Anonymous
04/15/2026 14:12
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
The people moving are moving so their kids can stay at the schools they’re currently at. (Making moving “in the middle of the school year” kind of irrelevant). They’re not the people whose whole elementary school is moving to Woodward. They’re the families caught up in the new split articulations.
WJ student population will be cut in half. It will not be the same school as they will lose a lot of staff and offerings.
Very true. But people don’t want their kid to be one of the only 10 out of 350 8th graders going from NB to Woodward. It’s not about Woodward v WJ. It’s about being the “new kid” when all your MS friends go somewhere else.
I am assuming you are referring to current middle schoolers from the KPES island area. Will current KPES fifth graders from that island be going to Tilden or NBMS in 2026/27?
The current 5th graders will go to NB for 6th grade and switch to Tilden for 7th and 8th grade, then go on to Woodward with most of their Tilden cohort. The boundaries go into effect for 2027/28 not for this fall.
Think PP meant their kid will finish 8th at NB and have to go to Woodward in 27/28 with no one from their NB cohort.
That will be true for the HS class of 2030, 2031 and 2032 but not 2033 and younger. 2030-32 are the ones currently in middle school.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 13:55
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
The people moving are moving so their kids can stay at the schools they’re currently at. (Making moving “in the middle of the school year” kind of irrelevant). They’re not the people whose whole elementary school is moving to Woodward. They’re the families caught up in the new split articulations.
WJ student population will be cut in half. It will not be the same school as they will lose a lot of staff and offerings.
Very true. But people don’t want their kid to be one of the only 10 out of 350 8th graders going from NB to Woodward. It’s not about Woodward v WJ. It’s about being the “new kid” when all your MS friends go somewhere else.
I am assuming you are referring to current middle schoolers from the KPES island area. Will current KPES fifth graders from that island be going to Tilden or NBMS in 2026/27?
The current 5th graders will go to NB for 6th grade and switch to Tilden for 7th and 8th grade, then go on to Woodward with most of their Tilden cohort. The boundaries go into effect for 2027/28 not for this fall.
Think PP meant their kid will finish 8th at NB and have to go to Woodward in 27/28 with no one from their NB cohort.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 16:14
Subject: Woodward High School
We bought in WJ. We were renting in Tilden area and we were waiting for the decision.
I think Woodward will be a fine school over a long-term. If we had a house already we won't have moved. That's too much hit due to friction cost.
I think Woodward will be a fine school over a long-term. If we had a house already we won't have moved. That's too much hit due to friction cost.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 13:37
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
The people moving are moving so their kids can stay at the schools they’re currently at. (Making moving “in the middle of the school year” kind of irrelevant). They’re not the people whose whole elementary school is moving to Woodward. They’re the families caught up in the new split articulations.
WJ student population will be cut in half. It will not be the same school as they will lose a lot of staff and offerings.
Very true. But people don’t want their kid to be one of the only 10 out of 350 8th graders going from NB to Woodward. It’s not about Woodward v WJ. It’s about being the “new kid” when all your MS friends go somewhere else.
I am assuming you are referring to current middle schoolers from the KPES island area. Will current KPES fifth graders from that island be going to Tilden or NBMS in 2026/27?
The current 5th graders will go to NB for 6th grade and switch to Tilden for 7th and 8th grade, then go on to Woodward with most of their Tilden cohort. The boundaries go into effect for 2027/28 not for this fall.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 13:24
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
Nothing is wrong with moving to a better school pyramid. I doubt anyone is moving in the middle of the school year, and if they do they obviously let their kid finish where they are.
It is true that the top of the pyramid will be better, but the rest of the pyramid is staying the same (except for small exceptions). It is not the same level of earthquake and with the regional model may not amount to much long term.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 13:18
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
The people moving are moving so their kids can stay at the schools they’re currently at. (Making moving “in the middle of the school year” kind of irrelevant). They’re not the people whose whole elementary school is moving to Woodward. They’re the families caught up in the new split articulations.
WJ student population will be cut in half. It will not be the same school as they will lose a lot of staff and offerings.
Very true. But people don’t want their kid to be one of the only 10 out of 350 8th graders going from NB to Woodward. It’s not about Woodward v WJ. It’s about being the “new kid” when all your MS friends go somewhere else.
I am assuming you are referring to current middle schoolers from the KPES island area. Will current KPES fifth graders from that island be going to Tilden or NBMS in 2026/27?
Anonymous
04/14/2026 13:15
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
Nothing is wrong with moving to a better school pyramid. I doubt anyone is moving in the middle of the school year, and if they do they obviously let their kid finish where they are.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 13:08
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
The people moving are moving so their kids can stay at the schools they’re currently at. (Making moving “in the middle of the school year” kind of irrelevant). They’re not the people whose whole elementary school is moving to Woodward. They’re the families caught up in the new split articulations.
WJ student population will be cut in half. It will not be the same school as they will lose a lot of staff and offerings.
Very true. But people don’t want their kid to be one of the only 10 out of 350 8th graders going from NB to Woodward. It’s not about Woodward v WJ. It’s about being the “new kid” when all your MS friends go somewhere else.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 12:40
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
The people moving are moving so their kids can stay at the schools they’re currently at. (Making moving “in the middle of the school year” kind of irrelevant). They’re not the people whose whole elementary school is moving to Woodward. They’re the families caught up in the new split articulations.
WJ student population will be cut in half. It will not be the same school as they will lose a lot of staff and offerings.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 12:35
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
The people moving are moving so their kids can stay at the schools they’re currently at. (Making moving “in the middle of the school year” kind of irrelevant). They’re not the people whose whole elementary school is moving to Woodward. They’re the families caught up in the new split articulations.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 12:32
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
Actually, we moved last spring/summer when initial options came out.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 11:38
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:A lot will depend on who they pick to be principal of Woodward
On that topic, what is the take on the current WJ principal? She indicated that she will work closely with her Woodward counterpart.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 11:30
Subject: Woodward High School
A lot will depend on who they pick to be principal of Woodward
Anonymous
04/14/2026 11:20
Subject: Woodward High School
Anonymous wrote:We sold our house and moved.
I hope you had other reasons. Moving in the middle of school year out of fear of being moved to a brand new school that is nearby and that will still have majority of students coming from the same area, two years from now, is an insane overreaction.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 09:28
Subject: Woodward High School
We sold our house and moved.