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Anonymous wrote:My Asian friends zoned to churchill say their community just had a meeting with Julia Yang, and they would vote for E and G for the school boundary options. They asked others not to vote option H because they know wootton community (majority Asians) hate option H.

I am an Asian not in region 4, so I stay neutral.

I think option H makes the most fiscal sense.

And I'm an Asian American.

Let’s close 20% schools in Montgomery county because it makes most fiscal sense.

Let’s remove all special programs because it makes the most fiscal sense. We can do this all night. We just can’t look at this through a fiscal lense.

Sure, but at least we can agree that it does make the most sense. So it is a clear winner there. And that is one thing that matters to ALL of the county.
Another thing that matters to ALL of the county is doing something that balances the best interest of ALL students of the county IN THE LONG TERM. On that one, Option H is a top contender, if not a clear winner.

So....Option H makes the most sense.

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Anonymous wrote:My Asian friends zoned to churchill say their community just had a meeting with Julia Yang, and they would vote for E and G for the school boundary options. They asked others not to vote option H because they know wootton community (majority Asians) hate option H.

I am an Asian not in region 4, so I stay neutral.

I think option H makes the most fiscal sense.

And I'm an Asian American.

Let’s close 20% schools in Montgomery county because it makes most fiscal sense.

Let’s remove all special programs because it makes the most fiscal sense. We can do this all night. We just can’t look at this through a fiscal lense.

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Anonymous wrote:My Asian friends zoned to churchill say their community just had a meeting with Julia Yang, and they would vote for E and G for the school boundary options. They asked others not to vote option H because they know wootton community (majority Asians) hate option H.

I am an Asian not in region 4, so I stay neutral.

I think option H makes the most fiscal sense.

And I'm an Asian American.

Let’s close 20% schools in Montgomery county because it makes most fiscal sense.

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Anonymous wrote:My Asian friends zoned to churchill say their community just had a meeting with Julia Yang, and they would vote for E and G for the school boundary options. They asked others not to vote option H because they know wootton community (majority Asians) hate option H.

I am an Asian not in region 4, so I stay neutral.

I think option H makes the most fiscal sense.

And I'm an Asian American.

We are talking about kids and families. It ONLY makes fiscal sense. That can’t be the only consideration. There are many things that makes fiscal sense, doesn’t mean they are good for students or families.

Anonymous wrote:My Asian friends zoned to churchill say their community just had a meeting with Julia Yang, and they would vote for E and G for the school boundary options. They asked others not to vote option H because they know wootton community (majority Asians) hate option H.

I am an Asian not in region 4, so I stay neutral.

I think option H makes the most fiscal sense.

And I'm an Asian American.

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Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

Why would the and teachers change. And, all schools are having student body changes. You are creating drama where there is none. I don’t care about w schools. You care.

Teachers wouldn't change (except normal attrition). Who cares about the name??? That's a crazy criterion. My understanding is that the Wootton student body would remain in tact and some students would be added. So that's not particularly disruptive to the current student body.

The only people who I think have valid concerns are those who are currently walkers to Wootton because being bussed to a school a few miles away is legitimately very different from what they anticipated. I don't think that outweighs the greater good (a huge % of the county will be undergoing some inconvenience) but I think it's a legitimate gripe. Everything else is superficial and irrelevant. The tradeoff for non walkers is that they get a bright and shiny new school but it's apparently a bigger (more students) school than they were at before.

I think you believe a lot more people care about “a bright and shiny” new school than is actually true. Nobody cares about a school being new. Nobody goes around saying “only show me houses that are districted for a new school.” It’s simply not a thing anyone cares about-safe and functional-yes but that’s it.

That's why a majority of schools in MCPS look like trailer parks. I actually do kind of care. It's amazing to me how tasteless the people are that have their kids go to these mega schools with limited activities.

What other options do we have?

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Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

Why would the and teachers change. And, all schools are having student body changes. You are creating drama where there is none. I don’t care about w schools. You care.

Teachers wouldn't change (except normal attrition). Who cares about the name??? That's a crazy criterion. My understanding is that the Wootton student body would remain in tact and some students would be added. So that's not particularly disruptive to the current student body.

The only people who I think have valid concerns are those who are currently walkers to Wootton because being bussed to a school a few miles away is legitimately very different from what they anticipated. I don't think that outweighs the greater good (a huge % of the county will be undergoing some inconvenience) but I think it's a legitimate gripe. Everything else is superficial and irrelevant. The tradeoff for non walkers is that they get a bright and shiny new school but it's apparently a bigger (more students) school than they were at before.

I think you believe a lot more people care about “a bright and shiny” new school than is actually true. Nobody cares about a school being new. Nobody goes around saying “only show me houses that are districted for a new school.” It’s simply not a thing anyone cares about-safe and functional-yes but that’s it.

That's why a majority of schools in MCPS look like trailer parks. I actually do kind of care. It's amazing to me how tasteless the people are that have their kids go to these mega schools with limited activities.

If parents want these things, they find a way to send their kids to private school.

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Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

Why would the and teachers change. And, all schools are having student body changes. You are creating drama where there is none. I don’t care about w schools. You care.

Teachers wouldn't change (except normal attrition). Who cares about the name??? That's a crazy criterion. My understanding is that the Wootton student body would remain in tact and some students would be added. So that's not particularly disruptive to the current student body.

The only people who I think have valid concerns are those who are currently walkers to Wootton because being bussed to a school a few miles away is legitimately very different from what they anticipated. I don't think that outweighs the greater good (a huge % of the county will be undergoing some inconvenience) but I think it's a legitimate gripe. Everything else is superficial and irrelevant. The tradeoff for non walkers is that they get a bright and shiny new school but it's apparently a bigger (more students) school than they were at before.

I think you believe a lot more people care about “a bright and shiny” new school than is actually true. Nobody cares about a school being new. Nobody goes around saying “only show me houses that are districted for a new school.” It’s simply not a thing anyone cares about-safe and functional-yes but that’s it.

That's why a majority of schools in MCPS look like trailer parks. I actually do kind of care. It's amazing to me how tasteless the people are that have their kids go to these mega schools with limited activities.

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Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

Why would the and teachers change. And, all schools are having student body changes. You are creating drama where there is none. I don’t care about w schools. You care.

Teachers wouldn't change (except normal attrition). Who cares about the name??? That's a crazy criterion. My understanding is that the Wootton student body would remain in tact and some students would be added. So that's not particularly disruptive to the current student body.

The only people who I think have valid concerns are those who are currently walkers to Wootton because being bussed to a school a few miles away is legitimately very different from what they anticipated. I don't think that outweighs the greater good (a huge % of the county will be undergoing some inconvenience) but I think it's a legitimate gripe. Everything else is superficial and irrelevant. The tradeoff for non walkers is that they get a bright and shiny new school but it's apparently a bigger (more students) school than they were at before.

I think you believe a lot more people care about “a bright and shiny” new school than is actually true. Nobody cares about a school being new. Nobody goes around saying “only show me houses that are districted for a new school.” It’s simply not a thing anyone cares about-safe and functional-yes but that’s it.

I'm just reacting to the posts here. Wootton parents were complaining bitterly about the physical attributes of their school. With this change, those are gone instantly.

"With this change, Wootton is gone instantly." - Fixed it for you.

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Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

Why would the and teachers change. And, all schools are having student body changes. You are creating drama where there is none. I don’t care about w schools. You care.

Teachers wouldn't change (except normal attrition). Who cares about the name??? That's a crazy criterion. My understanding is that the Wootton student body would remain in tact and some students would be added. So that's not particularly disruptive to the current student body.

The only people who I think have valid concerns are those who are currently walkers to Wootton because being bussed to a school a few miles away is legitimately very different from what they anticipated. I don't think that outweighs the greater good (a huge % of the county will be undergoing some inconvenience) but I think it's a legitimate gripe. Everything else is superficial and irrelevant. The tradeoff for non walkers is that they get a bright and shiny new school but it's apparently a bigger (more students) school than they were at before.

I think you believe a lot more people care about “a bright and shiny” new school than is actually true. Nobody cares about a school being new. Nobody goes around saying “only show me houses that are districted for a new school.” It’s simply not a thing anyone cares about-safe and functional-yes but that’s it.

I'm just reacting to the posts here. Wootton parents were complaining bitterly about the physical attributes of their school. With this change, those are gone instantly.

Anonymous wrote:My Asian friends zoned to churchill say their community just had a meeting with Julia Yang, and they would vote for E and G for the school boundary options. They asked others not to vote option H because they know wootton community (majority Asians) hate option H.

I am an Asian not in region 4, so I stay neutral.

I was actually looking at it and people complain/accuse Wootton of being predominately Asian and are made of families who want to segregate.

But looking at it, Wootton has 44.2 percent Asians compared to 36.2 percent at Churchill. And Wootton has the slightly FARMS rate at 14 vs 8.3 percent.

But somehow Wootton is the one getting beat up and it's residents being attacked.

And it looks like the better move/play is to move into areas "behind the moat" that are untouchable.

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Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

Why would the and teachers change. And, all schools are having student body changes. You are creating drama where there is none. I don’t care about w schools. You care.

Teachers wouldn't change (except normal attrition). Who cares about the name??? That's a crazy criterion. My understanding is that the Wootton student body would remain in tact and some students would be added. So that's not particularly disruptive to the current student body.

The only people who I think have valid concerns are those who are currently walkers to Wootton because being bussed to a school a few miles away is legitimately very different from what they anticipated. I don't think that outweighs the greater good (a huge % of the county will be undergoing some inconvenience) but I think it's a legitimate gripe. Everything else is superficial and irrelevant. The tradeoff for non walkers is that they get a bright and shiny new school but it's apparently a bigger (more students) school than they were at before.

Potentially larger schools is a concern for some right?

I know families were complaining about the proposed size for Seneca Valley when they were doing redoing boundaries for it when it was rebuilt. Which by the way, looks like it has a capacity for 2519 students.

Currently the capacity for Crown is stated to be 2219 students but there's talk that it can expand to 2700. So isn't too far from the numbers that Seneca Valley has that people were complaining about.

When we were shopping for elementary schools, school size was a major factor in picking a school. In hindsight there are a lot of drawbacks in underenrolled/schools with smaller enrollment. Where class sizes/ratios are still the same. So if you don't have enough students to justify another teacher for the school, your kids are stuck in a large class size.

Then the smaller schools are usually targetted for things with bad administrators who gets to implement their experimental theories or principles. Or they get targetted, like how Wootton had no issues with capacity. So gets constantly overlooked and passed over for CIP renovations. Got drawn into the Crown discussion from the beginning even though Crown was initially built for the overcrowded Gaithersburg schools. It was said that Wootton was included due to overcrowding at Churchill. But they didn't even bother looking at the other side of the boundaries that Churchill borders or look into removing any programs at Churchill that has out of the area students. And now they're forcing the unwanted move on Wootton families.

So personally I kind of see the downside of smaller schools now. But it might still be a factor that some other families look for and were expecting.

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Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

Why would the and teachers change. And, all schools are having student body changes. You are creating drama where there is none. I don’t care about w schools. You care.

Teachers wouldn't change (except normal attrition). Who cares about the name??? That's a crazy criterion. My understanding is that the Wootton student body would remain in tact and some students would be added. So that's not particularly disruptive to the current student body.

The only people who I think have valid concerns are those who are currently walkers to Wootton because being bussed to a school a few miles away is legitimately very different from what they anticipated. I don't think that outweighs the greater good (a huge % of the county will be undergoing some inconvenience) but I think it's a legitimate gripe. Everything else is superficial and irrelevant. The tradeoff for non walkers is that they get a bright and shiny new school but it's apparently a bigger (more students) school than they were at before.

I think you believe a lot more people care about “a bright and shiny” new school than is actually true. Nobody cares about a school being new. Nobody goes around saying “only show me houses that are districted for a new school.” It’s simply not a thing anyone cares about-safe and functional-yes but that’s it.

My Asian friends zoned to churchill say their community just had a meeting with Julia Yang, and they would vote for E and G for the school boundary options. They asked others not to vote option H because they know wootton community (majority Asians) hate option H.

I am an Asian not in region 4, so I stay neutral.

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Anonymous wrote:At some point people will think before they vote for local officials. People who want to save Wootton probably voted for the people trying to eliminate it. Go figure

No one is eliminating it. They are offering to move it to a new building per the parents tantrums. Other schools are just as bad or worse.

You mean move it to a new building miles from the original, change the name, change the student body, and probably change the admin and teachers. In other words, eliminate Wootton and open Crown. Just admit that you want one less W school.

Why would the and teachers change. And, all schools are having student body changes. You are creating drama where there is none. I don’t care about w schools. You care.

Teachers wouldn't change (except normal attrition). Who cares about the name??? That's a crazy criterion. My understanding is that the Wootton student body would remain in tact and some students would be added. So that's not particularly disruptive to the current student body.

The only people who I think have valid concerns are those who are currently walkers to Wootton because being bussed to a school a few miles away is legitimately very different from what they anticipated. I don't think that outweighs the greater good (a huge % of the county will be undergoing some inconvenience) but I think it's a legitimate gripe. Everything else is superficial and irrelevant. The tradeoff for non walkers is that they get a bright and shiny new school but it's apparently a bigger (more students) school than they were at before.