[RP TownTalk] Proposed Change for Riverdale Elementary School Boundaries

[Sarah Wayland]

Nope. If you look at the boundaries and how they change for the
affected middle (William Wirt and Hyattsville) and high schools
(Parkdale and Northwestern), nothing else changes for those of us in
Riverdale Park.

And our little chunk of Riverdale Park (essentially Ward 2, though
that's not completely accurate) as well as the section off Good Luck
Road goes to William Wirt MS and then Parkdale HS, while the rest of
Riverdale Park goes to Hyattsville MS and Northwestern.

-Sarah


On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Melissa Avery <m.avery at rocketmail.com> wrote:
> In the long run, will these changes also affect what middle school and high
> school the kids in the new boundaries will be attending?
>
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>
> ________________________________
> From: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
> To: TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
> Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 1:24:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Proposed Change for Riverdale Elementary School
> Boundaries
>
> http://www1.pgcps.org/phasetwo/
>
> It took me a while to figure out the user interface, so I'm posting so
> everyone can learn from my mistakes. :-)
>
> The website has interactive maps that show (a) the current boundaries,
> (b) the proposed new boundaries, and (c) the changes between the
> current and proposed boundaries. The changes only show up if  you
> select the map for a particular school. So for my kids, I selected
> "Riverdale Elementary School", and can see that the parents who live
> west of the railroad tracks will go to University Park Elementary
> school.
>
> -Sarah
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Dannielle Glaros <dmglaros at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Friends,
>>
>> I just wanted to share with you the proposed boundary changes for
>> Riverdale
>> Elementary.  As you know, I am incredibly proud of Riverdale
>> Elementary--its
>> staff and kids--for everything they have accomplished and I hope you will
>> participate in this year's open house again, which will be early next year
>> and consider volunteering with the school.  With that said, the school is
>> tremendously overcrowded especially when you consider that most classrooms
>> still have the 70's "open" classroom format.  Last month a new outdoor
>> classoom was added, decreasing again the outdoor space available for play.
>> Space is also made difficult because the school still has one classroom
>> for
>> 6 graders.  And, already a significant number of students are bused
>> elsewhere for pre-k.
>>
>> The School Board has recommended boundary changes for the school as part
>> of
>> boundary changes for the entire northern area.  The proposal would send
>> kids
>> west of the traintracks to University Park Elementary to attempt to
>> decrease
>> enrollment at Riverdale Elementary.  All other kids who currently attend
>> Riverdale Elementary will stay.  More details can be found at
>> http://www1.pgcps.org/phasetwo/ as well as next week's hearing dates,
>> which
>> I encourage you to attend if you have an opinion on this matter.
>>
>> Personally, I believe that the proposed changes make sense except that
>> they
>> do not go far enough to address overcrowding.  The school will still
>> remain
>> overcrowded after the proposed changes.
>>
>> Take care and I hope to see you at the upcoming public hearings.
>>
>> Dannielle
>> 4800 Sheridan St
>> --
>> Dannielle Glaros
>>
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Sarah Wayland
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