I fear for the future of Einstein.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

The housing prices are going up as the flippers come in so in 10 years if families don’t bail, the demographics could look different.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

I'm curious why you think the kids that live in the proposed boundaries for Einstein won't be interested in biomedical careers?

Apparently the biomedical program uses IB (HL) science courses so perhaps it is a way to try to protect the local IB program. Not sure it will succeed since I imagine the same teachers don't teach all the IB courses.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

I'm curious why you think the kids that live in the proposed boundaries for Einstein won't be interested in biomedical careers?

Apparently the biomedical program uses IB (HL) science courses so perhaps it is a way to try to protect the local IB program. Not sure it will succeed since I imagine the same teachers don't teach all the IB courses.

They aren’t getting rid of the local IB, I think, so this isn’t really offering Einstein anything. There will be some kids interested but a huge number. The need is for more computer science, engineering, arts classes. I suspect they will add 1-2 classes, use the IB science classes and pretend they did something great for the school. In is very hard to do as it conflicts with the arts and other electives that are only offered one period. Some kids take 2-3-4 arts classes each year.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

The would have to ask students in grades 4-7 and how would they know if they were even interested in any type of HS pathway yet.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

No, there are two different programs proposed. A criteria-based biomedical plus an interest-based healthcare.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

The would have to ask students in grades 4-7 and how would they know if they were even interested in any type of HS pathway yet.

Kids start to show interests at those ages but start with the entire community and look at the trends of current offerings, why or why not kids are choosing them and make educated guesses from there. If it’s not offered and kids are not exposed to it, they may not know they like it.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

I'm curious why you think the kids that live in the proposed boundaries for Einstein won't be interested in biomedical careers?

Apparently the biomedical program uses IB (HL) science courses so perhaps it is a way to try to protect the local IB program. Not sure it will succeed since I imagine the same teachers don't teach all the IB courses.

They aren’t getting rid of the local IB, I think, so this isn’t really offering Einstein anything. There will be some kids interested but a huge number. The need is for more computer science, engineering, arts classes. I suspect they will add 1-2 classes, use the IB science classes and pretend they did something great for the school. In is very hard to do as it conflicts with the arts and other electives that are only offered one period. Some kids take 2-3-4 arts classes each year.

They claim they aren't getting rid of it but if currently 60-80 local kids are doing it and 50 of them get.into the BCC magnet IB program they are proposing it might make it hard to sustain.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

I'm curious why you think the kids that live in the proposed boundaries for Einstein won't be interested in biomedical careers?

Apparently the biomedical program uses IB (HL) science courses so perhaps it is a way to try to protect the local IB program. Not sure it will succeed since I imagine the same teachers don't teach all the IB courses.

They aren’t getting rid of the local IB, I think, so this isn’t really offering Einstein anything. There will be some kids interested but a huge number. The need is for more computer science, engineering, arts classes. I suspect they will add 1-2 classes, use the IB science classes and pretend they did something great for the school. In is very hard to do as it conflicts with the arts and other electives that are only offered one period. Some kids take 2-3-4 arts classes each year.

They claim they aren't getting rid of it but if currently 60-80 local kids are doing it and 50 of them get.into the BCC magnet IB program they are proposing it might make it hard to sustain.

You make the assumption 50 students will want to go to BCC. Maybe? Again, look at the numbers. How many kids pick the IB classes? Ask families if they want in over ap. IB is better for non-stem kids, AP is better for stem. Have the best of both worlds and offer both. Claiming a regional model and only allowing 50 students per school to leave is not a regional model. Including Whitman makes no sense due to the distance. Or, did that change.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

I'm curious why you think the kids that live in the proposed boundaries for Einstein won't be interested in biomedical careers?

Apparently the biomedical program uses IB (HL) science courses so perhaps it is a way to try to protect the local IB program. Not sure it will succeed since I imagine the same teachers don't teach all the IB courses.

They aren’t getting rid of the local IB, I think, so this isn’t really offering Einstein anything. There will be some kids interested but a huge number. The need is for more computer science, engineering, arts classes. I suspect they will add 1-2 classes, use the IB science classes and pretend they did something great for the school. In is very hard to do as it conflicts with the arts and other electives that are only offered one period. Some kids take 2-3-4 arts classes each year.

They claim they aren't getting rid of it but if currently 60-80 local kids are doing it and 50 of them get.into the BCC magnet IB program they are proposing it might make it hard to sustain.

You make the assumption 50 students will want to go to BCC. Maybe? Again, look at the numbers. How many kids pick the IB classes? Ask families if they want in over ap. IB is better for non-stem kids, AP is better for stem. Have the best of both worlds and offer both. Claiming a regional model and only allowing 50 students per school to leave is not a regional model. Including Whitman makes no sense due to the distance. Or, did that change.

I have no idea if 50 kids will want to go to BCC or get admitted to the program. If it is criteria based and the provided transportation requires an hour + commute it seems like it will likely be mostpopular and accessible to Whitman and BCC kids. That being said even if only 20-30 kids interested in IB go to BCC from Einstein that could then lead to claiming there isn't enough "interest" at Einstein to keep the program. Who knows.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

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If the principal instituted MVC at Einstein, he would get the Nobel Peace prize

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

I don't think the slides are meant to prescribe the slower math pathway for biomedical program enrollees, though they should really clarify that..I think the future of math offerings depends more on what kids want and need and how much they and their families advocate if a course there is demand for isn't being offered. And of course what the school administrators decide since it is ultimately up to them.