May 7 Board Work Session on Acceleration

[Anonymous]

They’re also recommending getting rid of the cohort model for literacy and only doing homogenous classrooms… what the actual….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They posted the deck. And it’s as we feared: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DTUE6G38E612/$file/Accelerate%20Enrich%20Learn%20Literacy%20Math%20260507%20PPT.pdf

This is not okay.

Ugh. Getting rid of Model 1 in enriched literacy too? There's no difference in outcomes because they make the Model 1 group do the crappy CKLA curriculum on superspeed with no time for enrichment, but that doesn't mean there's no value in cohorting...

[Anonymous]

What can parents do now? Already emailed the school board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What can parents do now? Already emailed the school board.

Other than raise our voices I don't think there's much we can do -- it seems its already decided unless the Board stands up to MCPS which I doubt they'll do

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What can parents do now? Already emailed the school board.

Other than raise our voices I don't think there's much we can do -- it seems its already decided unless the Board stands up to MCPS which I doubt they'll do

I think if it matters to you, you have to raise your voice AND make it clear to the BOE that this is a voting issue for you. Anyone who wants your vote needs to push back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What can parents do now? Already emailed the school board.

Run baby run! Run away from this stink hole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What can parents do now? Already emailed the school board.

Other than raise our voices I don't think there's much we can do -- it seems its already decided unless the Board stands up to MCPS which I doubt they'll do

I think if it matters to you, you have to raise your voice AND make it clear to the BOE that this is a voting issue for you. Anyone who wants your vote needs to push back.

Make it clear to Karla Silvestre and to Julie Yang, who are trying to move from BOE to County Council, that they won't be getting your vote (and that you will suggest the same to all your neighbors, etc.) either in next month's primary (early/mail-in voting starting soon -- perhaps before they have to vote on anything related at a Board Business Meeting if MCPS continues to slow-roll this). Those are the only possibly meaningful candidate situations at this point for anyone on the BOE. The others aren't up for re-election for another 2 years or are shoo-ins.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What can parents do now? Already emailed the school board.

Other than raise our voices I don't think there's much we can do -- it seems its already decided unless the Board stands up to MCPS which I doubt they'll do

I think if it matters to you, you have to raise your voice AND make it clear to the BOE that this is a voting issue for you. Anyone who wants your vote needs to push back.

Make it clear to Karla Silvestre and to Julie Yang, who are trying to move from BOE to County Council, that they won't be getting your vote (and that you will suggest the same to all your neighbors, etc.) either in next month's primary (early/mail-in voting starting soon -- perhaps before they have to vote on anything related at a Board Business Meeting if MCPS continues to slow-roll this). Those are the only possibly meaningful candidate situations at this point for anyone on the BOE. The others aren't up for re-election for another 2 years or are shoo-ins.

They don't have to vote to approve this. It is an MCPS decision. That said, they can pressure MCPS not to do it, and if they were willing they could publish a Board policy that requires cohorted acceleration in elementary school (which would stop the change.) But it's not like MCPS is going to ask them to vote on it and if they vote it down it doesn't happen.

[Anonymous]

All students of high ability will not have their needs met by MCPS beginning next year. Thomas Taylor doesn't care about the needs of this community. Hard to believe, in a county that is home to NIH and NIST.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All students of high ability will not have their needs met by MCPS beginning next year. Thomas Taylor doesn't care about the needs of this community. Hard to believe, in a county that is home to NIH and NIST.

In our ES, 2/3 of the 4th and 5th graders are in compact math. They are all screwed for next year. If an administrator is dismantling curriculum that suffices the needs for 67% of the students, it's a discrimination to majority.

[Anonymous]

Not a single mention of Honors math classes, and they spelled the Calculus course names wrong.

These people no absolutely nothing about math education.

AOPS and RSM and Chinese School gonna get rich.

[Anonymous]

They haven't started yet, but here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzW-izpRWV0

[Anonymous]

I assume Julie Yang will oppose this, but that's not enough.

Condolences to everyone with a rising ES or MS kid in MoCo. I'll miss you if you move to VA.

[Anonymous]

They also wrote Grade 10 where it should be Grade 12.

These people do not deserve their jobs. They are dumber than the kids they serve.

[Anonymous]

The gall of these people, to respond to a mandate to “accelerate in 3rd grade” by removing all acceleration!