Moving to MCPS for 6th grade

[Anonymous]

If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Move to Howard.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

Does anyone know how many of these people work in the central office?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

Does anyone know how many of these people work in the central office?

Compared to nurses, janitors, cafeteria workers

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

You do know other folks besides teachers actually help: Media Center specialist, Counselors, Principals, APs, Social Workers, Human Resources, Accounting, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

Every school system has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers.
You truly don't know how the world works.
Idiot

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

Every school system has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers.
You truly don't know how the world works.
Idiot

False. Look at Ffx Co. They have half the number of staff as MCPS.

Students 178,479
Teachers 13,199
Staff 5,878

And where is the kindness and tolerance? Hypocrite.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

Every school system has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers.
You truly don't know how the world works.
Idiot

False. Look at Ffx Co. They have half the number of staff as MCPS.

Students 178,479
Teachers 13,199
Staff 5,878

And where is the kindness and tolerance? Hypocrite.

I think you're not comparing accurately.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

Every school system has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers.
You truly don't know how the world works.
Idiot

False. Look at Ffx Co. They have half the number of staff as MCPS.

Students 178,479
Teachers 13,199
Staff 5,878

And where is the kindness and tolerance? Hypocrite.

I think you're not comparing accurately.

I am.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

Every school system has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers.
You truly don't know how the world works.
Idiot

False. Look at Ffx Co. They have half the number of staff as MCPS.

Students 178,479
Teachers 13,199
Staff 5,878

And where is the kindness and tolerance? Hypocrite.

I think you're not comparing accurately.

I am.

Sources?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to DCPS and a top private (obviously those experiences are dated) and also have a couple kids in MCPS, different schools.

MCPS in my experience isn’t all that great. I do think it sounds more functional than what I hear from my friends who have kids at Wilson. But it’s not like you move to MoCo and your kids get some fabulous education. You do have instate access to state colleges though which I thing is a huge difference between living in MoCo and DC.

I don’t know what your financial situation is but I’d consider staying in dc and going private if you can afford it and get in. I’d rather live in DC and send my kids to private if I could afford it. My high school education was light years ahead of what my kids are getting, especially in social sciences and the humanities.

NP and I agree. Don't move to MoCo for the schools, OP, you will regret it. I attended a mediocre public school outside of this region and it was light years ahead of what my kids are getting here. I've heard about friends' experiences with elementary schools in upper NW and that is also light years ahead of my kids' experience. My kids are in an elementary school to that feeds into one of the middle schools recommended several times on this thread. The classes are big (30+ students per class, including the advanced math class) and the teachers are spread thin. They do not have the bandwidth to enrich your bored child. Despite the county's affluence, the schools do not have enough money to provide basic supplies to the classrooms, and we are now being asked to fund classroom resources that the county cut this year.

There are lots of complaints about MCPS on this forum and some people like to minimize it or dismiss it as people who will never be satisfied. There are real problems, though, and I am very worried about the experience my kids are having. It's much different than what MCPS's reputation led me to expect.

I went to a terrible HS out west, and as many complaints I have about MCPS, and can't wait for the last one to be done with it, MCPS is leagues better than the education I had.

Perspective.

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Anonymous wrote:If people want more support in the school system, I’m sure they’ll fund a tax increase to be able to pay for additional resources or they will change their expectations for what MCPS should need to provide. For instance less magnet and special programs, less equitably is access to special programs because transportation won’t be provided, very specific limits and allocations of special education services, etc. etc.

Or MCPS could reduce the insane number of central office staff and put that money toward educating students.

The vast majority of MCPS money is put toward educating students. That's a fact,

A fact that says almost nothing. Here's another fact. MCPS has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers. This is insane.

Students 160,554
Teachers 13,994
Staff 25,232

Every school system has almost as many non-teacher staff as teachers.
You truly don't know how the world works.
Idiot

False. Look at Ffx Co. They have half the number of staff as MCPS.

Students 178,479
Teachers 13,199
Staff 5,878

And where is the kindness and tolerance? Hypocrite.

I think you're not comparing accurately.

I am.

Sources?

MCPS and Ffx Co wiki which are taken from the MCPS and Ffx Co websites.