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(64, 1064, 129, 1129)To Swansfield Elementary School Marilyn Grosskopf From: Fisseha Berhane <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 1:58 PM To: Hcpss Redistricting Cc: Kirsten Coombs;Vicky Cutroneo; Christina Delmont-Small; SabinaTaj; Mavis Ellis;Chao Wu; Jennifer Mallo; Superintendent Subject: [External] Overlooked geographical information: New island being created 1 CAirpON: ThMem^<iiigm^A^romiMii<?!((^^ffe^. JI»lt^ «ttddim ts, unless yon reeognlzeltowmdarwidlenUyiUecatf^tBsafe. Dear Board of Education, I would like to bring an important geographical factor that has been continuously overlooked in the redistricting process thus far. The final plan sends the Pointers Run community polygons (64, 1064, 129, 1129)to Swansfield Elementary School. However, this creates a discontiguous attendance area for Swansfield. The polygons in question may appear close to polygons 135 and 1135 on a map (see below), but in fact the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area separates these neighborhoods with over 1000 acres of wooded, undeveloped land. "^-~:r -a- .. 7T~B'?. ^'"^.. V-^ i.-.w. ~;'-. sy;. A. ^.^V-^'i^... ;Sy ... L. 'i. .,.. ^^. v^^. -^'^_... l;. -'r'. -.. -L^s';^^'.... %i.. ''. r'JPointere Run area (64, 1064, 129, 1129) El I; jte a discontlguous islandwith respect to f ^'jtheSwansnd^EtementarjfSdiool attendance area^, . * ';A r"^ '"'^ . 1 ^"l. ". ~'^"'";, Jl; Middle Pahiunt F^''. :, ^:}s^'^''-il-. " jEnvn>nnl8"t9lAfaa' ^ . r^.,^^;^,,. ;^-^rNoro»ds,no houses; \^ ^:-^'^'., 1^^ Notr&al!lifowrtl9uou8!n ^- '^: :-^^^-*i^ ^. tt&nmsoTtransportatton "'^.<"f-'--, ~'ht':;i. ^-' ---*?->!Ty:?-:-': rv ^-. "'?<;. -KI^'>'^. :'.. ;."'.. '..^. t<"^ '. "':J^' '.; l. ;--'s''tfi*.'2"^'<a.''' l'_-'y'.I;:i;4";. \;: '. ^'^"s'y^^'t''"'"^^'' 4, Ont^ Iftfiress/i&grassto West , Sttfnnfter Sunrise & Great Star ;t(ea<ts to PRESattentjaiice area) ";'"vr"^."F' ^r ""::;"':".-";...":'- ---i"-'"-^^T ?3 ..M V^.t-;t&«.'-- **'«(' -; 3. CurrenlrssittenceSt in Uns area only ^ -... ^. x"''\ ";-; :2. Only tngress/egress to Easl^ Grace Or & Cedar Lane h^1"-"' -3';..r (leads to CCES attendanoa arfta)! ', ''! . '. ._.. L^ ^^^__^_. _. While the colored polygons on the map abut each other, it is not really a contiguous area as far as driving is concerned. The only way in or out of our neighborhood to get to Swansfield is at Grace Dr and Cedar Lane, which actually leads into the Clemens Crossing attendance area. If you were to drive from the center of our polygons to the East, you would see that you quickly leave the developed area and then drive several minutes along Grace Dr to Cedar Lane. At that point, you'd pass through many polygons assigned to Clemens Crossing, through many busy 4- way intersections, before reaching Swansfield. In contrast, leaving the Pointers Run neighborhood to the West would pass through one 4-way intersection and require just 2 turns before arriving at PRES. Along the way, you'd pass our community pool, multiple tot lots, and the route of the community July 4th parade. This appears to be a clear violation of Policy 6010 Section IV.B. 2. b regarding community stability and contiguous neighborhoods. I sincerely hope you will consider re-examining the decision to move these polygons. The final few work sessions appeared very rushed, and it appears many similar issues have been raised with the final plan. I believe more time is needed to ensure the board members have accurate data and can fully discuss some of the severe ramifications of these decisions. Thank you for the continuing effort. We know this process has been long and difficult, but it's critical to get it right. Thousands of children's lives are being affected. Sincerely, Polygon: 1064 Fisseha Berhane, PhD Senior Data Scientist Website: httD://datascience-enthusiast. com/ Cell: 571-623-4632 1801 Porter Street, Baltimore, MD \/whe ASCEN71A Marilyn Grosskopf From: sridhar chandupatla <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 1:57 PM To: BoE Email; Hcpss Redistricting Subject: [External] Motion Needed: Polygon 189 back to Clarksville Middle ! CAUTION:This email originated from outside of HCPSS.Do not click links or open attachments, unlessyou recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Board of Education Members, We are thankful to BOEmembers for unanimously passinga motion to move Polygon 189 backto PRES. BOE'soriginal decision to move Polygon 189 from PRESand CMSto DOAS and LKSwas due to bad and inaccurate data provided by Dr. Wu on November 13, where he proposed to move Polygon 189 from PRESand CMSto DOASand LKS. Unfortunately, the BoE neglected to addressthe correction of moving Polygon 189 backfrom Lime Kiln to Clarksville Middle. As it stands, we are less than 20 students proposed to go into Lime Kiln Middle. Request: Please consider keeping Polygon 189 kids at the same schools as they are attending for the school year 2019- 20 and propose a motion to fix the oversight. 1. No adverse impact to CMS - Keeping Polygon 189 at the Clarksville Middle School will have no negative or adverse impacton any ofthe FARMor Capacitynumbers, aswe are lessthan 20 kidsgoing to Clarksville middle school. Our existing elementary population is also dispersed evenly K- 5 and will not cause disruption to CMS capacity. 2. KeepingCommunities together - Polygon 189 is heavily involved with CMScommunity and should remain with CMS community. 3. Continuity for Children and avoiding increased transportation costs and lead times - Clarksville Middle School is less than 1.3 miles awayfrom Polygon 189, whereasthe proposed Lime Kiln middle school is 6.8 miles awayfrom Polygon 189. This creates a 1 hour 10 minute round trip commute daily for our children. Moreover, based on the proposed move to LKMS, our Polygon 189 kids will go pass Clarksville Middle School to go to the Lime Kiln Middle School. 4. Clarksville Middle School PTA position statement supporting our request is attachedfor reference and consideration. 5. By keeping Polygon 189 at CMS, there are no impacts to FAMR numbers. Thank you for your consideration. Marilyn Grosskopf From: rupalimarathe <rupalimarathe@gmail. com> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 1:57 PM To: Hcpss Redistricting; Mavis Ellis; Kirsten Coombs;Vicky Cutroneo; Christina Delmont- Small; Jennifer Malta; Sabina Taj; Chao Wu Subject: [External] Subject: Motion Needed: Polygon 189 back to Clarksville Middle Attachments: FARM Numbers. jpg ! CAUTION: This email originated from outside ofHCPSS.Do not cUcklinks or open attachments, unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Board of Education Members, Wegreatly appreciated all seven BOE members for unanimously passinga motion to move Polygon 189 backto PRES. BOE's original decision to move Polygon 189 from PRES and CMS to DOAS and LKS was due to bad and inaccurate data provided by Dr. Wu on November 13, where he proposed to move Polygon 189 from PRES and CMS to DOAS and LKS. Unfortunately, the BoE neglected to address the correction of moving Polygon 189 back from Lime Kiln to Clarksville Middle. As it stands, we are a micro feed less than 20 students proposed to go Into Lime Klln Middle. Request: Please consider keeping Polygon 189 kids at the same schools as they are attending forthe school year 2019- 20 and propose a motion to fix the oversight. 1. No adverse impact to CMS - Keeping Polygon 189 at the Clarksville Middle School will have no negative or adverse impacton any of the FARM or Capacitynumbers, aswe are lessthan 20 kidsgoing to Clarksville middjeschool. Our existing elementary ooou/adon /s a/so dispersed evenly K- 5 and will not cause disruption to CMS capacity 2. By keeping Polvaon 189at CMSnot only help to reduce the cost. time and resources of County'sTransporfatjon Division, but also greatly reducetravel time, reduce traffic blocks and enhancethe safetyof kids. 3. Keeping Communities together- Polygon 189 is heavily involved with CMS community and should remain with CMS community. 4. Continuity for Children and avoiding increased transportation costs and iead times - Clarksvilie Middle School is less than 1. 3 miles awayfrom Polygon 189, whereas the proposed Lime Kiln middle school is 6. 8 miles away from Polygon 189. This creates a 1 hour 10 minute round trip commute daily for our children. Moreover, based on the proposed move to LKMS, our Polygon 189 kids will go pass Clarksville Middle School to go to the Lime Kiln Middle School. 5. Clarksville Middle School PTAposition statementsupDortina our request is attachedfor reference and consideration. 6. By keeping Polvaon 189 at CMS. there are no impacts to FAMR numbers, as we can see from the attached BOE FARM numbers (attached). Thank you for your consideration. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device FARM FARM FARM Mlttdte School Capactty Aug 22 Nov 19 Change Bonnle Branch MS 701 27% i^Al'. Burieitfi ManorMS 779 u% 0. 27 ClarltsvllleMS 643 U9t t.t. *fe3; Dunloggln MS SS5 16% ..:-5' Elkrtdge Landing MS 779 26% 120: ancottMffltMs 701 im Ftrily Quarter MS 662 <5» Slenwood MS 545 ASS Hammon!l MS »3. 79' Harpers Choice MS 506 31M * '" !.'. ^..' Uke EWthom MS 643 ii.U> UmeKUnMS 721 <5% Mayfleld Woods MS 798 41% ; 2.7;: Mount View MS <5« Murray HIMMS Oakland Milk MS SUB l^. PatapscoMS 643 PiituxentValley MS 760 33% l^.. Vi Thomas Viaduct MS 701 3896 ^.Oi WlldelakeMS 721 38% J6.5SS Marilyn Grosskopf From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 1:54 PM To: Hcpss Redistricting Cc: Mavis Ellis; Kirsten Coombs; Vicky Cutroneo; Christina Delmont-Small; Jennifer Mallo; Sabina Taj; Chao Wu Subject: [External] Motion Needed: Polygon 189 back to Clarksville Middle ! CAUTION:This emaUoriginated from outside ofHCPSS. Do notcUck links or open attachments, unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Board of Education Members, We are thankful to BOE members for unanimously passing a motion to move Polygon 189 back to PRES. BOE's original decision to move Polygon 189 from PRES and CMS to DOAS and LKS was due to bad and inaccurate data provided by Dr.
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