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Superintendent recommends reopening Woodward and relocating Wootton to Crown Farm; community speakers urge rejection of Option H
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Taylor presented recommendations to reopen Woodward High, expand Northwood and relocate Wootton to Crown Farm (a modified Option H); staff set public hearings and a March 26 decision date. Dozens of public commenters, Wootton families and industry groups urged the board to reject Option H, citing walkability, transportation costs and long-term capacity risks.
The Montgomery County Board of Education heard the superintendent’s two major boundary-study recommendations on Thursday, including a proposal to reopen Woodward High School, expand Northwood and relocate Wootton High School to the new Crown Farm site. Superintendent Dr. Taylor said the recommendations aim to align program access with facility assets, improve long-term stability and keep facility utilization within an efficient range.
Staff said the recommended Crown/Damascus map is a modified version of Option H that the superintendent believes will produce more walkable assignments at the Crown Farm site and create a secondary holding school to facilitate capital improvements. Operations staff warned that some schools (including Churchill and Damascus during implementation) could temporarily…
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