacity available within the other Wootton cluster elementary schools?

Harris makes zero valid points. She had been in favor of busing all over the county. It would make sense if Coldspring moved to Churchill and that was the change. Otherwise it houses the Gifted program.
Under this board, test scores have deteriorated, leadership is a joke and they are complciit with hiding sex offenders and ousted the leader to cover up their blunders.

These clowns need to go.