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Anonymous wrote:I don't think Wootton has much to complain about.

Quince Orchard is obviously to he happiest with the boundaries.

Northwest is the big loser.

QO is a loser with the regional programs; QO is in a region with Gaithersburg, Magruder, and Watkins Mill and not Poolesville.

Watkins Mill already has an IB set up, but SMACs and Humanities will have to be stood up from scratch and both will be at Gaithersburg.

Correction, SMACS will be at Gaithersburg, Humanities will be at Watkins Mill along with the IB and Critical Languages, Cultures, and Global Connections.

Under the regional program, it looks like Gaithersburg HS is set up as the tech high school (SMACS, Cybersecurity, Digital Communication: Animation and Game Design), while Watkins Mill will be the Humanities high school

What is SMACS? Is Gaithersburg HS strong in high tech & Watlkin Mills strong in humanities?

SMACS is Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science. It's the STEM magnets at Blair (for Down County) and Poolesville (Up County).

General consensus is that Watkins Mill IB is not as good as the County-Wide Program at Richard Montgomery.

It's to be determined how good the new programs will be, since they're expanding the programs from 2 schools to 6. I think it's going to be a rough start, but maybe once my kids have kids, it'll be well-established...

There is no A SMCS...and it is becoming STEM because it's a new curriculum.

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Anonymous wrote:Under the proposal, will all Wootton kids - even juniors and seniors - move to the Crown location for the 2027-28 school year? I know the general idea is not to change boundaries for juniors and seniors, but I'm not sure if a change in building is the same thing? It seems silly to move only the freshmen and sophomores since that would make it harder to fill classes, form sports teams, etc., so hoping that's not the plan!

The document says only 9th and 10th graders will move.

But that is only about reassignments. Wootton students are, except for Cold Spring, not being reassigned. So all students assigned to Wootton for 27-28 will attend Wootton @ Crown.

Anonymous wrote:Does this mean all cabin John students go to Churchill except stone mill kids? So those kids get extra screwed?

Would stone mill kids prefer to go to Churchill instead of wootton?

Does this mean all cabin John students go to Churchill except stone mill kids? So those kids get extra screwed?

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Anonymous wrote:Under the proposal, will all Wootton kids - even juniors and seniors - move to the Crown location for the 2027-28 school year? I know the general idea is not to change boundaries for juniors and seniors, but I'm not sure if a change in building is the same thing? It seems silly to move only the freshmen and sophomores since that would make it harder to fill classes, form sports teams, etc., so hoping that's not the plan!

The document says only 9th and 10th graders will move.

Do you see that specifically for Wootton? I know only 9th and 10th graders will face the boundary changes, but I couldn't figure out what would happen with the change in building for Wootton kids, which seems like a different thing. The articulation charts make it look like Wootton will be empty for the 2027-2028 school year (see page 28 of 35 at https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DQZPB463C37A/$file/Supt%20Rec%20Crown%20Damascus%20260205.pdf). But I haven't read the whole document so hoping someone else found something more definitive!

Anonymous wrote:So even though there is a lot of dissent from Wootton (props to their advocacy) it really is fiscally irresponsible to run an entire 27th additional high school and have all the others underutilized.

Agree 100000%

Anonymous wrote:Under the proposal, will all Wootton kids - even juniors and seniors - move to the Crown location for the 2027-28 school year? I know the general idea is not to change boundaries for juniors and seniors, but I'm not sure if a change in building is the same thing? It seems silly to move only the freshmen and sophomores since that would make it harder to fill classes, form sports teams, etc., so hoping that's not the plan!

The document says only 9th and 10th graders will move.

Anonymous wrote:Under the proposal, will all Wootton kids - even juniors and seniors - move to the Crown location for the 2027-28 school year? I know the general idea is not to change boundaries for juniors and seniors, but I'm not sure if a change in building is the same thing? It seems silly to move only the freshmen and sophomores since that would make it harder to fill classes, form sports teams, etc., so hoping that's not the plan!

Oh. I hadn’t thought of that but yes, you are probably right. The upperclassmen from Wootton will move. I don’t think the upperclassmen from the other handful of feeders will move, though, since their schools will still be open.

I think Taylor really wanted to use Crown as a permanent holding school as his first choice but it appears that that was not legally allowed. So even though there is a lot of dissent from Wootton (props to their advocacy) it really is fiscally irresponsible to run an entire 27th additional high school and have all the others underutilized.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think Wootton has much to complain about.

Quince Orchard is obviously to he happiest with the boundaries.

Northwest is the big loser.

QO is a loser with the regional programs; QO is in a region with Gaithersburg, Magruder, and Watkins Mill and not Poolesville.

Watkins Mill already has an IB set up, but SMACs and Humanities will have to be stood up from scratch and both will be at Gaithersburg.

This.

How is it that 3 schools in Region 5 are highest FARMS schools with 2 of them upcounty's largest FARMS schools - 50% each. Where is the cohort for Region 5? My kid will lose access to Poolesville.

QO needs to be with Region 6 and Damascus back with Region 5. How do they justify Laytonsville ES going to Poolesville while Thurgood Marshall gets the cut.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know where Dufief kids will go? QO or Crown? (If county goes with this plan)

Dufief should be happy with this plan. The rest of Wootton did not care about you all - if one of the initial options was chosen you would have gone to QO but now you are still with Wootton with another ES (Fields Rd) added. Dufief kids were bussed anyways and now you get a brand new school.

As a Gaithersburg resident it sucks that we don't get access to Crown.

They have to keep Crown in Region 5 at least some kids will get access through Regional magnets

Under the proposal, will all Wootton kids - even juniors and seniors - move to the Crown location for the 2027-28 school year? I know the general idea is not to change boundaries for juniors and seniors, but I'm not sure if a change in building is the same thing? It seems silly to move only the freshmen and sophomores since that would make it harder to fill classes, form sports teams, etc., so hoping that's not the plan!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think Wootton has much to complain about.

Quince Orchard is obviously to he happiest with the boundaries.

Northwest is the big loser.

QO is a loser with the regional programs; QO is in a region with Gaithersburg, Magruder, and Watkins Mill and not Poolesville.

Watkins Mill already has an IB set up, but SMACs and Humanities will have to be stood up from scratch and both will be at Gaithersburg.

Correction, SMACS will be at Gaithersburg, Humanities will be at Watkins Mill along with the IB and Critical Languages, Cultures, and Global Connections.

Under the regional program, it looks like Gaithersburg HS is set up as the tech high school (SMACS, Cybersecurity, Digital Communication: Animation and Game Design), while Watkins Mill will be the Humanities high school

What is SMACS? Is Gaithersburg HS strong in high tech & Watlkin Mills strong in humanities?

SMACS is Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science. It's the STEM magnets at Blair (for Down County) and Poolesville (Up County).

General consensus is that Watkins Mill IB is not as good as the County-Wide Program at Richard Montgomery.

It's to be determined how good the new programs will be, since they're expanding the programs from 2 schools to 6. I think it's going to be a rough start, but maybe once my kids have kids, it'll be well-established...

Anonymous wrote:Wait, modified option H is the final decision?

It still has to be voted on by the board on March 26.

does the Board typically accept the superintendent's recommendation? how likely is it the option h passes at this point?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think Wootton has much to complain about.

Quince Orchard is obviously to he happiest with the boundaries.

Northwest is the big loser.

QO is a loser with the regional programs; QO is in a region with Gaithersburg, Magruder, and Watkins Mill and not Poolesville.

Watkins Mill already has an IB set up, but SMACs and Humanities will have to be stood up from scratch and both will be at Gaithersburg.

Correction, SMACS will be at Gaithersburg, Humanities will be at Watkins Mill along with the IB and Critical Languages, Cultures, and Global Connections.

Under the regional program, it looks like Gaithersburg HS is set up as the tech high school (SMACS, Cybersecurity, Digital Communication: Animation and Game Design), while Watkins Mill will be the Humanities high school

What is SMACS? Is Gaithersburg HS strong in high tech & Watlkin Mills strong in humanities?