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Were you alive when RHPS went anywhere but B-CC? It's been like that forever.
- someone who went to CCES

Since 1976, apparently.

http://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/01/us/minority-parents-fight-maryland-school-panel.html

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Anonymous wrote:We're in the NCC zone and I didn't understand the survey. Can someone explain how split articulation for the new middle school would work in theory - understanding that it's purely theoretical now.

We love RHES, but it does suck for the kids to have bus commutes and get separated from friends when none of the rest of Bethesda is subject to this kind of gerrymandering. So I'm inherently negative on split articulation, but I don't quite understand how they would carry it out for the new middle school.

Where to start with this, "the rest of Bethesda" did you mean Bethesda? Also you realize that Rosemary hills doesn't quite fit because it is the gerrymandered part of the equation. If you think they are being unreasonable you could request to go to your home school Einstein, if people insist on clinging on to something they couldn't otherwise afford or belong they really shouldn't complaine on how they are accommodated.

WTF PP? Our "home school" isn't Einstein. We're in Chevy Chase MD in the NCC zone, which feeds into BCC. I like both RHPS and NCC but I don't understand why this one corner of Bethesda/Chevy Chase is subject to busing for desegregation purposes whereas no one is proposing to breakup neighborhood elementaries in other parts of Bethesda/Chevy Chase.

You realize RHES isn't native to BCC right? It fought for the right to be bussed away from silver spring and now they won't have to bus as far when it gets moved out of Westland.

Were you alive when RHPS went anywhere but B-CC? It's been like that forever.
- someone who went to CCES

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're in the NCC zone and I didn't understand the survey. Can someone explain how split articulation for the new middle school would work in theory - understanding that it's purely theoretical now.

We love RHES, but it does suck for the kids to have bus commutes and get separated from friends when none of the rest of Bethesda is subject to this kind of gerrymandering. So I'm inherently negative on split articulation, but I don't quite understand how they would carry it out for the new middle school.

Where to start with this, "the rest of Bethesda" did you mean Bethesda? Also you realize that Rosemary hills doesn't quite fit because it is the gerrymandered part of the equation. If you think they are being unreasonable you could request to go to your home school Einstein, if people insist on clinging on to something they couldn't otherwise afford or belong they really shouldn't complaine on how they are accommodated.

WTF PP? Our "home school" isn't Einstein. We're in Chevy Chase MD in the NCC zone, which feeds into BCC. I like both RHPS and NCC but I don't understand why this one corner of Bethesda/Chevy Chase is subject to busing for desegregation purposes whereas no one is proposing to breakup neighborhood elementaries in other parts of Bethesda/Chevy Chase.

You realize RHES isn't native to BCC right? It fought for the right to be bussed away from silver spring and now they won't have to bus as far when it gets moved out of Westland.

Won't the boundary study committee be barrels of fun! I wish that I lived in the area so that I could serve on it. (I am not being sincere.)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're in the NCC zone and I didn't understand the survey. Can someone explain how split articulation for the new middle school would work in theory - understanding that it's purely theoretical now.

We love RHES, but it does suck for the kids to have bus commutes and get separated from friends when none of the rest of Bethesda is subject to this kind of gerrymandering. So I'm inherently negative on split articulation, but I don't quite understand how they would carry it out for the new middle school.

Where to start with this, "the rest of Bethesda" did you mean Bethesda? Also you realize that Rosemary hills doesn't quite fit because it is the gerrymandered part of the equation. If you think they are being unreasonable you could request to go to your home school Einstein, if people insist on clinging on to something they couldn't otherwise afford or belong they really shouldn't complaine on how they are accommodated.

WTF PP? Our "home school" isn't Einstein. We're in Chevy Chase MD in the NCC zone, which feeds into BCC. I like both RHPS and NCC but I don't understand why this one corner of Bethesda/Chevy Chase is subject to busing for desegregation purposes whereas no one is proposing to breakup neighborhood elementaries in other parts of Bethesda/Chevy Chase.

You realize RHES isn't native to BCC right? It fought for the right to be bussed away from silver spring and now they won't have to bus as far when it gets moved out of Westland.

Every school could be subject to "split articulation," not just those in the East.

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WTF PP? Our "home school" isn't Einstein. We're in Chevy Chase MD in the NCC zone, which feeds into BCC. I like both RHPS and NCC but I don't understand why this one corner of Bethesda/Chevy Chase is subject to busing for desegregation purposes whereas no one is proposing to breakup neighborhood elementaries in other parts of Bethesda/Chevy Chase.

This is not the only part of MCPS where there is busing.

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Anonymous wrote:We're in the NCC zone and I didn't understand the survey. Can someone explain how split articulation for the new middle school would work in theory - understanding that it's purely theoretical now.

We love RHES, but it does suck for the kids to have bus commutes and get separated from friends when none of the rest of Bethesda is subject to this kind of gerrymandering. So I'm inherently negative on split articulation, but I don't quite understand how they would carry it out for the new middle school.

Where to start with this, "the rest of Bethesda" did you mean Bethesda? Also you realize that Rosemary hills doesn't quite fit because it is the gerrymandered part of the equation. If you think they are being unreasonable you could request to go to your home school Einstein, if people insist on clinging on to something they couldn't otherwise afford or belong they really shouldn't complaine on how they are accommodated.

WTF PP? Our "home school" isn't Einstein. We're in Chevy Chase MD in the NCC zone, which feeds into BCC. I like both RHPS and NCC but I don't understand why this one corner of Bethesda/Chevy Chase is subject to busing for desegregation purposes whereas no one is proposing to breakup neighborhood elementaries in other parts of Bethesda/Chevy Chase.

Anonymous wrote:We're in the NCC zone and I didn't understand the survey. Can someone explain how split articulation for the new middle school would work in theory - understanding that it's purely theoretical now.

We love RHES, but it does suck for the kids to have bus commutes and get separated from friends when none of the rest of Bethesda is subject to this kind of gerrymandering. So I'm inherently negative on split articulation, but I don't quite understand how they would carry it out for the new middle school.

Where to start with this, "the rest of Bethesda" did you mean Bethesda? Also you realize that Rosemary hills doesn't quite fit because it is the gerrymandered part of the equation. If you think they are being unreasonable you could request to go to your home school Einstein, if people insist on clinging on to something they couldn't otherwise afford or belong they really shouldn't complaine on how they are accommodated.

Anonymous wrote:that school won't be built in time for your kid to go there anyway so don't get all worked up over it. if a kid is entering 1st grade now, they might get to the new middle school.

Can people who don't know what the hell they are talking about please stay off of this thread? The school is under construction [i]right now.[i] My kid who is in 6th will be able to go there in 8th as scheduled.

We're in the NCC zone and I didn't understand the survey. Can someone explain how split articulation for the new middle school would work in theory - understanding that it's purely theoretical now.

We love RHES, but it does suck for the kids to have bus commutes and get separated from friends when none of the rest of Bethesda is subject to this kind of gerrymandering. So I'm inherently negative on split articulation, but I don't quite understand how they would carry it out for the new middle school.

We are in Bethesda Elementary territory. It might make sense to send us to the new middle. I'd be fine with that - not sure it really matters. I'm not a fan of split articulation - I would rather they send all of BE to the new school.

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Anonymous wrote:Can't they just do:

Bethesda, NCC, RCF to BCC MS#2
Somerset, Westbrook, CC to Westland

Rich white kids to Westland

Middle class and a few token rich white kids and everybody else to Middle school 2# is what they are trying to avoid.

Agreed, they will have to split a the two obvious ones up and the diversity will supersede all other considerations such as grade alignment and specific proximity. Those might be considered on like for like schools.

Anonymous wrote:that school won't be built in time for your kid to go there anyway so don't get all worked up over it. if a kid is entering 1st grade now, they might get to the new middle school.

Huh? The construction contract was awarded in August. The building is in the construction phase right now. How long do you think it takes to build a middle school?

that school won't be built in time for your kid to go there anyway so don't get all worked up over it. if a kid is entering 1st grade now, they might get to the new middle school.

Anonymous wrote:Can't they just do:

Bethesda, NCC, RCF to BCC MS#2
Somerset, Westbrook, CC to Westland

Rich white kids to Westland

Middle class and a few token rich white kids and everybody else to Middle school 2# is what they are trying to avoid.