Wheaton and Edison Committee Prefers Two-Building Option

Montgomery County Public Schools staff and consultants from Grimm and Parker showed two additional schemes Tuesday night for the Wheaton and Edison modernization that factored in .

The Board of Education is looking for stage, one with the two schools in two buildings and one with two schools in one building.

By the end of Tuesday's meeting, the committee members in attendance came to the consensus that the two building scheme without the softball field would be considered their preference.

"Wheaton needs a new fresh start," one Wheaton parent said, explaining why she liked Wheaton shifting to Randolph Road.

Edison committee members liked opportunity for growth in the two building, no softball field scheme.

Consultants from Grimm and Parker noted that the one-building option without using the softball field would be significantly more expensive than any of the other options currently in play, but committee members thought the one building option using the softball field did not differentiate the schools well enough.

Grimm and Parker will go back and modify that option before the next worksession, scheduled for June 15, at 2:30 p.m. at Edison.

The public meeting will be on June 21, in Wheaton's auditorium at 7 p.m.