[RP TownTalk] Elementary school districts are changing

[Dannielle and Steve Glaros]

Rob, I really want to thank you for keeping us up-to-date on a variety 
of things happening in the town.  The school district change is 
critical and sadly the proposed changes divide Riverdale Park even 
further.  The railroads cut us in half, east/west highway cuts us in 
quarters, and the river divides us again. A local elementary school is 
one of the few things that unite us.

Towntalk members and Alan, on a different note, I have to say that I 
really don't think it is right for candidates to use town talk while 
they are running for election.  It feels like campaigning.  I know this 
will ruffle some feathers, so I apologize in advance, but I really feel 
that it needs to be said.  Hope everyone understands.

Best,
Dannielle

On Nov 30, 2005, at 4:34 AM, Rob Oppenheim wrote:

>  Are you aware that the elementary school districts are being changed?
>  
>
>  If the new proposal is adopted by PG county on Dec 15, children in 
> much
>  of Ward One that currently attend Riverdale Elementary will soon 
> attend
>  Paint Branch Elementary. There may be good and bad in the change, that
>  is for you to decide. It is certainly a good bit further away and 
> will require a
>  bus ride.
>  
>
>  This affects the homes in Ward One that lie between the railroad
>  tracks and Route One, all the way south to Madison Street and
>  all the way north into College Park.
>   
>  Some parts of Ward One (west of Route One) now attend University
>  Park Elementary, and some attend Hyattsville Elementary. These
>  particular boundaries are not changing in the proposed new plan.
>  However, the plan is in flux, and this could change.
>  
>
>  The next public meeting about this is scheduled for Tuesday Dec 6,
>  at Nicholas Orem Middle School, 6100 Editors Park Dr, Hyattsville Md.
>  
>
>  Lots of info about the change is here:
>  www.pgcps.org/~pasb/
>  It has an excellent map system that shows the boundaries and how they 
> will change.
>  
>
>  The Univ Park Elementary school will be massively affected by the 
> proposed changes
>  and many parents there are actively fighting it. Their PTA has info 
> about it here:
>  www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/~univpark/pta.html
>  
>
>  Here is one of the Univ Park activists sites:
>  www.rfmartin.com
>  
>
>  -Rob Oppenheim
>  Candidate for Town Council, Ward One.
>  
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