RMIB vs Regional IB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think RMIB will become neighborhood only program like BCC or Rockville. It would help with overcrowding and they would not have to reconfigure the existing groups which just got started.

Crown HS, scheduled to open 2027? will alleviate the overcrowding, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RM IB is test in county wide program that is what makes it magnet.
By bringing high performing students together you can create
fast moving and interesting class room environment.
The neighborhood IB are mixed ability students who like to challenge themselves.

The regional IB is criteria based (just like RM- no test this year) regional program- they are all magnets - the regional programs pull from smaller regions, the RM countywide pulls from the entire county.

As a PP stated upthread, the regionals were created to
1) expand available b/c there were more qualified students than seats
2) shorten the bus ride and make it so students who didn't participate b/c of distance had the opportunity

The only reason RM remained "county wide" is parents who thought it was "more prestigious" wanted to be able to say their kids went to the "better" magnet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RM IB is test in county wide program that is what makes it magnet.
By bringing high performing students together you can create
fast moving and interesting class room environment.
The neighborhood IB are mixed ability students who like to challenge themselves.

+1 we decided not to apply to Kennedy because we felt the peer cohort would not be the same. It may well be in time, or close enough, but I think the program is still too new there. But we would consider it for a younger sib, who is bright and would do well in IB, but doesn’t quite have the stats for RMIB (his older brother has always been a 99percentile straight A everything, and needs a challenging cohort and curriculum for growth.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RM IB is test in county wide program that is what makes it magnet.
By bringing high performing students together you can create
fast moving and interesting class room environment.
The neighborhood IB are mixed ability students who like to challenge themselves.

The regional IB is criteria based (just like RM- no test this year) regional program- they are all magnets - the regional programs pull from smaller regions, the RM countywide pulls from the entire county.

As a PP stated upthread, the regionals were created to
1) expand available b/c there were more qualified students than seats
2) shorten the bus ride and make it so students who didn't participate b/c of distance had the opportunity

The only reason RM remained "county wide" is parents who thought it was "more prestigious" wanted to be able to say their kids went to the "better" magnet.

Why didn't MCPS do the same for STEM magnet? There's just as much interest in the STEM magnet. My DC is at RMIB but would've done STEM magnet if there was one closer to us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think RMIB will become neighborhood only program like BCC or Rockville. It would help with overcrowding and they would not have to reconfigure the existing groups which just got started.

Crown HS, scheduled to open 2027? will alleviate the overcrowding, too.

2227 is very far away and RM has been overcapacity for years. Ending the magnet is the simplest fix. It is no longer needed with the regional schoos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think RMIB will become neighborhood only program like BCC or Rockville. It would help with overcrowding and they would not have to reconfigure the existing groups which just got started.

Crown HS, scheduled to open 2027? will alleviate the overcrowding, too.

2227 is very far away and RM has been overcapacity for years. Ending the magnet is the simplest fix. It is no longer needed with the regional schoos.

2227 is, indeed, very far away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you clarify what you mean by "down the tube"? Did the curriculum get watered down, did the teachers leave, student expectations change etc?

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After the admin change the results tanked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you clarify what you mean by "down the tube"? Did the curriculum get watered down, did the teachers leave, student expectations change etc?

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After the admin change the results tanked.

Actually, % earning the diploma has been higher. But that does fit your narrative. Data is posted in other threads on this topic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you clarify what you mean by "down the tube"? Did the curriculum get watered down, did the teachers leave, student expectations change etc?

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After the admin change the results tanked.

Actually, % earning the diploma has been higher. But that does fit your narrative. Data is posted in other threads on this topic.

Doesn’t fit your narrative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RM IB is test in county wide program that is what makes it magnet.
By bringing high performing students together you can create
fast moving and interesting class room environment.
The neighborhood IB are mixed ability students who like to challenge themselves.

The regional IB is criteria based (just like RM- no test this year) regional program- they are all magnets - the regional programs pull from smaller regions, the RM countywide pulls from the entire county.

As a PP stated upthread, the regionals were created to
1) expand available b/c there were more qualified students than seats
2) shorten the bus ride and make it so students who didn't participate b/c of distance had the opportunity

The only reason RM remained "county wide" is parents who thought it was "more prestigious" wanted to be able to say their kids went to the "better" magnet.

Why didn't MCPS do the same for STEM magnet? There's just as much interest in the STEM magnet. My DC is at RMIB but would've done STEM magnet if there was one closer to us.

When it happened, it honestly seemed like once they got knew this would work from the IB pilot they'd do exactly that, but then COVID happened. At this point with all the lotteries not sure there's much future in this now since the magnet was about its cohort which no longer exists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think RMIB will become neighborhood only program like BCC or Rockville. It would help with overcrowding and they would not have to reconfigure the existing groups which just got started.

Crown HS, scheduled to open 2027? will alleviate the overcrowding, too.

2227 is very far away and RM has been overcapacity for years. Ending the magnet is the simplest fix. It is no longer needed with the regional schoos.

2227 is, indeed, very far away.

I think you are undervaluing the difficulty in establishing a successful program like this is but an even easier fix is to modify RM's boundary. It's likely half its students live closer to another HS anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think RMIB will become neighborhood only program like BCC or Rockville. It would help with overcrowding and they would not have to reconfigure the existing groups which just got started.

Crown HS, scheduled to open 2027? will alleviate the overcrowding, too.

2227 is very far away and RM has been overcapacity for years. Ending the magnet is the simplest fix. It is no longer needed with the regional schoos.

2227 is, indeed, very far away.

I think you are undervaluing the difficulty in establishing a successful program like this is but an even easier fix is to modify RM's boundary. It's likely half its students live closer to another HS anyway.

The program would stay. There would be no need to establish anything. The student pool would just change.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think RMIB will become neighborhood only program like BCC or Rockville. It would help with overcrowding and they would not have to reconfigure the existing groups which just got started.

Crown HS, scheduled to open 2027? will alleviate the overcrowding, too.

2227 is very far away and RM has been overcapacity for years. Ending the magnet is the simplest fix. It is no longer needed with the regional schoos.

2227 is, indeed, very far away.

I think you are undervaluing the difficulty in establishing a successful program like this is but an even easier fix is to modify RM's boundary. It's likely half its students live closer to another HS anyway.

The program would stay. There would be no need to establish anything. The student pool would just change.

And the boundary change is at least 5 years away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you clarify what you mean by "down the tube"? Did the curriculum get watered down, did the teachers leave, student expectations change etc?

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After the admin change the results tanked.

Actually, % earning the diploma has been higher. But that does fit your narrative. Data is posted in other threads on this topic.

Doesn’t fit your narrative.

I have nothing to gain by sharing that info. I had applied for my kid a couple years ago to go to RMIB and when I saw the changes (I'm sorry I don't have a link) I pulled their application and kept them at our local HS which is Whitman and I had no concerns about (academically).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think RMIB will become neighborhood only program like BCC or Rockville. It would help with overcrowding and they would not have to reconfigure the existing groups which just got started.

Crown HS, scheduled to open 2027? will alleviate the overcrowding, too.

2227 is very far away and RM has been overcapacity for years. Ending the magnet is the simplest fix. It is no longer needed with the regional schoos.

2227 is, indeed, very far away.

I think you are undervaluing the difficulty in establishing a successful program like this is but an even easier fix is to modify RM's boundary. It's likely half its students live closer to another HS anyway.

The program would stay. There would be no need to establish anything. The student pool would just change.

And the boundary change is at least 5 years away.

Crown is scheduled to open in 2026. The boundary study will take place in 2025.