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