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Anonymous wrote:Back to the original purpose of this thread....

This is going to have significant impact on MCPS. I predict:

- Expect more school closures. Taylor already said this but we can't sustain the number of schools with the conditions they are in
- Expect class sizes to go up again. As buildings are closed and boundaries are reshaped, class sizes will go up.
- Teachers shouldn't expect raises for a while. They got them in the last budget cycle and they probably won't get another raise for 3 years at least.
- Programs will be cut. Not sure which ones, but with federal and state funding disappearing, some services in MCPS also have to go away.

Yes. Related to various things going on, I think fiscal pressures and enrollment decline make it likely that:
- Crown will be a holding school
- A few of the ESs on the CIP will not be funded for renovation/replacement

I think the Crown outcome is really up in the air. The City of Gaithersburg is throwing its weight around, and they donated the land specifically for a new school. I think if it is a holding school, it has to be one for a finite time in the same way that Woodward is serving for Northwood.

I also think it could be that Wootton becomes the new Crown, but then many legacy neighborhoods will no longer have access to Wootton, which will cause quite a bit of uproar.

Really, it comes to down to who MCPS is more comfortable with pissing off: Rockville or Gaithersburg. I think MCPS would choose Rockville over Gaithersburg, but it's going to be a nasty fight with some serious wounds along the way.

What does Rockville have to do with this? Wootton isn't in Rockville. Though, it would have been nice had they taken some of the Rootten kids and balance the RM kids over to Rockville, so we don't have a double standard school system in Rockville.

You didn't even know Wootton was in Rockville, yet smearing children ("rooten kids")? Why are you even commenting? Just to embarrass yourself?

Let me guess. Are you one of the Hungerford 'friends and family' crowd who were banking on sending their kids to Crown through redistricting? Or one of the 'Kings Farm I don't wanna go to Gaithersburg HS' parents?

Nope just a Rockville parent that is unhappy with the services offered by MCPS.

Move to a red state and get back to us you idiot.

Two of my neighbors moved here from red states because their children needed services. One had down syndrome and her mental age will not get above about 8 or 9 years old. She gets fabulous help. Another with downs also whose mental age won't get above age five the same. One came from Indiana, the other from Oklahoma.

Shut the hell up. You are a complete and utter idiot.

I used to be very anti Trump. Personally I don't think any person of color or anyone whose family recently immigrated here should align with anyone who started their election campaign in meetings/rallies with David Duke and has clear anti immigrant policies. People from that background that veer that way forgot where they came from and what they look like.

But seeing how downhill things have gone and is still going and what the far left is pushing and what helped lead to the decline, and then hearing the things that Trump and Vance talk about, is kind of veering me more to the right. So more red areas don't look too bad to me now.

In today's Washington Post, there is an article about how Nikki Minaj looks like she's veering more towards Trump too (stuck behind a paywall):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2025/12/15/nicki-minaj-jd-vance-nigerian-christians/

So don't think it's just me that is converting.

What things are Trump and Vance talking about except enriching themselves or others who already have so much. Nobody cares (or at least they shouldn't care) what Nikki Manaj is talking about on social media. She loves playing caricatures, and is a rap artist with enough funds to be able to afford things. Folks need to look within themselves and at their communities and start asking where their local, state politicians are and why they aren't representing their interest. They need to ask themselves why they have to make excuses for an amoral leader but then expect everyone else to be above board and saint like.

Everyone keep pointing to what the far left has brought and has yet to truly hold the far right accountable for the destruction is brought. More importantly, most people are neither far left nor far right. So the better question is why do ya'll keep allowing them to have the loudest microphone.

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the original purpose of this thread....

This is going to have significant impact on MCPS. I predict:

- Expect more school closures. Taylor already said this but we can't sustain the number of schools with the conditions they are in
- Expect class sizes to go up again. As buildings are closed and boundaries are reshaped, class sizes will go up.
- Teachers shouldn't expect raises for a while. They got them in the last budget cycle and they probably won't get another raise for 3 years at least.
- Programs will be cut. Not sure which ones, but with federal and state funding disappearing, some services in MCPS also have to go away.

Yes. Related to various things going on, I think fiscal pressures and enrollment decline make it likely that:
- Crown will be a holding school
- A few of the ESs on the CIP will not be funded for renovation/replacement

I think the Crown outcome is really up in the air. The City of Gaithersburg is throwing its weight around, and they donated the land specifically for a new school. I think if it is a holding school, it has to be one for a finite time in the same way that Woodward is serving for Northwood.

I also think it could be that Wootton becomes the new Crown, but then many legacy neighborhoods will no longer have access to Wootton, which will cause quite a bit of uproar.

Really, it comes to down to who MCPS is more comfortable with pissing off: Rockville or Gaithersburg. I think MCPS would choose Rockville over Gaithersburg, but it's going to be a nasty fight with some serious wounds along the way.

What does Rockville have to do with this? Wootton isn't in Rockville. Though, it would have been nice had they taken some of the Rootten kids and balance the RM kids over to Rockville, so we don't have a double standard school system in Rockville.

You didn't even know Wootton was in Rockville, yet smearing children ("rooten kids")? Why are you even commenting? Just to embarrass yourself?

Let me guess. Are you one of the Hungerford 'friends and family' crowd who were banking on sending their kids to Crown through redistricting? Or one of the 'Kings Farm I don't wanna go to Gaithersburg HS' parents?

They are mostly trolls who have no kids in MCPS

You mean like the MCPS staff that like to post here?

No, I mean folks like you.

Awe me, shucks I'm just an unhappy parent.

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the original purpose of this thread....

This is going to have significant impact on MCPS. I predict:

- Expect more school closures. Taylor already said this but we can't sustain the number of schools with the conditions they are in
- Expect class sizes to go up again. As buildings are closed and boundaries are reshaped, class sizes will go up.
- Teachers shouldn't expect raises for a while. They got them in the last budget cycle and they probably won't get another raise for 3 years at least.
- Programs will be cut. Not sure which ones, but with federal and state funding disappearing, some services in MCPS also have to go away.

Yes. Related to various things going on, I think fiscal pressures and enrollment decline make it likely that:
- Crown will be a holding school
- A few of the ESs on the CIP will not be funded for renovation/replacement

I think the Crown outcome is really up in the air. The City of Gaithersburg is throwing its weight around, and they donated the land specifically for a new school. I think if it is a holding school, it has to be one for a finite time in the same way that Woodward is serving for Northwood.

I also think it could be that Wootton becomes the new Crown, but then many legacy neighborhoods will no longer have access to Wootton, which will cause quite a bit of uproar.

Really, it comes to down to who MCPS is more comfortable with pissing off: Rockville or Gaithersburg. I think MCPS would choose Rockville over Gaithersburg, but it's going to be a nasty fight with some serious wounds along the way.

What does Rockville have to do with this? Wootton isn't in Rockville. Though, it would have been nice had they taken some of the Rootten kids and balance the RM kids over to Rockville, so we don't have a double standard school system in Rockville.

You didn't even know Wootton was in Rockville, yet smearing children ("rooten kids")? Why are you even commenting? Just to embarrass yourself?

Let me guess. Are you one of the Hungerford 'friends and family' crowd who were banking on sending their kids to Crown through redistricting? Or one of the 'Kings Farm I don't wanna go to Gaithersburg HS' parents?

They are mostly trolls who have no kids in MCPS

You mean like the MCPS staff that like to post here?

No, I mean folks like you.

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the original purpose of this thread....

This is going to have significant impact on MCPS. I predict:

- Expect more school closures. Taylor already said this but we can't sustain the number of schools with the conditions they are in
- Expect class sizes to go up again. As buildings are closed and boundaries are reshaped, class sizes will go up.
- Teachers shouldn't expect raises for a while. They got them in the last budget cycle and they probably won't get another raise for 3 years at least.
- Programs will be cut. Not sure which ones, but with federal and state funding disappearing, some services in MCPS also have to go away.

Yes. Related to various things going on, I think fiscal pressures and enrollment decline make it likely that:
- Crown will be a holding school
- A few of the ESs on the CIP will not be funded for renovation/replacement

I think the Crown outcome is really up in the air. The City of Gaithersburg is throwing its weight around, and they donated the land specifically for a new school. I think if it is a holding school, it has to be one for a finite time in the same way that Woodward is serving for Northwood.

I also think it could be that Wootton becomes the new Crown, but then many legacy neighborhoods will no longer have access to Wootton, which will cause quite a bit of uproar.

Really, it comes to down to who MCPS is more comfortable with pissing off: Rockville or Gaithersburg. I think MCPS would choose Rockville over Gaithersburg, but it's going to be a nasty fight with some serious wounds along the way.

What does Rockville have to do with this? Wootton isn't in Rockville. Though, it would have been nice had they taken some of the Rootten kids and balance the RM kids over to Rockville, so we don't have a double standard school system in Rockville.

You didn't even know Wootton was in Rockville, yet smearing children ("rooten kids")? Why are you even commenting? Just to embarrass yourself?

Let me guess. Are you one of the Hungerford 'friends and family' crowd who were banking on sending their kids to Crown through redistricting? Or one of the 'Kings Farm I don't wanna go to Gaithersburg HS' parents?

Nope just a Rockville parent that is unhappy with the services offered by MCPS.

Move to a red state and get back to us you idiot.

Two of my neighbors moved here from red states because their children needed services. One had down syndrome and her mental age will not get above about 8 or 9 years old. She gets fabulous help. Another with downs also whose mental age won't get above age five the same. One came from Indiana, the other from Oklahoma.

Shut the hell up. You are a complete and utter idiot.

So mcps is known in the country as a district that caters to students who need additional assistance? What does mcps provide those on the other end -- enrichment?

No the rich parents that want enrichment just send their low performers to public schools their smart kids go to private, so they don't need enrichment in MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the original purpose of this thread....

This is going to have significant impact on MCPS. I predict:

- Expect more school closures. Taylor already said this but we can't sustain the number of schools with the conditions they are in
- Expect class sizes to go up again. As buildings are closed and boundaries are reshaped, class sizes will go up.
- Teachers shouldn't expect raises for a while. They got them in the last budget cycle and they probably won't get another raise for 3 years at least.
- Programs will be cut. Not sure which ones, but with federal and state funding disappearing, some services in MCPS also have to go away.

Yes. Related to various things going on, I think fiscal pressures and enrollment decline make it likely that:
- Crown will be a holding school
- A few of the ESs on the CIP will not be funded for renovation/replacement

I think the Crown outcome is really up in the air. The City of Gaithersburg is throwing its weight around, and they donated the land specifically for a new school. I think if it is a holding school, it has to be one for a finite time in the same way that Woodward is serving for Northwood.

I also think it could be that Wootton becomes the new Crown, but then many legacy neighborhoods will no longer have access to Wootton, which will cause quite a bit of uproar.

Really, it comes to down to who MCPS is more comfortable with pissing off: Rockville or Gaithersburg. I think MCPS would choose Rockville over Gaithersburg, but it's going to be a nasty fight with some serious wounds along the way.

What does Rockville have to do with this? Wootton isn't in Rockville. Though, it would have been nice had they taken some of the Rootten kids and balance the RM kids over to Rockville, so we don't have a double standard school system in Rockville.

You didn't even know Wootton was in Rockville, yet smearing children ("rooten kids")? Why are you even commenting? Just to embarrass yourself?

Let me guess. Are you one of the Hungerford 'friends and family' crowd who were banking on sending their kids to Crown through redistricting? Or one of the 'Kings Farm I don't wanna go to Gaithersburg HS' parents?

Nope just a Rockville parent that is unhappy with the services offered by MCPS.

Move to a red state and get back to us you idiot.

Two of my neighbors moved here from red states because their children needed services. One had down syndrome and her mental age will not get above about 8 or 9 years old. She gets fabulous help. Another with downs also whose mental age won't get above age five the same. One came from Indiana, the other from Oklahoma.

Shut the hell up. You are a complete and utter idiot.

What is wrong with you with all the name calling? Get your mental health checked. That's great two kids you know are getting help but many many more, like mine aren't. We spend a fortune outside to get our kid the help with therapies and tutors and I call an IEP meeting every six months and despite professionals clearly docomenting the need we are told no. We cannot afford an attorney with all the therapies and tutors.

Anonymous wrote:Why would trump do this to the moco government?

The blog that is the basis for this discussion makes it clear that while Trump decisions have hurt the MoCo economy, the County had economic problems well before Trump took office.

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the original purpose of this thread....

This is going to have significant impact on MCPS. I predict:

- Expect more school closures. Taylor already said this but we can't sustain the number of schools with the conditions they are in
- Expect class sizes to go up again. As buildings are closed and boundaries are reshaped, class sizes will go up.
- Teachers shouldn't expect raises for a while. They got them in the last budget cycle and they probably won't get another raise for 3 years at least.
- Programs will be cut. Not sure which ones, but with federal and state funding disappearing, some services in MCPS also have to go away.

Yes. Related to various things going on, I think fiscal pressures and enrollment decline make it likely that:
- Crown will be a holding school
- A few of the ESs on the CIP will not be funded for renovation/replacement

I think the Crown outcome is really up in the air. The City of Gaithersburg is throwing its weight around, and they donated the land specifically for a new school. I think if it is a holding school, it has to be one for a finite time in the same way that Woodward is serving for Northwood.

I also think it could be that Wootton becomes the new Crown, but then many legacy neighborhoods will no longer have access to Wootton, which will cause quite a bit of uproar.

Really, it comes to down to who MCPS is more comfortable with pissing off: Rockville or Gaithersburg. I think MCPS would choose Rockville over Gaithersburg, but it's going to be a nasty fight with some serious wounds along the way.

What does Rockville have to do with this? Wootton isn't in Rockville. Though, it would have been nice had they taken some of the Rootten kids and balance the RM kids over to Rockville, so we don't have a double standard school system in Rockville.

You didn't even know Wootton was in Rockville, yet smearing children ("rooten kids")? Why are you even commenting? Just to embarrass yourself?

Let me guess. Are you one of the Hungerford 'friends and family' crowd who were banking on sending their kids to Crown through redistricting? Or one of the 'Kings Farm I don't wanna go to Gaithersburg HS' parents?

Nope just a Rockville parent that is unhappy with the services offered by MCPS.

Move to a red state and get back to us you idiot.

Two of my neighbors moved here from red states because their children needed services. One had down syndrome and her mental age will not get above about 8 or 9 years old. She gets fabulous help. Another with downs also whose mental age won't get above age five the same. One came from Indiana, the other from Oklahoma.

Shut the hell up. You are a complete and utter idiot.

So mcps is known in the country as a district that caters to students who need additional assistance? What does mcps provide those on the other end -- enrichment?