What If I Told You The Regional Model Isn’t About Advanced Academics?

[Anonymous]

The Maryland Blueprint for Education wants kids in job training programs, not in arts and humanities classes. MCPS is on a deadline to get half of the student body into an apprenticeship or credentialing program.

"The Blueprint sets a goal for 45% of high school graduates completing an apprenticeship or an industry-recognized occupational credential by the 2030-2031 school year.”
https://blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/10/CCRReportSummer2022.pdf

Look at the list of state approved industry credentials. This is what Maryland wants for 45% of students.
https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/approved-credentials.aspx

Most of the “new” programs MCPS is proposing are the CTE programs a lot of schools already have. By turning them into magnets, MCPS is trying to get more students into them and make sure they finish all the classes instead of deciding to take other electives instead. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/career-readiness/plans/hs-plans/

If a program is interest-based in the new proposal, it’s probably it’s a Blueprint-aligned CTE program and MCPS wants as many kids as possible in the pathway so they can meet the Blueprint goal.

Programs are criteria based for one of two reasons:

1) To limit the number of kids in magnets that don’t align with Blueprint mandates.
2) To make sure the kids in Blueprint-aligned programs like IB and the SMCS magnets complete the program. The Blueprint only cares about program completion, not how many kids take program related courses.

Welcome to the future of public education in Maryland, where only the most privileged kids get access to advanced academic programs, everyone else gets redirected to job-training programs.

[Anonymous]

Then don’t coating it as an “academic program analysis”. Tell people we are trying to change US into the largest world factory, and your kids will be one of the best blue collar workers in the production line. Whether they can earn decent salary and respect, we don’t know and we don’t care.

[Anonymous]

At this point, I’m thinking of staying with our home school instead of aspiring for a magnet. Kid will graduate in top 1% instead of fighting to be top 25% and minimal commute, making it easier for admissions.

[Anonymous]

Blah, blah, blah. Blah...

[Anonymous]

Nothing wrong with increasing apprenticeships and CTE jobs. We were mistaken to only steer kids towards 4-year liberal arts college degrees in the past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Maryland Blueprint for Education wants kids in job training programs, not in arts and humanities classes. MCPS is on a deadline to get half of the student body into an apprenticeship or credentialing program.

"The Blueprint sets a goal for 45% of high school graduates completing an apprenticeship or an industry-recognized occupational credential by the 2030-2031 school year.”
https://blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/10/CCRReportSummer2022.pdf

Look at the list of state approved industry credentials. This is what Maryland wants for 45% of students.
https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/approved-credentials.aspx

Most of the “new” programs MCPS is proposing are the CTE programs a lot of schools already have. By turning them into magnets, MCPS is trying to get more students into them and make sure they finish all the classes instead of deciding to take other electives instead. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/career-readiness/plans/hs-plans/

If a program is interest-based in the new proposal, it’s probably it’s a Blueprint-aligned CTE program and MCPS wants as many kids as possible in the pathway so they can meet the Blueprint goal.

Programs are criteria based for one of two reasons:

1) To limit the number of kids in magnets that don’t align with Blueprint mandates.
2) To make sure the kids in Blueprint-aligned programs like IB and the SMCS magnets complete the program. The Blueprint only cares about program completion, not how many kids take program related courses.

Welcome to the future of public education in Maryland, where only the most privileged kids get access to advanced academic programs, everyone else gets redirected to job-training programs.

What’s the basis that 45% students have to be in these job training programs? This has to be interest based rather than arbitrary goals

[Anonymous]

MCPS is not turning the programs into magnets. They are expanding magnets AND interest based programs and if they are smart putting some criteria and evaluation measures around all programs (local or centrally managed). Will that align with the goals of the Blueprint? Yes. How is this a problem?

Students can gain real world skills and make choices about career/college decisions. Example: Kod does a science program, gets a Pharmacy Tech certificate. Goes to college to get a Pharmacy and is able to have a job during the school year.

I swear ya’ll are just finding reasons to be against progress.

Fight for great implementation. Fight for quality teacher training. Fight for proactive recruitment. Fight for course and program evaluation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS is not turning the programs into magnets. They are expanding magnets AND interest based programs and if they are smart putting some criteria and evaluation measures around all programs (local or centrally managed). Will that align with the goals of the Blueprint? Yes. How is this a problem?

Students can gain real world skills and make choices about career/college decisions. Example: Kod does a science program, gets a Pharmacy Tech certificate. Goes to college to get a Pharmacy and is able to have a job during the school year.

I swear ya’ll are just finding reasons to be against progress.

Fight for great implementation. Fight for quality teacher training. Fight for proactive recruitment. Fight for course and program evaluation.

Where does the new regional model talk about their course and program evaluation? I don't recall this has been mentioned ever by far.

And kudos for you to work on Sunday morning, CO staff. Do you get a bonus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS is not turning the programs into magnets. They are expanding magnets AND interest based programs and if they are smart putting some criteria and evaluation measures around all programs (local or centrally managed). Will that align with the goals of the Blueprint? Yes. How is this a problem?

Students can gain real world skills and make choices about career/college decisions. Example: Kod does a science program, gets a Pharmacy Tech certificate. Goes to college to get a Pharmacy and is able to have a job during the school year.

I swear ya’ll are just finding reasons to be against progress.

Fight for great implementation. Fight for quality teacher training. Fight for proactive recruitment. Fight for course and program evaluation.

Where does the new regional model talk about their course and program evaluation? I don't recall this has been mentioned ever by far.

And kudos for you to work on Sunday morning, CO staff. Do you get a bonus?

So anyone who doesn't agree with your conspiracy theories, your wacko ideas is a CO staff?
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS is not turning the programs into magnets. They are expanding magnets AND interest based programs and if they are smart putting some criteria and evaluation measures around all programs (local or centrally managed). Will that align with the goals of the Blueprint? Yes. How is this a problem?

Students can gain real world skills and make choices about career/college decisions. Example: Kod does a science program, gets a Pharmacy Tech certificate. Goes to college to get a Pharmacy and is able to have a job during the school year.

I swear ya’ll are just finding reasons to be against progress.

Fight for great implementation. Fight for quality teacher training. Fight for proactive recruitment. Fight for course and program evaluation.

Where does the new regional model talk about their course and program evaluation? I don't recall this has been mentioned ever by far.

And kudos for you to work on Sunday morning, CO staff. Do you get a bonus?

So anyone who doesn't agree with your conspiracy theories, your wacko ideas is a CO staff?
DP

You didn't address my question: where is the course and program evaluation plan and timeline? Your writing style really sells you out.

[Anonymous]

Makes sense for modern life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS is not turning the programs into magnets. They are expanding magnets AND interest based programs and if they are smart putting some criteria and evaluation measures around all programs (local or centrally managed). Will that align with the goals of the Blueprint? Yes. How is this a problem?

Students can gain real world skills and make choices about career/college decisions. Example: Kod does a science program, gets a Pharmacy Tech certificate. Goes to college to get a Pharmacy and is able to have a job during the school year.

I swear ya’ll are just finding reasons to be against progress.

Fight for great implementation. Fight for quality teacher training. Fight for proactive recruitment. Fight for course and program evaluation.

Where does the new regional model talk about their course and program evaluation? I don't recall this has been mentioned ever by far.

And kudos for you to work on Sunday morning, CO staff. Do you get a bonus?

So anyone who doesn't agree with your conspiracy theories, your wacko ideas is a CO staff?
DP

You didn't address my question: where is the course and program evaluation plan and timeline? Your writing style really sells you out.

Now we definitely know you're wacko, conspiracy theorist.
Do you see dead people too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then don’t coating it as an “academic program analysis”. Tell people we are trying to change US into the largest world factory, and your kids will be one of the best blue collar workers in the production line. Whether they can earn decent salary and respect, we don’t know and we don’t care.

No "decent salary," or benefits, or protection from injuries in a factory or warehouse. IE PROJECT 2025 anyone actually read it? Nope fools. Don't tell me politics should not be on this thread, as Project 2025 is directly related to education moving forward.

People applying for their kids to go to college right now should be rereading Project 2025 oh wait they never read it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then don’t coating it as an “academic program analysis”. Tell people we are trying to change US into the largest world factory, and your kids will be one of the best blue collar workers in the production line. Whether they can earn decent salary and respect, we don’t know and we don’t care.

No "decent salary," or benefits, or protection from injuries in a factory or warehouse. IE PROJECT 2025 anyone actually read it? Nope fools. Don't tell me politics should not be on this thread, as Project 2025 is directly related to education moving forward.

People applying for their kids to go to college right now should be rereading Project 2025 oh wait they never read it.

Oh do you suggest that MD blueprint is designed to comply with Project 2025? When was it passed? And I thought MD was always a blue state? Is it turning red right now?

[Anonymous]

Of course the regional model isn't about advanced academics. That's not rocket science. But I also don't think it's about the conspiracy theory you present here. And it doesn't matter frankly what we think--it's pretty obvious that MCPS is going to move forward with this bad plan no matter what the impact is.