Interview of MCPS program analysis leaders

[Anonymous]

Sunil Dasgupta interviewed Jeannie Franklin and Angela McLane, who are leading the program analysis work, on his podcast: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KosyOQX0ov8&fbclid=IwVERDUANxr4RleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHoTawV3wo_MjpzTxA-43TYLRXuPlNxiDz4PKxjzaKZBYe2LACMz_AJxcV5FO_aem_xww9KrITYad4JROVWrBdCQ

I haven't listened to the whole thing yet but it sounds like he asked at least some pointed questions...

[Anonymous]

Some interesting stuff starting around the 29 minute mark, including discussion of principal pushback.

[Anonymous]

Listening now and will comment afterward.

I think Taylor should be the one answering these questions, since he's clearly the architect of this model.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Listening now and will comment afterward.

I think Taylor should be the one answering these questions, since he's clearly the architect of this model.

He doesn't have any power over Dasgupta. He is only used to answering questions from people who he has power over and won't challenge him.

[Anonymous]

Whoa. Jeannie Franklin admitted that schools with existing programs won't get any new staff or resources.

Instead, the bulk of new resources will go to schools getting magnets for the first time, which means Wooton, Churchill, WJ, and BCC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whoa. Jeannie Franklin admitted that schools with existing programs won't get any new staff or resources.

Instead, the bulk of new resources will go to schools getting magnets for the first time, which means Wooton, Churchill, WJ, and BCC.

BCC is not getting a magnet for the first time. Or rather, the IB program that already exists is just going to become the "magnet".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa. Jeannie Franklin admitted that schools with existing programs won't get any new staff or resources.

Instead, the bulk of new resources will go to schools getting magnets for the first time, which means Wooton, Churchill, WJ, and BCC.

BCC is not getting a magnet for the first time. Or rather, the IB program that already exists is just going to become the "magnet".

It will need more teachers

[Anonymous]

I don't understand how Jeannie Franklin still has a job. She is incapable of listening and answering questions directly and she seems to operate on wishful thinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how Jeannie Franklin still has a job. She is incapable of listening and answering questions directly and she seems to operate on wishful thinking.

This is one of the key competencies they look for when hiring central office staff

[Anonymous]

Sunil is absolutely right: The program regions are superboundaries, despite Jeannie "not liking" that term.

I also think the idea of doing snow closures by region is a plus of this model, so she and MCPS should embrace that.

I didn't think of this regional program as a subterfuge way of dividing up the district, but now that Sunil has pointed it out, I do think that was Taylor's goal. He gets the best of both worlds: He retains the economies of scale of being a single district with centralized leadership, but some flexibility and autonomy by region. It's not necessarily a bad thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa. Jeannie Franklin admitted that schools with existing programs won't get any new staff or resources.

Instead, the bulk of new resources will go to schools getting magnets for the first time, which means Wooton, Churchill, WJ, and BCC.

BCC is not getting a magnet for the first time. Or rather, the IB program that already exists is just going to become the "magnet".

It will need more teachers

I thought none of the programs are getting new teachers, just perhaps some extra training.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa. Jeannie Franklin admitted that schools with existing programs won't get any new staff or resources.

Instead, the bulk of new resources will go to schools getting magnets for the first time, which means Wooton, Churchill, WJ, and BCC.

BCC is not getting a magnet for the first time. Or rather, the IB program that already exists is just going to become the "magnet".

It will need more teachers

I thought none of the programs are getting new teachers, just perhaps some extra training.

You are correct. Only one coordinator per region is budgeted in addition to some training sessions every year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa. Jeannie Franklin admitted that schools with existing programs won't get any new staff or resources.

Instead, the bulk of new resources will go to schools getting magnets for the first time, which means Wooton, Churchill, WJ, and BCC.

BCC is not getting a magnet for the first time. Or rather, the IB program that already exists is just going to become the "magnet".

It will need more teachers

I thought none of the programs are getting new teachers, just perhaps some extra training.

If they don't change BCC boundaries but put in a new criteria based program that adds 200 students from other schools, their staff allocation will increase and other schools' staff allocations decrease.

[Anonymous]

Did I hear right that they said the DCC only costs $1 million? If so, why do they have to take it away?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did I hear right that they said the DCC only costs $1 million? If so, why do they have to take it away?

I'm not really sure what they mean by that. I believe the $1 million dollars are related to staff and costs with running the consortia lottery and placing and transferring students, along with the transportation costs of busing kids throughout the consortia. But it's not clear to me that those dollars trickle down to actual programming and instruction within DCC schools...