DEI order and mcps

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[Post New]04/04/2025 11:20
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Anonymous
Only DCUM would be mad that MCPS has to follow the law.
[Post New]04/04/2025 11:20
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Anonymous wrote:And isn’t MCPS already cash strapped and crying about the budget? I hope they don’t put more funds at risk.

+1 just call programs something income based. Get rid of the DEI label which has negative connotations now.
[Post New]04/04/2025 11:21
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Anonymous wrote:Only DCUM would be mad that MCPS has to follow the law.


When the law is just to punish blue states, yes.

FWIW, I think they should have programs that are purely income based, not skin color based.
[Post New]04/04/2025 11:57
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Only DCUM would be mad that MCPS has to follow the law.


Executive orders aren't laws.
[Post New]04/04/2025 12:16
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Anonymous wrote:This is excellent. MCPS should get rid of its DEI programs. Removing the lottery for magnet programs would be a wonderful start.


This. What a joke. The magnet programs were created to fill a NEED. Robbing the students who need those programs is outrageous!!
[Post New]04/04/2025 12:20
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is excellent. MCPS should get rid of its DEI programs. Removing the lottery for magnet programs would be a wonderful start.


This. What a joke. The magnet programs were created to fill a NEED. Robbing the students who need those programs is outrageous!!

What NEED are you talking about?
[Post New]04/04/2025 12:22
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Anonymous wrote:Do we have that many seats for magnet schools in MS or HS for all high achiever kids? 99 percentile seems really high to be the minimum qualification.

I know my kid is 99 percentile in 3rd grade and didn't get into the CES program because of lotter.....


My kid was 99th percentile and didn't get in even before the lottery system. I suspect there are more 99th percentile kids in MCPS than there are spaces in the magnet program. The lottery likely further lessened their chances of getting in, but this has always been a thing.
[Post New]04/04/2025 12:22
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Anonymous wrote:Ignored or lip service “change” as it should be. No one should abide by anything this administration says

+1 billion
[Post New]04/04/2025 12:27
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do we have that many seats for magnet schools in MS or HS for all high achiever kids? 99 percentile seems really high to be the minimum qualification.

I know my kid is 99 percentile in 3rd grade and didn't get into the CES program because of lotter.....


My kid was 99th percentile and didn't get in even before the lottery system. I suspect there are more 99th percentile kids in MCPS than there are spaces in the magnet program. The lottery likely further lessened their chances of getting in, but this has always been a thing.


I know kids who are 90 percentile got selected
[Post New]04/04/2025 13:02
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ignored or lip service “change” as it should be. No one should abide by anything this administration says

+1 billion


-2 billion
[Post New]04/04/2025 13:05
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ignored or lip service “change” as it should be. No one should abide by anything this administration says

+1 billion


-2 billion

hahaha, this cracked me up.
[Post New]04/04/2025 13:17
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do we have that many seats for magnet schools in MS or HS for all high achiever kids? 99 percentile seems really high to be the minimum qualification.

I know my kid is 99 percentile in 3rd grade and didn't get into the CES program because of lotter.....


My kid was 99th percentile and didn't get in even before the lottery system. I suspect there are more 99th percentile kids in MCPS than there are spaces in the magnet program. The lottery likely further lessened their chances of getting in, but this has always been a thing.


I know kids who are 90 percentile got selected


Now I see why no 3rd grader parents around me talking about CES acceptance or lottery at all. Everyone keep to themselves, and it seems like there are a lot of grief for parents with kids of high score not getting in. My child gets in luckily, and no, he is not 99 percentile. We are local CES school, so competition is a lot less. I wonder if the curriculum at our local CES is different than other CES programs because CES teacher says they are no big difference compared to regular 4th grade curriculum in general.
[Post New]04/04/2025 13:39
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Anonymous
They should get rid of the magnets completely and stop pulling the smart kids out of their local schools, especially for elem age.
[Post New]04/04/2025 14:02
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Anonymous wrote:They should get rid of the magnets completely and stop pulling the smart kids out of their local schools, especially for elem age.


I have to agree with this. I have three kids who went to CESes pre-lottery but it was because all the other kids in their reading group went. They would have been perfectly happy to stay and I would have been perfectly happy to let them if that whole group had remained at their local school.
[Post New]04/04/2025 14:11
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Anonymous wrote:They should get rid of the magnets completely and stop pulling the smart kids out of their local schools, especially for elem age.


Disagree. Differentiation would be better for everyone, particularly teachers. Teachers have too many levels to teach now and it benefits no one.
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