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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Montgomery County Public Schools. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Official Warns Board: Flawed Data Used for School Planning
A Rockville City Councilmember presented evidence that the district’s enrollment projections are flawed, ignoring planned housing growth and leading to future overcrowding. He also revealed the district plans to move students from schools with ‘Fair’ HVAC systems into a holding school with a ‘Poor’ rated system, without any funds allocated for repairs.
Recommended Action Plan
Email the Board at BOE@mcpsmd.org and reference the testimony of Adam Van Grack from the Oct 26th hearing. Demand the Board publicly address the discrepancies in its enrollment data and explain the logic of using a school with ‘Poor’ rated systems as a holding facility before any further capital decisions are made.
💰 Impact: Overcrowded, Unsafe Schools
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Gifted Program School Rebuild Delayed Another 3 Years
Parents testified that the rebuild of Cold Spring Elementary, which houses a Center for Enriched Studies (CES) gifted program, has been delayed again, now until 2034. The school’s ‘open-plan’ design creates constant noise and distractions that interfere with learning, and the building suffers from significant maintenance issues.
Recommended Action Plan
Email the Board at BOE@mcpsmd.org: ‘My child’s academic success depends on a safe and functional classroom. Restore the original timeline for the Cold Spring Elementary replacement project and stop forcing students in advanced programs to learn in a distracting, deteriorating building.’
💰 Impact: Disrupted Learning Environment
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Parents Say Capital Budget Process is Broken and Opaque
A parent volunteer and Cluster Coordinator testified that the process for advocating for school repairs is broken, stating ‘it feels like no one is on the same page.’ She described a system where school staff are hesitant to report needs and the Board has reduced opportunities for parent cluster representatives to speak, leaving volunteers feeling shut out.
Recommended Action Plan
Email the Board at BOE@mcpsmd.org: ‘Parents are your partners, not a nuisance. We demand a clear, transparent, and accessible process for reporting and tracking facility needs, as requested in Joanna Woessner’s testimony. Fix your broken system.’
💰 Impact: Parent Voices Silenced
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 7) |
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Community Pressure Works: Board Cancels Bus Depot Plan
A local resident publicly thanked the Board for canceling plans to build a 250-bus diesel depot in a residential area near the Potomac River. This is a major victory for parents who organized to protect their neighborhood’s health, safety, and environment from industrial pollution.
How to Lock It In
Email the Board at BOE@mcpsmd.org to thank them for listening to the community on the Wooten E7 site. Publicly reinforcing good decisions makes it harder for them to be quietly reversed and sets a precedent for future parent engagement.
✅ Why It Matters: Community Victory
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