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Anonymous wrote:Other than Cold Spring, all of the other feeder schools that feed into Wootton are in Rockville. As someone else said, Potomac is not an incorporated city. I think the only incorporated cities in Montgomery County are Rockville and Gaithersburg. This goes back a very, very long time. Potomac parents are not at fault for "not planning" or "leeching" off of Rockville and Gaithersburg. Believe me, Potomac and Bethesda are paying their share of freight here in the county, that everyone benefits from. When all of the "rich" people from Potomac run away from this county, it will really be in trouble.

Potomac parents should pay taxes to Rockville for using their property and having Rockville city pay for snow removal and the upkeep of sidewalks and roads. I'm paying for all that so that you can drive your kid to school, while I probably live closer to Wootton than most Wootton families but we are zoned for RM.

Anonymous wrote:Other than Cold Spring, all of the other feeder schools that feed into Wootton are in Rockville. As someone else said, Potomac is not an incorporated city. I think the only incorporated cities in Montgomery County are Rockville and Gaithersburg. This goes back a very, very long time. Potomac parents are not at fault for "not planning" or "leeching" off of Rockville and Gaithersburg. Believe me, Potomac and Bethesda are paying their share of freight here in the county, that everyone benefits from. When all of the "rich" people from Potomac run away from this county, it will really be in trouble.

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Anonymous wrote:You all keep talking in circles at each other, getting nowhere. At this point, I think everyone on this thread has made up their mind. Put your energy into something more productive like writing to BOE.

True that. MCPS has already decided. The BOE is testing the political winds before announcing. Personally, I think they're going to use Crown as a holding school for Wootton while they claim that they'll find the money to renovate Wootton. Give or take 5-10 years from now, after the current crop of late-elementary and middle school kids graduate, MCPS will announce that the move is permanent and the Wootton name will disappear (although he was a founding father, he was a significant slave owner in Maryland):

1. Kids kids were happy/doing well (and it will cherry-pick or massage the numbers to show this)
2. Families have adapted well to the change (the parents of past students will have moved on or gone quiet because their kids aren't in MCPS anymore)
3. Diversity numbers are up (and make MCPS look good)
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100. MCPS couldn't find (never budgeted) the money.

Sorry, I forgot reason #101 - The BOE chose to sell the land to a developer for $$$$ (who conveniently offered campaign funding to the DCCC or other MD (D) group that will make sure it trickles down to the campaigns of the current or former BOE members (who are running for higher offices).

Wootton parents should just plan on MCPS doing what it wants to do, namely, sell in a few years and buy somewhere else after your kids are out of MCPS.

IMO it seems to be a failure of the Wootton parents in Potomac to plan for the future and zone appropriately for schools. They are sort of like leeches living off the lands that Rockville or Gaithersburg are able to zone, using all of the city services in Rockville or Gaithersburg but not paying taxes there.

Ironic Potomac can't zone for a school because property prices are too high, but their property prices are going to go down because they didn't zone for a school. Maybe next high school it'll be their turn, when the land is cheaper.

You know Potomac is an unincorporated area and doesn't do its own zoning, right?

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all keep talking in circles at each other, getting nowhere. At this point, I think everyone on this thread has made up their mind. Put your energy into something more productive like writing to BOE.

True that. MCPS has already decided. The BOE is testing the political winds before announcing. Personally, I think they're going to use Crown as a holding school for Wootton while they claim that they'll find the money to renovate Wootton. Give or take 5-10 years from now, after the current crop of late-elementary and middle school kids graduate, MCPS will announce that the move is permanent and the Wootton name will disappear (although he was a founding father, he was a significant slave owner in Maryland):

1. Kids kids were happy/doing well (and it will cherry-pick or massage the numbers to show this)
2. Families have adapted well to the change (the parents of past students will have moved on or gone quiet because their kids aren't in MCPS anymore)
3. Diversity numbers are up (and make MCPS look good)
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.
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100. MCPS couldn't find (never budgeted) the money.

Sorry, I forgot reason #101 - The BOE chose to sell the land to a developer for $$$$ (who conveniently offered campaign funding to the DCCC or other MD (D) group that will make sure it trickles down to the campaigns of the current or former BOE members (who are running for higher offices).

The DCC has very little. We'd love a brand new building and all the opportunities Wootton has.

The DCC is getting a brand-new building: Northwood.

Although the legacy DCC community will not equally benefit from this new building, since Wheaton and Kennedy will be iced out from enjoying the new building with the new regional model putting them in a separate region from their legacy DCC school siblings Blair, Einstein and Northwood.

DCC also has Blair magnet.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all keep talking in circles at each other, getting nowhere. At this point, I think everyone on this thread has made up their mind. Put your energy into something more productive like writing to BOE.

True that. MCPS has already decided. The BOE is testing the political winds before announcing. Personally, I think they're going to use Crown as a holding school for Wootton while they claim that they'll find the money to renovate Wootton. Give or take 5-10 years from now, after the current crop of late-elementary and middle school kids graduate, MCPS will announce that the move is permanent and the Wootton name will disappear (although he was a founding father, he was a significant slave owner in Maryland):

1. Kids kids were happy/doing well (and it will cherry-pick or massage the numbers to show this)
2. Families have adapted well to the change (the parents of past students will have moved on or gone quiet because their kids aren't in MCPS anymore)
3. Diversity numbers are up (and make MCPS look good)
.
.
.
100. MCPS couldn't find (never budgeted) the money.

Sorry, I forgot reason #101 - The BOE chose to sell the land to a developer for $$$$ (who conveniently offered campaign funding to the DCCC or other MD (D) group that will make sure it trickles down to the campaigns of the current or former BOE members (who are running for higher offices).

The DCC has very little. We'd love a brand new building and all the opportunities Wootton has.

The DCC is getting a brand-new building: Northwood.

Although the legacy DCC community will not equally benefit from this new building, since Wheaton and Kennedy will be iced out from enjoying the new building with the new regional model putting them in a separate region from their legacy DCC school siblings Blair, Einstein and Northwood.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all keep talking in circles at each other, getting nowhere. At this point, I think everyone on this thread has made up their mind. Put your energy into something more productive like writing to BOE.

True that. MCPS has already decided. The BOE is testing the political winds before announcing. Personally, I think they're going to use Crown as a holding school for Wootton while they claim that they'll find the money to renovate Wootton. Give or take 5-10 years from now, after the current crop of late-elementary and middle school kids graduate, MCPS will announce that the move is permanent and the Wootton name will disappear (although he was a founding father, he was a significant slave owner in Maryland):

1. Kids kids were happy/doing well (and it will cherry-pick or massage the numbers to show this)
2. Families have adapted well to the change (the parents of past students will have moved on or gone quiet because their kids aren't in MCPS anymore)
3. Diversity numbers are up (and make MCPS look good)
.
.
.
100. MCPS couldn't find (never budgeted) the money.

Sorry, I forgot reason #101 - The BOE chose to sell the land to a developer for $$$$ (who conveniently offered campaign funding to the DCCC or other MD (D) group that will make sure it trickles down to the campaigns of the current or former BOE members (who are running for higher offices).

Wootton parents should just plan on MCPS doing what it wants to do, namely, sell in a few years and buy somewhere else after your kids are out of MCPS.

IMO it seems to be a failure of the Wootton parents in Potomac to plan for the future and zone appropriately for schools. They are sort of like leeches living off the lands that Rockville or Gaithersburg are able to zone, using all of the city services in Rockville or Gaithersburg but not paying taxes there.

Ironic Potomac can't zone for a school because property prices are too high, but their property prices are going to go down because they didn't zone for a school. Maybe next high school it'll be their turn, when the land is cheaper.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all keep talking in circles at each other, getting nowhere. At this point, I think everyone on this thread has made up their mind. Put your energy into something more productive like writing to BOE.

True that. MCPS has already decided. The BOE is testing the political winds before announcing. Personally, I think they're going to use Crown as a holding school for Wootton while they claim that they'll find the money to renovate Wootton. Give or take 5-10 years from now, after the current crop of late-elementary and middle school kids graduate, MCPS will announce that the move is permanent and the Wootton name will disappear (although he was a founding father, he was a significant slave owner in Maryland):

1. Kids kids were happy/doing well (and it will cherry-pick or massage the numbers to show this)
2. Families have adapted well to the change (the parents of past students will have moved on or gone quiet because their kids aren't in MCPS anymore)
3. Diversity numbers are up (and make MCPS look good)
.
.
.
100. MCPS couldn't find (never budgeted) the money.

Sorry, I forgot reason #101 - The BOE chose to sell the land to a developer for $$$$ (who conveniently offered campaign funding to the DCCC or other MD (D) group that will make sure it trickles down to the campaigns of the current or former BOE members (who are running for higher offices).

Wootton parents should just plan on MCPS doing what it wants to do, namely, sell in a few years and buy somewhere else after your kids are out of MCPS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all keep talking in circles at each other, getting nowhere. At this point, I think everyone on this thread has made up their mind. Put your energy into something more productive like writing to BOE.

True that. MCPS has already decided. The BOE is testing the political winds before announcing. Personally, I think they're going to use Crown as a holding school for Wootton while they claim that they'll find the money to renovate Wootton. Give or take 5-10 years from now, after the current crop of late-elementary and middle school kids graduate, MCPS will announce that the move is permanent and the Wootton name will disappear (although he was a founding father, he was a significant slave owner in Maryland):

1. Kids kids were happy/doing well (and it will cherry-pick or massage the numbers to show this)
2. Families have adapted well to the change (the parents of past students will have moved on or gone quiet because their kids aren't in MCPS anymore)
3. Diversity numbers are up (and make MCPS look good)
.
.
.
100. MCPS couldn't find (never budgeted) the money.

Sorry, I forgot reason #101 - The BOE chose to sell the land to a developer for $$$$ (who conveniently offered campaign funding to the DCCC or other MD (D) group that will make sure it trickles down to the campaigns of the current or former BOE members (who are running for higher offices).

The DCC has very little. We'd love a brand new building and all the opportunities Wootton has.

The DCC is getting a brand-new building: Northwood.

Although the legacy DCC community will not equally benefit from this new building, since Wheaton and Kennedy will be iced out from enjoying the new building with the new regional model putting them in a separate region from their legacy DCC school siblings Blair, Einstein and Northwood.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When will the official announcement be? Lot of rumors and opinions are confusing the parents.

At the March 26 BOE meeting.

Anonymous wrote:When will the official announcement be? Lot of rumors and opinions are confusing the parents.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all keep talking in circles at each other, getting nowhere. At this point, I think everyone on this thread has made up their mind. Put your energy into something more productive like writing to BOE.

True that. MCPS has already decided. The BOE is testing the political winds before announcing. Personally, I think they're going to use Crown as a holding school for Wootton while they claim that they'll find the money to renovate Wootton. Give or take 5-10 years from now, after the current crop of late-elementary and middle school kids graduate, MCPS will announce that the move is permanent and the Wootton name will disappear (although he was a founding father, he was a significant slave owner in Maryland):

1. Kids kids were happy/doing well (and it will cherry-pick or massage the numbers to show this)
2. Families have adapted well to the change (the parents of past students will have moved on or gone quiet because their kids aren't in MCPS anymore)
3. Diversity numbers are up (and make MCPS look good)
.
.
.
100. MCPS couldn't find (never budgeted) the money.

Sorry, I forgot reason #101 - The BOE chose to sell the land to a developer for $$$$ (who conveniently offered campaign funding to the DCCC or other MD (D) group that will make sure it trickles down to the campaigns of the current or former BOE members (who are running for higher offices).

The DCC has very little. We'd love a brand new building and all the opportunities Wootton has.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all keep talking in circles at each other, getting nowhere. At this point, I think everyone on this thread has made up their mind. Put your energy into something more productive like writing to BOE.

True that. MCPS has already decided. The BOE is testing the political winds before announcing. Personally, I think they're going to use Crown as a holding school for Wootton while they claim that they'll find the money to renovate Wootton. Give or take 5-10 years from now, after the current crop of late-elementary and middle school kids graduate, MCPS will announce that the move is permanent and the Wootton name will disappear (although he was a founding father, he was a significant slave owner in Maryland):

1. Kids kids were happy/doing well (and it will cherry-pick or massage the numbers to show this)
2. Families have adapted well to the change (the parents of past students will have moved on or gone quiet because their kids aren't in MCPS anymore)
3. Diversity numbers are up (and make MCPS look good)
.
.
.
100. MCPS couldn't find (never budgeted) the money.

Sorry, I forgot reason #101 - The BOE chose to sell the land to a developer for $$$$ (who conveniently offered campaign funding to the DCCC or other MD (D) group that will make sure it trickles down to the campaigns of the current or former BOE members (who are running for higher offices).

The DCC has very little. We'd love a brand new building and all the opportunities Wootton has.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all keep talking in circles at each other, getting nowhere. At this point, I think everyone on this thread has made up their mind. Put your energy into something more productive like writing to BOE.

True that. MCPS has already decided. The BOE is testing the political winds before announcing. Personally, I think they're going to use Crown as a holding school for Wootton while they claim that they'll find the money to renovate Wootton. Give or take 5-10 years from now, after the current crop of late-elementary and middle school kids graduate, MCPS will announce that the move is permanent and the Wootton name will disappear (although he was a founding father, he was a significant slave owner in Maryland):

1. Kids kids were happy/doing well (and it will cherry-pick or massage the numbers to show this)
2. Families have adapted well to the change (the parents of past students will have moved on or gone quiet because their kids aren't in MCPS anymore)
3. Diversity numbers are up (and make MCPS look good)
.
.
.
100. MCPS couldn't find (never budgeted) the money.

Sorry, I forgot reason #101 - The BOE chose to sell the land to a developer for $$$$ (who conveniently offered campaign funding to the DCCC or other MD (D) group that will make sure it trickles down to the campaigns of the current or former BOE members (who are running for higher offices).