No regions or magnets

[Anonymous]

Maybe we should direct all resources (money otherwise spent on choice program transportation and admin) to improving all schools and their feeders? I mean making sure that all schools have robust advanced core classes and a range of electives. Other than CTE at Edison and Seneca Valley, what would be the downside to having all kids stay at their home school?

[Anonymous]

I like this idea. Itll never happen though.

[Anonymous]

I see no downsides to this. I fully support it.

After all the boundary and program fights this may be the play that unites MoCo parents west to east and north to south. Let's see if together we are strong enough to fight for this.

[Anonymous]

I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

What would it take in an ideal world to meet those needs at home schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

Invest the money they want to spend bussing kids and staffing niche programs into staffing advanced classes even at schools where only a small number of kids need them.

The number of sections of a course in a school should be based on demand. But the number and type of courses themselves? Absolutely not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

Invest the money they want to spend bussing kids and staffing niche programs into staffing advanced classes even at schools where only a small number of kids need them.

The number of sections of a course in a school should be based on demand. But the number and type of courses themselves? Absolutely not.

Yes exactly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

Besides remember the low income kids are the least likely to be able to spend more time commuting to a further school, so they will be disproportionately excluded from the magnet programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

What would it take in an ideal world to meet those needs at home schools?

Seriously? Rezoning to balance FARMS rates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

What would it take in an ideal world to meet those needs at home schools?

Seriously? Rezoning to balance FARMS rates.

Sure but the BOE and Superintendent have said in response to community feedback that proximity to schools will be prioritized in the boundary analysis.

Is there another way to improve all home schools and not need regions or magnets?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

What would it take in an ideal world to meet those needs at home schools?

Seriously? Rezoning to balance FARMS rates.

Sure but the BOE and Superintendent have said in response to community feedback that proximity to schools will be prioritized in the boundary analysis.

Is there another way to improve all home schools and not need regions or magnets?

Except for ToK

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

What would it take in an ideal world to meet those needs at home schools?

It would also take MCPS not being hostile to advanced classes, and being willing to offer coursework and supports for advanced and high-potential kids not only in high school but middle school and ideally elementary as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

What would it take in an ideal world to meet those needs at home schools?

Seriously? Rezoning to balance FARMS rates.

Sure but the BOE and Superintendent have said in response to community feedback that proximity to schools will be prioritized in the boundary analysis.

Is there another way to improve all home schools and not need regions or magnets?

Except for ToK

ok we have a million threads on this already. what would a strong home school model even look like?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

What would it take in an ideal world to meet those needs at home schools?

It would also take MCPS not being hostile to advanced classes, and being willing to offer coursework and supports for advanced and high-potential kids not only in high school but middle school and ideally elementary as well.

cohorted English for example?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t support this because the losers will be advanced kids in poor schools. They will never have the class options that their counterparts in rich schools do, because classes are based on demand. Magnets help those kids.

What would it take in an ideal world to meet those needs at home schools?

Seriously? Rezoning to balance FARMS rates.

Sure but the BOE and Superintendent have said in response to community feedback that proximity to schools will be prioritized in the boundary analysis.

Is there another way to improve all home schools and not need regions or magnets?

Except for ToK

ok we have a million threads on this already. what would a strong home school model even look like?

Invest the money they want to spend bussing kids and staffing niche programs into staffing advanced classes even at schools where only a small number of kids need them.

The number of sections of a course in a school should be based on demand. But the number and type of courses themselves? Absolutely not.