Sign Petition Asking for Boundaries Now, Programs Later

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This reads like you only care about DCC schools. You want to keep your own school choice while not allowing the rest of the county to have the same.

When I read the original post above, I was ready to sign in a heartbeat…until I read the letter. Why can’t we try to get the best for everyone?

As a western county resident and a magnet student’s parent, I didn’t sign this petition as I believe I’m not supposed to, but there’s another petition from magnet perspective that has also collected more than 1000 signatures: https://c.org/xPyjw7WPvd

Basically this petition provides another angle to pinpoint issues with the regional model in weakening the academic rigor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This reads like you only care about DCC schools. You want to keep your own school choice while not allowing the rest of the county to have the same.

When I read the original post above, I was ready to sign in a heartbeat…until I read the letter. Why can’t we try to get the best for everyone?

I think the petition *is* about getting the best for everyone? What makes you think it isn't?

It does have a DCC focus in the text to emphasize and push back on ways that part of the county is getting the short end of the stick, but I don't see anything advocating for people in that part of the county to be treated better, just treated equally? Doesn't everyone want the program process to be slowed down a year to give parents, students, and teachers a chance to give feedback and try to figure out a plan that will actually be fair and successful rather than rushed and a failure?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't need to worry about the new programs, as there is no funding behind them, and they are all fake to say they are doing something without doing anything. The wealthier schools will continue to have their needs met, while the less affluent will continue to go without. Families with students whose needs cannot be met will likely flee MCPS. So, everyone fighting over who gets what is silly. There are no extra teachers, funding for the needs for those programs, etc.

Disagree. MCPS will force this on all of us, say there is now equity even as the programs are sh(te, and call it a day. Once again, it will be the students who are hurt the most by this.

Look at how they rolled out Curriculum 2.0. We moved here right as it started, and my DC was in 2nd grade. I was willing to give it a shot even as people on this forum were lambasting it. What did they know, I thought? MCPS is considered one of the best school districts in the country, I thought.

Boy, did I get my a$$ handed back to me. Then there was the HGC to CES debacle; then the MS lottery magnet debacle. Then shutting the schools down for the entire year during covid debacle.

I've lost faith that MCPS knows how to manage critical programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don't need to worry about the new programs, as there is no funding behind them, and they are all fake to say they are doing something without doing anything. The wealthier schools will continue to have their needs met, while the less affluent will continue to go without. Families with students whose needs cannot be met will likely flee MCPS. So, everyone fighting over who gets what is silly. There are no extra teachers, funding for the needs for those programs, etc.

Disagree. MCPS will force this on all of us, say there is now equity even as the programs are sh(te, and call it a day. Once again, it will be the students who are hurt the most by this.

Look at how they rolled out Curriculum 2.0. We moved here right as it started, and my DC was in 2nd grade. I was willing to give it a shot even as people on this forum were lambasting it. What did they know, I thought? MCPS is considered one of the best school districts in the country, I thought.

Boy, did I get my a$$ handed back to me. Then there was the HGC to CES debacle; then the MS lottery magnet debacle. Then shutting the schools down for the entire year during covid debacle.

I've lost faith that MCPS knows how to manage critical programs.

Same feeling here. My eldest child started first grade when C2.0 kicked in, and those wrong and absurd math concepts still jumped out from time to time in his work. For parents that are relatively young or new to MCPS, my only suggestion is to move away if you can, or try your best to live in Ws and give everything MCPS said a minimal expectation. Then you’ll probably feel OK.

My elder DC is in their last two years here. After they graduate, we’ll move to FCPS for my younger DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Signed.

+1

[Anonymous]

I’m not supportive of school choice which this petition supports, so not signing. School choice leads to degradation of less desired schools and limits the options of less resources kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This reads like you only care about DCC schools. You want to keep your own school choice while not allowing the rest of the county to have the same.

When I read the original post above, I was ready to sign in a heartbeat…until I read the letter. Why can’t we try to get the best for everyone?

Did you even read the petition? The parents who drafted it are BCC and DCC cluster parents.

The DCC is over. This petition is NOT trying to advocate to keep the DCC. It was pointing out the sudden dismantling of the DCC, without any warning or opportunity for feedback. It simply says slow this process down and focus on the boundaries first, then work on programs.

The petition language was focused on the east part of the county because that is where 99% of the changes were being made in the Woodward boundary study. BCC and Whitman had nearly 0 changes, and we all know those will be "fixed".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This reads like you only care about DCC schools. You want to keep your own school choice while not allowing the rest of the county to have the same.

When I read the original post above, I was ready to sign in a heartbeat…until I read the letter. Why can’t we try to get the best for everyone?

As a western county resident and a magnet student’s parent, I didn’t sign this petition as I believe I’m not supposed to, but there’s another petition from magnet perspective that has also collected more than 1000 signatures: https://c.org/xPyjw7WPvd

Basically this petition provides another angle to pinpoint issues with the regional model in weakening the academic rigor.

You are absolutely welcome to sign the One Step at a Time petition. The introduction states a number of issues that we are concerned about. But the "ASK" is slowing down the programs rollout, which impacts ALL of Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This reads like you only care about DCC schools. You want to keep your own school choice while not allowing the rest of the county to have the same.

When I read the original post above, I was ready to sign in a heartbeat…until I read the letter. Why can’t we try to get the best for everyone?

Did you even read the petition? The parents who drafted it are BCC and DCC cluster parents.

The DCC is over. This petition is NOT trying to advocate to keep the DCC. It was pointing out the sudden dismantling of the DCC, without any warning or opportunity for feedback. It simply says slow this process down and focus on the boundaries first, then work on programs.

The petition language was focused on the east part of the county because that is where 99% of the changes were being made in the Woodward boundary study. BCC and Whitman had nearly 0 changes, and we all know those will be "fixed".

Disagree. The petition reads as though the drafters want to retain the DCC. If it says that the DCC accepts the end of the DCC, then that would require some sideways reading of it.

[Anonymous]

Thomas Taylor is a racist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not supportive of school choice which this petition supports, so not signing. School choice leads to degradation of less desired schools and limits the options of less resources kids.

I am not sure which petition you are referring to. But respectfully, I suggest you read the One Step at a Time petition again. It DOES NOT advocate for school choice. It simply points out the unilateral elimination of the DCC. The requests being made are at the bottom - separate the boundary and academic programs implementation, delay programs rollout, and add more boundary options that spread change across the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is such a bullshit letter. We see right through this hey keep all the rich white school is the same and don’t rush anything else. GTFO

That is exactly opposite of what the letter is asking. The second round of boundary options eliminated nearly all changes for the schools with higher white and higher SES student populations. The second round of options pushed nearly all of the changes to east county (DCC) increasing ELL and FARMS rates. The purpose of this letter is to slow down the academic programs regional model, and focus on the boundaries firs, so that "all the rich white school[s]" do NOT stay the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not supportive of school choice which this petition supports, so not signing. School choice leads to degradation of less desired schools and limits the options of less resources kids.

I am not sure which petition you are referring to. But respectfully, I suggest you read the One Step at a Time petition again. It DOES NOT advocate for school choice. It simply points out the unilateral elimination of the DCC. The requests being made are at the bottom - separate the boundary and academic programs implementation, delay programs rollout, and add more boundary options that spread change across the county.

+1 this is very nuanced and complex which I think MCPS is taking advantage of. School choice is bad, I agree. However, it has supported specialized programs and advanced coursework in the DCC (which Whitman and BCC have at the home schools). Now they are proposing taking that system away and putting fewer resources in its place while increasing resources at Whitman and BCC. On top of that they are expanding a form of school choice to the entire county. So if you don't like school choice, you should sign this petition which advocates for slowing this expansion of school choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This reads like you only care about DCC schools. You want to keep your own school choice while not allowing the rest of the county to have the same.

When I read the original post above, I was ready to sign in a heartbeat…until I read the letter. Why can’t we try to get the best for everyone?

Did you even read the petition? The parents who drafted it are BCC and DCC cluster parents.

The DCC is over. This petition is NOT trying to advocate to keep the DCC. It was pointing out the sudden dismantling of the DCC, without any warning or opportunity for feedback. It simply says slow this process down and focus on the boundaries first, then work on programs.

The petition language was focused on the east part of the county because that is where 99% of the changes were being made in the Woodward boundary study. BCC and Whitman had nearly 0 changes, and we all know those will be "fixed".

Disagree. The petition reads as though the drafters want to retain the DCC. If it says that the DCC accepts the end of the DCC, then that would require some sideways reading of it.

How many times is DCC mentioned in the letter? Twice.

Look at the bottom of the letter. There are three asks. Do any of them ask to keep the DCC?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, sorry. I support many of the suggestions (separate out program changes from boundary study, slow it down), but no, I don’t think they should toss out all of the October boundary options, which were a great improvement over the first ones for many many people. I don’t read this as the DCC wanting to keep their current arrangement, but I do read it as them wanting to be prioritized over other schools. Which totally makes sense for them, but not for my kids. They are free to advocate but I’m certainly not going to sign a petition against the interests of my community.