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Anonymous wrote:Wow - apparently saying that being redistricted to Gaithersburg to reduce FARMS is reportable?

I definitely would expect the redistricting to seek to better balance out the FARMS populations across schools. Which is a good thing, because without restricting right now, we've basically created segregated schools where poor Black and Hispanic kids go and then the other well-resourced schools where the white and Asian kids go.

Now they need to do this redistricting in a way that accounts for distance from home and school as busing kids across county is also harmful and not desirable.

But I fully expect rich, white and Asian MoCo families to protest and be up in arms about this.

What do you mean by “well-resourced” schools? Don’t Title I schools - those with the highest FARMS rates - receive more funding that those with the lowest FARMS rates?

The simplest answer to your question is that there are no Title I high schools in MCPS.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/dtecps/title1/schools/

Ok, so how do some high schools end up as well-resourced while others don’t? Is PP saying that MCPS spends more money for high schools in rich white areas than they do in poorer more diverse areas?

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Anonymous wrote:Wow - apparently saying that being redistricted to Gaithersburg to reduce FARMS is reportable?

I definitely would expect the redistricting to seek to better balance out the FARMS populations across schools. Which is a good thing, because without restricting right now, we've basically created segregated schools where poor Black and Hispanic kids go and then the other well-resourced schools where the white and Asian kids go.

Now they need to do this redistricting in a way that accounts for distance from home and school as busing kids across county is also harmful and not desirable.

But I fully expect rich, white and Asian MoCo families to protest and be up in arms about this.

What do you mean by “well-resourced” schools? Don’t Title I schools - those with the highest FARMS rates - receive more funding that those with the lowest FARMS rates?

The simplest answer to your question is that there are no Title I high schools in MCPS.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/dtecps/title1/schools/

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Anonymous wrote:Wow - apparently saying that being redistricted to Gaithersburg to reduce FARMS is reportable?

I definitely would expect the redistricting to seek to better balance out the FARMS populations across schools. Which is a good thing, because without restricting right now, we've basically created segregated schools where poor Black and Hispanic kids go and then the other well-resourced schools where the white and Asian kids go.

Now they need to do this redistricting in a way that accounts for distance from home and school as busing kids across county is also harmful and not desirable.

But I fully expect rich, white and Asian MoCo families to protest and be up in arms about this.

What do you mean by “well-resourced” schools? Don’t Title I schools - those with the highest FARMS rates - receive more funding that those with the lowest FARMS rates?

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Anonymous wrote:Wow - apparently saying that being redistricted to Gaithersburg to reduce FARMS is reportable?

I definitely would expect the redistricting to seek to better balance out the FARMS populations across schools. Which is a good thing, because without restricting right now, we've basically created segregated schools where poor Black and Hispanic kids go and then the other well-resourced schools where the white and Asian kids go.

Now they need to do this redistricting in a way that accounts for distance from home and school as busing kids across county is also harmful and not desirable.

But I fully expect rich, white and Asian MoCo families to protest and be up in arms about this.

Anonymous wrote:Wow - apparently saying that being redistricted to Gaithersburg to reduce FARMS is reportable?

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, yikes. My heart goes out to everyone who purchased a home in a specific neighborhood of MoCo so that they could be zoned for a specific school. I understand the need for a full rezoning with the new schools, but it’s just tragic for people who put thought and good money into picking their kid’s school.

? There aren't even any changes yet. With new schools being constructed, it is completely possible for them to make changes that are upgrades for everyone. Newer facilities for those who want them, leave successful districts untouched.

The district is Montgomery County Public Schools. All MCPS schools are schools in MCPS.

"District" is a generic term for an administrative division. Anyone with a brain can tell that in this context it's referring to a cluster such as Churchill, Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg, RM, Northwest, Poolesville, QO, SV, WM, or Wootton. If you're going to be insufferably pedantic then at least be correct.

The word for a cluster is "cluster".

Which does raise the question of what the PP meant by saying "leave successful [clusters] untouched."

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, yikes. My heart goes out to everyone who purchased a home in a specific neighborhood of MoCo so that they could be zoned for a specific school. I understand the need for a full rezoning with the new schools, but it’s just tragic for people who put thought and good money into picking their kid’s school.

? There aren't even any changes yet. With new schools being constructed, it is completely possible for them to make changes that are upgrades for everyone. Newer facilities for those who want them, leave successful districts untouched.

The district is Montgomery County Public Schools. All MCPS schools are schools in MCPS.

"District" is a generic term for an administrative division. Anyone with a brain can tell that in this context it's referring to a cluster such as Churchill, Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg, RM, Northwest, Poolesville, QO, SV, WM, or Wootton. If you're going to be insufferably pedantic then at least be correct.

Anonymous wrote:I was in an MCPS cluster that got divided when a new school opened. I had one year in one high school, and then they took about half of that class and moved us over to the new school. I remember being so annoyed. But then I went to the new school and within a few days it was fine. I stayed in touch with friends who stayed the old school and kept my relationships with friends at the new school. My class always felt kind of tightly bonded because we'd experienced all of that together.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, yikes. My heart goes out to everyone who purchased a home in a specific neighborhood of MoCo so that they could be zoned for a specific school. I understand the need for a full rezoning with the new schools, but it’s just tragic for people who put thought and good money into picking their kid’s school.

? There aren't even any changes yet. With new schools being constructed, it is completely possible for them to make changes that are upgrades for everyone. Newer facilities for those who want them, leave successful districts untouched.

The district is Montgomery County Public Schools. All MCPS schools are schools in MCPS.

"District" is a generic term for an administrative division. Anyone with a brain can tell that in this context it's referring to a cluster such as Churchill, Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg, RM, Northwest, Poolesville, QO, SV, WM, or Wootton. If you're going to be insufferably pedantic then at least be correct.

DP. No, "district" is not the correct word to describe a school cluster.

Anonymous wrote:Wow, yikes. My heart goes out to everyone who purchased a home in a specific neighborhood of MoCo so that they could be zoned for a specific school. I understand the need for a full rezoning with the new schools, but it’s just tragic for people who put thought and good money into picking their kid’s school.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, yikes. My heart goes out to everyone who purchased a home in a specific neighborhood of MoCo so that they could be zoned for a specific school. I understand the need for a full rezoning with the new schools, but it’s just tragic for people who put thought and good money into picking their kid’s school.

? There aren't even any changes yet. With new schools being constructed, it is completely possible for them to make changes that are upgrades for everyone. Newer facilities for those who want them, leave successful districts untouched.

The district is Montgomery County Public Schools. All MCPS schools are schools in MCPS.

"District" is a generic term for an administrative division. Anyone with a brain can tell that in this context it's referring to a cluster such as Churchill, Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg, RM, Northwest, Poolesville, QO, SV, WM, or Wootton. If you're going to be insufferably pedantic then at least be correct.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, yikes. My heart goes out to everyone who purchased a home in a specific neighborhood of MoCo so that they could be zoned for a specific school. I understand the need for a full rezoning with the new schools, but it’s just tragic for people who put thought and good money into picking their kid’s school.

? There aren't even any changes yet. With new schools being constructed, it is completely possible for them to make changes that are upgrades for everyone. Newer facilities for those who want them, leave successful districts untouched.

The district is Montgomery County Public Schools. All MCPS schools are schools in MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, yikes. My heart goes out to everyone who purchased a home in a specific neighborhood of MoCo so that they could be zoned for a specific school. I understand the need for a full rezoning with the new schools, but it’s just tragic for people who put thought and good money into picking their kid’s school.

? There aren't even any changes yet. With new schools being constructed, it is completely possible for them to make changes that are upgrades for everyone. Newer facilities for those who want them, leave successful districts untouched.