On December 1, 2025, MCPS announced a significant shift impacting where our children could go to high school.  This has a profound impact on the decisions we've all made to live where we live today. 

While MCPS’s prior 2 rounds of options following boundary studies rezoned the neighbors in the Fields Road Elementary School zone from Quince Orchard HS to Crown HS, the 3 of the 4 newest options include changing the feeder pattern now by moving the kids  from  Fields Road Elem School (FRES), to Lakelands Park Middle School  then to Gaithersburg HS instead.  

Learn more here that was presented to the community on FRES on December 11, 2025

Crown High School was our promised high school for us and our neighboring Crown Community for many years. These boundary studies are now being impacted by significant and deeper advocacy efforts by schools that have more resources than we do. 

We need to let MCPS, Board of Education, and County Council know how we feel and that DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH and keep our feeder pattern to keep us zoned for Crown High School.

1. 📄 Fill out the Crown/Damascus Boundary Study Survey provided by MCPS: Instructions here.

2. 📨 Email the members of the Board of Education: Instructions here.

3. 💻  Join us on Tuesday January 6, 2026 at 7pm for a virtual town hall to hear the latest updates on the Crown High School Boundary Study and ongoing community advocacy efforts. 

   • We’ll cover where the process stands, key developments, and what to expect next.

   • The virtual town hall is open to all interested families and community members, regardless of whether you currently have students in MCPS.

   • Registration Is REQUIRED Register HERE

4. 🚨 Put a reminder on your calendar to show up at the next Board of Education Meeting.

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 

Time: 12:00 PM

Location: 15 West Gude Drive, Rockville

You don't have to speak, but your in person support is just as important!

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