When is the plan for new HS programs coming out?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I can’t open the slides anymore but it said some programs are criteria based and some lottery.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Focusing on the positive, it's possible that the SMCS program might still maintain its criteria-based admission process.



The true value of these programs as they exist today is the strength of the cohort, which would not be the case if it were watered down.

Was there something in the slides that indicated this?

[Anonymous]

Thinking about this region, here are the programs I know about.

BCC - IB, PLTW
Blair - SMACS, CAP
Einstein - IB
Northwood
Whitman - Social Justice

Are there any other programs I am missing? Does Northwood have a program?

If not - my guess is that Einstein loses IB, BCC loses PLTW, and Blair loses CAP. Then PLTW and CAP move to Northwood/Einstein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thinking about this region, here are the programs I know about.

BCC - IB, PLTW
Blair - SMACS, CAP
Einstein - IB
Northwood
Whitman - Social Justice

Are there any other programs I am missing? Does Northwood have a program?

If not - my guess is that Einstein loses IB, BCC loses PLTW, and Blair loses CAP. Then PLTW and CAP move to Northwood/Einstein.

Northwood has MC2, ROTC. Einstein has the VAC program (which is actually county-wide). Don't all schools have PLTW--isn't it just an online thing?

[Anonymous]

Blake, Sherwood, Springbrook, and Paint Branch were also listed as a region (NEC + Sherwood).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thinking about this region, here are the programs I know about.

BCC - IB, PLTW
Blair - SMACS, CAP
Einstein - IB
Northwood
Whitman - Social Justice

Are there any other programs I am missing? Does Northwood have a program?

If not - my guess is that Einstein loses IB, BCC loses PLTW, and Blair loses CAP. Then PLTW and CAP move to Northwood/Einstein.

Northwood has MC2, ROTC. Einstein has the VAC program (which is actually county-wide). Don't all schools have PLTW--isn't it just an online thing?

No PLTW is a series of engineering classes. It includes an exam that can provide college credit at certain schools. https://www.pltw.org/

So maybe B-CC keeps PLTW, Northwood keeps its programs, and Einstein takes CAP. I can’t imagine Einstein keeping its IB program.

[Anonymous]

As a Blair cluster parent, when I looked at this I thought it looked positive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I looked at it yesterday — here are some of the regions—could always change before this weekend. It definitely sounded like RMIB, Poolesville, and Blair SMACS would only be available in their region (cannot remember the Poolesville region).

BCC
Blair
Einstein
Northwood
Whitman

Churchill
WJ
Wheaton (now a W!)
Woodward

RM
Kennedy
Magruder
Rockville
Wootton

Those are some lopsided groups of clusters. Some schools will dominate, unless they go DEI and choose not just based on scores, but set asides per school.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]I looked at it yesterday — here are some of the regions—could always change before this weekend. It definitely sounded like RMIB, Poolesville, and Blair SMACS would only be available in their region (cannot remember the Poolesville region).

BCC
Blair
Einstein
Northwood
Whitman

Churchill
WJ
Wheaton (now a W!)
Woodward

RM
Kennedy
Magruder
Rockville
Wootton


[/quote]

OK, so they mapped out the regions in east-west swaths. I can see the benefits of that, especially if any bussing is opt-in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thinking about this region, here are the programs I know about.

BCC - IB, PLTW
Blair - SMACS, CAP
Einstein - IB
Northwood
Whitman - Social Justice

Are there any other programs I am missing? Does Northwood have a program?

If not - my guess is that Einstein loses IB, BCC loses PLTW, and Blair loses CAP. Then PLTW and CAP move to Northwood/Einstein.

Northwood has MC2, ROTC. Einstein has the VAC program (which is actually county-wide). Don't all schools have PLTW--isn't it just an online thing?

No PLTW is a series of engineering classes. It includes an exam that can provide college credit at certain schools. https://www.pltw.org/

So maybe B-CC keeps PLTW, Northwood keeps its programs, and Einstein takes CAP. I can’t imagine Einstein keeping its IB program.

Huh? Why not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe that they are not picking up on the feedback about long bus rides for students within the Woodward walk zone to Kennedy. They need to get out to the apartments in the cluster and ask people in person.

Oh, they are picking that up, just chosing to ignore because diversity bus is going to run.

Source?

[Anonymous]

What about upcounty? Damascus, Clarksburg, Northwest, SV...

Clarksburg is very affluent, with a high-achieving cohort too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thinking about this region, here are the programs I know about.

BCC - IB, PLTW
Blair - SMACS, CAP
Einstein - IB
Northwood
Whitman - Social Justice

Are there any other programs I am missing? Does Northwood have a program?

If not - my guess is that Einstein loses IB, BCC loses PLTW, and Blair loses CAP. Then PLTW and CAP move to Northwood/Einstein.

Northwood has MC2, ROTC. Einstein has the VAC program (which is actually county-wide). Don't all schools have PLTW--isn't it just an online thing?

No PLTW is a series of engineering classes. It includes an exam that can provide college credit at certain schools. https://www.pltw.org/

So maybe B-CC keeps PLTW, Northwood keeps its programs, and Einstein takes CAP. I can’t imagine Einstein keeping its IB program.

Huh? Why not?

Because they will only have one in each cluster, and BCC’s is much stronger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about upcounty? Damascus, Clarksburg, Northwest, SV...

Clarksburg is very affluent, with a high-achieving cohort too!

They are all in regions, but I didn’t write them down. Sorry!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about upcounty? Damascus, Clarksburg, Northwest, SV...

Clarksburg is very affluent, with a high-achieving cohort too!

It’s Clarksburg, Poolesville, Damascus and QO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thinking about this region, here are the programs I know about.

BCC - IB, PLTW
Blair - SMACS, CAP
Einstein - IB
Northwood
Whitman - Social Justice

Are there any other programs I am missing? Does Northwood have a program?

If not - my guess is that Einstein loses IB, BCC loses PLTW, and Blair loses CAP. Then PLTW and CAP move to Northwood/Einstein.

Northwood has MC2, ROTC. Einstein has the VAC program (which is actually county-wide). Don't all schools have PLTW--isn't it just an online thing?

No PLTW is a series of engineering classes. It includes an exam that can provide college credit at certain schools. https://www.pltw.org/

So maybe B-CC keeps PLTW, Northwood keeps its programs, and Einstein takes CAP. I can’t imagine Einstein keeping its IB program.

Huh? Why not?

Because they will only have one in each cluster, and BCC’s is much stronger.

Does it say this somewhere, or you are assuming something?