New presentation on program analysis and boundary study up

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Anonymous wrote:Whoa, the breakdown of which programs will be at which high schools is interesting...

Moving Performing Arts from Einstein to Northwood is a big risk. Their holding school doesn’t even have an auditorium. How can we be assured the new Northwood will have performing arts facilities completed by 2027?

It’s the only reason kids choose Einstein. That sucks.

No one's choosing any school in the future anyway (except these regional programs) if we let them get rid of the DCC like they want to.

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Anonymous wrote:Slide 44 is a complete contradiction of what Taylor said in July. He said all students that start a program will get to finish their program in their current building. They’re all liars!

Did you expect honesty and transparency?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do some regions have 2 IB schools? This seems redundant.

The breakdowns of which regional programs will be at which high school are on pages 40-42 and I don't see any IB repeats, where do you? (Or are you getting it mixed up with the "asset map" which merely reports on which schools have what right now?)

I was looking at the asset map, but it’s wrong. Einstein currently has the Visual and PERFORMING ARTS Academy but this isn’t noted on the asset map.

According to page 42, does that mean Einstein will finally offer AP Science courses instead of IB?

Is the performing arts program countywide too? If so then yes it's an error. If it's a local program/academy then they said those aren't supposed to be reflected and may still continue.

No, they are just known for preforming arts but they lack the classes and staff to have a great program. Other schools have much more aready.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to Slide 19, the advanced curriculum will end with 3 math classes (pre-calculus, calculus BC, statistics), 1 science class in each of chemistry, physics and biology, and one CSS class. This is even the bare minimum in many local HSs right now, and chopping off 1/2-2/3 of the current SMCS course offerings.

So yes, we will end up with criteria-based extremely mediocre STEM programs in all regions. Yeah, equity wins!

A) This doesn't say that is the only class that will be offered. That is the base that all schools must offer, and B) Not all schools have this currently, so yes it is a much need realignment.

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So they scrubbed any mention of balancing for demographics or socioeconomic status from the Boundary Study? I'm guessing because they're scared that'll attract attention from Trump?

While I didn't necessarily think it should have been the most important factor in the Boundary Analysis, I do think it should be considered as a factor, particularly for clusters that were extremely skewed.

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Anonymous wrote:Slide 44 is a complete contradiction of what Taylor said in July. He said all students that start a program will get to finish their program in their current building. They’re all liars!

They said students in centrally managed programs would get to finish them. Slide 44 is about local programs... I think those are up to principals, right? So it would be hard for central office to guarantee them.

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Quite frankly they should pause the local problems during this implementation or include them as part of the evaluation, even if it's a separate category. They even note that some of these programs came out of trying to meet kids needs/interest, which is what these region program is supposed to be solving for.

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Anonymous wrote:So they scrubbed any mention of balancing for demographics or socioeconomic status from the Boundary Study? I'm guessing because they're scared that'll attract attention from Trump?

While I didn't necessarily think it should have been the most important factor in the Boundary Analysis, I do think it should be considered as a factor, particularly for clusters that were extremely skewed.

That's still in the policy. It's just not on the slide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to Slide 19, the advanced curriculum will end with 3 math classes (pre-calculus, calculus BC, statistics), 1 science class in each of chemistry, physics and biology, and one CSS class. This is even the bare minimum in many local HSs right now, and chopping off 1/2-2/3 of the current SMCS course offerings.

So yes, we will end up with criteria-based extremely mediocre STEM programs in all regions. Yeah, equity wins!

This is all the same but they are rearranging specialities stripping some schools even more than they already are. Then wasting a ton of money implementing this when there is no benefit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to Slide 19, the advanced curriculum will end with 3 math classes (pre-calculus, calculus BC, statistics), 1 science class in each of chemistry, physics and biology, and one CSS class. This is even the bare minimum in many local HSs right now, and chopping off 1/2-2/3 of the current SMCS course offerings.

So yes, we will end up with criteria-based extremely mediocre STEM programs in all regions. Yeah, equity wins!

What are you talking about? That is the list of what they will make sure is at every high school. Has nothing to do with magnet curriculum.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:According to Slide 19, the advanced curriculum will end with 3 math classes (pre-calculus, calculus BC, statistics), 1 science class in each of chemistry, physics and biology, and one CSS class. This is even the bare minimum in many local HSs right now, and chopping off 1/2-2/3 of the current SMCS course offerings.

So yes, we will end up with criteria-based extremely mediocre STEM programs in all regions. Yeah, equity wins!

What are you talking about? That is the list of what they will make sure is at every high school. Has nothing to do with magnet curriculum.

There are some who only care about the magnet. Humor them. They are special.

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Anonymous wrote:The slide with about “short term pain” and “long term gain” is disgusting. Both of my kids get screwed with these changes. There is nothing good for either of them in MCPS with these plans.

I felt the same, the flippancy is just disgusting. This plan has made clear to me the extreme incompetency at work. Who's pet project is this? They should never work in education again.

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Anonymous wrote:According to Slide 19, the advanced curriculum will end with 3 math classes (pre-calculus, calculus BC, statistics), 1 science class in each of chemistry, physics and biology, and one CSS class. This is even the bare minimum in many local HSs right now, and chopping off 1/2-2/3 of the current SMCS course offerings.

So yes, we will end up with criteria-based extremely mediocre STEM programs in all regions. Yeah, equity wins!

It doesn’t say that. It’s limited to AP and IB courses. It doesn’t address non-AP courses like MV or Linear.

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Anonymous wrote:According to Slide 19, the advanced curriculum will end with 3 math classes (pre-calculus, calculus BC, statistics), 1 science class in each of chemistry, physics and biology, and one CSS class. This is even the bare minimum in many local HSs right now, and chopping off 1/2-2/3 of the current SMCS course offerings.

So yes, we will end up with criteria-based extremely mediocre STEM programs in all regions. Yeah, equity wins!

It doesn’t say that. It’s limited to AP and IB courses. It doesn’t address non-AP courses like MV or Linear.

Nothing much will change but some schools will lose things important to them.

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Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DKQNLM604AC0/$file/Program%20Analysis%20Boundary%20Studies%20Comm%20Engage%20Plan%20Update%20250821%20PPT.pdf

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1288380.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Slide 44 is a complete contradiction of what Taylor said in July. He said all students that start a program will get to finish their program in their current building. They’re all liars!

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