CES and Magnet Programs what happens in the Fall?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why would you think DL and in-person cannot be offered as a choice? There is no requirement that all students in a magnet cohort have to learn the same way.

Once the district decides on its general plan, individual schools will work on details for specific programs at their schools. That is when you will hear more.

The Middle School Magnets have 1 teacher for each class. For example Eastern has 1 English teach for 6th grade, one World Studis teacher, and one Media teacher. They won't be able to provide in class instruction four days a week and do live distance learning five days a week.

This is why its not realistic to do both.

Maybe families should have to choose DL only if they want CES or magnet. Reasonably you can’t force a child with a high risk health condition to do hybrid. But you can tell parents that DL has replaced busing as the new inconvenience cost of highly gifted programs.

I think they should get rid of those programs as there are so many smart kids that they could have a program at most schools. Or, force parents to drive their kids. We are not at our home school. We were told we were out of consortium and transportation was our responsibility. Simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you think DL and in-person cannot be offered as a choice? There is no requirement that all students in a magnet cohort have to learn the same way.

Once the district decides on its general plan, individual schools will work on details for specific programs at their schools. That is when you will hear more.

The Middle School Magnets have 1 teacher for each class. For example Eastern has 1 English teach for 6th grade, one World Studis teacher, and one Media teacher. They won't be able to provide in class instruction four days a week and do live distance learning five days a week.

This is why its not realistic to do both.

Maybe families should have to choose DL only if they want CES or magnet. Reasonably you can’t force a child with a high risk health condition to do hybrid. But you can tell parents that DL has replaced busing as the new inconvenience cost of highly gifted programs.

I think they should get rid of those programs as there are so many smart kids that they could have a program at most schools. Or, force parents to drive their kids. We are not at our home school. We were told we were out of consortium and transportation was our responsibility. Simple.

Is your DC at Parkland?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you think DL and in-person cannot be offered as a choice? There is no requirement that all students in a magnet cohort have to learn the same way.

Once the district decides on its general plan, individual schools will work on details for specific programs at their schools. That is when you will hear more.

The Middle School Magnets have 1 teacher for each class. For example Eastern has 1 English teach for 6th grade, one World Studis teacher, and one Media teacher. They won't be able to provide in class instruction four days a week and do live distance learning five days a week.

They could change teacher assignments and add a teacher to teach one of the cohorts (DL or F2F). Or Takoma/Eastern could partner with Clemente/King to merge the DL classes.

There's a little bit of a chicken/egg problem right now. MCPS can't fully schedule classes/cohorts/teachers until parents declare if they are DL or F2F. But parents will want the details before they decide. But I don't see them eliminating any programs that currently exist, that just doesn't make sense right now.

[Anonymous]

Most of us with the long commutes are going DL.

[Anonymous]

MCPS WILL offer all programs in both options.

They are starting off the year 100% virtually.
They know very well that in any phase (1, 2 or 3), schools might close and they might be forced into 100% virtual learning.

That is the entire point of MCPS's extensive preparations.

[Anonymous]

I desperately hope and will advocate for in-person magnet options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I desperately hope and will advocate for in-person magnet options.

Have you emailed AEI yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you think DL and in-person cannot be offered as a choice? There is no requirement that all students in a magnet cohort have to learn the same way.

Once the district decides on its general plan, individual schools will work on details for specific programs at their schools. That is when you will hear more.

The Middle School Magnets have 1 teacher for each class. For example Eastern has 1 English teach for 6th grade, one World Studis teacher, and one Media teacher. They won't be able to provide in class instruction four days a week and do live distance learning five days a week.

This is why its not realistic to do both.

Maybe families should have to choose DL only if they want CES or magnet. Reasonably you can’t force a child with a high risk health condition to do hybrid. But you can tell parents that DL has replaced busing as the new inconvenience cost of highly gifted programs.

I think they should get rid of those programs as there are so many smart kids that they could have a program at most schools. Or, force parents to drive their kids. We are not at our home school. We were told we were out of consortium and transportation was our responsibility. Simple.

Is your DC at Parkland?

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you think DL and in-person cannot be offered as a choice? There is no requirement that all students in a magnet cohort have to learn the same way.

Once the district decides on its general plan, individual schools will work on details for specific programs at their schools. That is when you will hear more.

The Middle School Magnets have 1 teacher for each class. For example Eastern has 1 English teach for 6th grade, one World Studis teacher, and one Media teacher. They won't be able to provide in class instruction four days a week and do live distance learning five days a week.

They could change teacher assignments and add a teacher to teach one of the cohorts (DL or F2F). Or Takoma/Eastern could partner with Clemente/King to merge the DL classes.

There's a little bit of a chicken/egg problem right now. MCPS can't fully schedule classes/cohorts/teachers until parents declare if they are DL or F2F. But parents will want the details before they decide. But I don't see them eliminating any programs that currently exist, that just doesn't make sense right now.

I don’t know about Clemente, but MLK has a different model of who teaches the magnet classes. It already multiple teachers per course. No one is as experienced as the team at Eastern consequently.

[Anonymous]

CES is a non issue -- it's a single classroom teacher just like all other elementary school models.

MS Magnet is a challenge -- those are specially trained teachers who switch classes and can't be spread thinner by having other pick up their courses if the need to move teachers around. We are in 6th for TPMS and waiting to hear...I am optimistic, and have heard great things about their teaching skills, but I am not counting on anything great because logistics aren't in their favor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CES is a non issue -- it's a single classroom teacher just like all other elementary school models.

MS Magnet is a challenge -- those are specially trained teachers who switch classes and can't be spread thinner by having other pick up their courses if the need to move teachers around. We are in 6th for TPMS and waiting to hear...I am optimistic, and have heard great things about their teaching skills, but I am not counting on anything great because logistics aren't in their favor.

True!

Eastern’s students move in paired classes. They have English and History back to back and often the classes are cotaught. I think 25% of the time for 8th grade. If there are multiple F2F teachers for Magnet US History, the students might not have the same F2F teacher for Magnet English 8. That will really mess up the cross-curricular group projects.

[Anonymous]

Is CES considered a special education program that would come back in-person during phase 1, or will it be considered a regular 4th grade classroom that comes back in-person in phase 3 (assuming the hybrid model is what goes forward)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is CES considered a special education program that would come back in-person during phase 1, or will it be considered a regular 4th grade classroom that comes back in-person in phase 3 (assuming the hybrid model is what goes forward)?

I seriously doubt the former. The busing alone would be a reason MCPS will stall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I desperately hope and will advocate for in-person magnet options.

Have you emailed AEI yet?

No, what is AEI and why should I email it/them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I desperately hope and will advocate for in-person magnet options.

Have you emailed AEI yet?

No, what is AEI and why should I email it/them?

Not being snippy, but how is your child in magnet and you don’t know what AEI is?

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