Save Wootton

@MCPS & @mocoboe paid $1.3M for enrollment projections, then scrapped them for a formula that applies the same decline to EVERY school. Result? 921 students missing from official numbers. youtu.be/9a9n3B7W0vg

While @MCPS pays lip service to caring about community engagement “All of the engagement sessions were held prior to the December release of the options that included moving Wootton to Crown, according to a schedule provided by Lopez.” So… bethesdamagazine.com/2026/03/18/mcp…

We are witnessing systemic failure at @MCPS and Wootton is just the canary in the coal mine. If it hasn’t come for your school yet, just wait for the elementary school boundary study.

FINALLY. Superintendent Taylor visited Wootton last night, his first time meeting with our community since proposing permanent closure 3.5 months ago. The Board votes in 9 days. Full uncut video: youtu.be/sYgjYIhlfEE?si… #SaveWootton @ThomasTaylorEdD @MCPS @PCMC1 @BethesdaMag

MCPS - guys, Wootton is awful, why don’t you love me so much for moving you to the brand new state of the art amazing building. Also MCPS - Magruder, what’s wrong with you?!!! Why don’t you love me for making Wootton, with or without repair, your home away from home???

MCPS is officially moving the goalposts. After their materially flawed "housing doesn’t equal students" data was publicly dismantled, they needed a new excuse to justify permanent school closures. So today, they pivoted. In today's BOE meeting, MCPS specifically stated they are now forecasting massive enrollment drops based on live birth rate data. They presented this slide (Image 1), pointing to the 35,000+ student crash of the 1970s "Baby Bust" to tell us what to expect as our new "normal." The problem? The actual data doesn't back them up. Look at the Maryland historical birth rates (Image 2). Yes, the 1970s saw a massive, undeniable cliff. But look at today's projections on the far right. The current birth rate trend is a shallow, gentle slope. It looks absolutely nothing like the historic bust they are using to justify their drastic forecasts. We dismantled their housing data, and now their birth rate logic doesn't line up either. You cannot justify a 2026 school closure by comparing today's mild dip and COVID-19 year impact to a historical demographic crash. They are simply retrofitting bad data to support a predetermined conclusion. We cannot allow MCPS to push permanent decisions using bad math, shifting narratives, and moving targets. When the stakes for our children are this high, we deserve transparent, mathematically sound leadership. The vote is March 26. @MCPS @Andrew_Friedson @CherylKagan @AdamPagnucco @pcmc1 @AdamVanGrack @fox5dc @nbcwashington

We know that @ThomasTaylorEdD says "change is hard" when railroading through an ill-advised closure of Wootton. Perhaps for @MCPS honesty is harder?