COSA required starting in fall 2027

[Anonymous]

This sounds mixed up with the jumpstart program allowing kids to attend their new/changed boundary study school a year early. The jumpstart kids need a COSA and will not get transportation until 27-28. I do not think children admitted to MSMC (and other magnets) are in the same boat, but the letters could be misread to get that interpretation.

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds mixed up with the jumpstart program allowing kids to attend their new/changed boundary study school a year early. The jumpstart kids need a COSA and will not get transportation until 27-28. I do not think children admitted to MSMC (and other magnets) are in the same boat, but the letters could be misread to get that interpretation.

Letters to whom? Our school administration is the one sharing the COSA information for the MSMC.

[Anonymous]

I’m the PP above. Our home school assignment within the MSMC didn’t change with the new boundaries, so none of us got letters for the jump start option. However, school administration is was told COSAs would be required starting in 2027 for 7th graders not attending their home school. They even said something to the effect of “why did we put in all that time helping kids get into the other 2 MSMC schools?”

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

MCPS has said since last summer that the MSMC is going away in 2027. Did you go to any of the in person boundary study meetings?!?

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

MCPS has said since last summer that the MSMC is going away in 2027. Did you go to any of the in person boundary study meetings?!?

I did, and watched virtually everything they said on this at Board of Ed meetings, and you are wrong. They said repeatedly "nothing is changing yet for middle school programs or consortia, this is only about high school programs and consortia." The consortia they said were going away are the high school ones, the DCC and the NEC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m the PP above. Our home school assignment within the MSMC didn’t change with the new boundaries, so none of us got letters for the jump start option. However, school administration is was told COSAs would be required starting in 2027 for 7th graders not attending their home school. They even said something to the effect of “why did we put in all that time helping kids get into the other 2 MSMC schools?”

I bet they just now started running the numbers on the transportation costs of all their new programs and realized they can't afford it, so they're panicking and cutting everything that's not a Thomas Taylor Special so they can shove all that money towards his ridiculous regional program thing. He doesn't care about anything that exists if it wasn't his idea, even something great like the MSMC. It sucks.

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

MCPS has said since last summer that the MSMC is going away in 2027. Did you go to any of the in person boundary study meetings?!?

I did, and watched virtually everything they said on this at Board of Ed meetings, and you are wrong. They said repeatedly "nothing is changing yet for middle school programs or consortia, this is only about high school programs and consortia." The consortia they said were going away are the high school ones, the DCC and the NEC.

+1. They said any middle school decisions were still TBD.

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

MCPS has said since last summer that the MSMC is going away in 2027. Did you go to any of the in person boundary study meetings?!?

I did, and watched virtually everything they said on this at Board of Ed meetings, and you are wrong. They said repeatedly "nothing is changing yet for middle school programs or consortia, this is only about high school programs and consortia." The consortia they said were going away are the high school ones, the DCC and the NEC.

The meetings I’m talking about were not available to watch online. I’m talking about the boundary study in person meetings where you could walk around and look at various maps and data as well as speak to MCPS staff and consultants. They were very clear the MSMC was going away.

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

MCPS has said since last summer that the MSMC is going away in 2027. Did you go to any of the in person boundary study meetings?!?

I did, and watched virtually everything they said on this at Board of Ed meetings, and you are wrong. They said repeatedly "nothing is changing yet for middle school programs or consortia, this is only about high school programs and consortia." The consortia they said were going away are the high school ones, the DCC and the NEC.

The meetings I’m talking about were not available to watch online. I’m talking about the boundary study in person meetings where you could walk around and look at various maps and data as well as speak to MCPS staff and consultants. They were very clear the MSMC was going away.

Please provide a link to any corroborating document.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m the PP above. Our home school assignment within the MSMC didn’t change with the new boundaries, so none of us got letters for the jump start option. However, school administration is was told COSAs would be required starting in 2027 for 7th graders not attending their home school. They even said something to the effect of “why did we put in all that time helping kids get into the other 2 MSMC schools?”

I bet they just now started running the numbers on the transportation costs of all their new programs and realized they can't afford it, so they're panicking and cutting everything that's not a Thomas Taylor Special so they can shove all that money towards his ridiculous regional program thing. He doesn't care about anything that exists if it wasn't his idea, even something great like the MSMC. It sucks.

+1

99% of what comes from the superintendent is about making the superintendent look good, not about helping students learn

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

MCPS has said since last summer that the MSMC is going away in 2027. Did you go to any of the in person boundary study meetings?!?

I did, and watched virtually everything they said on this at Board of Ed meetings, and you are wrong. They said repeatedly "nothing is changing yet for middle school programs or consortia, this is only about high school programs and consortia." The consortia they said were going away are the high school ones, the DCC and the NEC.

The meetings I’m talking about were not available to watch online. I’m talking about the boundary study in person meetings where you could walk around and look at various maps and data as well as speak to MCPS staff and consultants. They were very clear the MSMC was going away.

Many things are said verbally in BOE, virtual, and in-person meetings that do not become the actual policy when they finally consider logistics and numbers. This thread sounds like speculation about what may be coming, and that’s fine.

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

MCPS has said since last summer that the MSMC is going away in 2027. Did you go to any of the in person boundary study meetings?!?

I did, and watched virtually everything they said on this at Board of Ed meetings, and you are wrong. They said repeatedly "nothing is changing yet for middle school programs or consortia, this is only about high school programs and consortia." The consortia they said were going away are the high school ones, the DCC and the NEC.

The meetings I’m talking about were not available to watch online. I’m talking about the boundary study in person meetings where you could walk around and look at various maps and data as well as speak to MCPS staff and consultants. They were very clear the MSMC was going away.

Huh, interesting. How did that even come up at a meeting about high school programs? What staff member(s) said it?

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

MCPS has said since last summer that the MSMC is going away in 2027. Did you go to any of the in person boundary study meetings?!?

I did, and watched virtually everything they said on this at Board of Ed meetings, and you are wrong. They said repeatedly "nothing is changing yet for middle school programs or consortia, this is only about high school programs and consortia." The consortia they said were going away are the high school ones, the DCC and the NEC.

The meetings I’m talking about were not available to watch online. I’m talking about the boundary study in person meetings where you could walk around and look at various maps and data as well as speak to MCPS staff and consultants. They were very clear the MSMC was going away.

Huh, interesting. How did that even come up at a meeting about high school programs? What staff member(s) said it?

It did come up! Several MSMC families asked about the MSMC in phrases like “so what you’re saying is my kid will no longer be able to choose between Parkland, Argyle or Loiederman?” And MCPS would reply “correct.”

The families that attended these meetings compared notes, but that’s not what this thread is about. This is about ANOTHER but of misinformation spread by MCPS: Taylor said at a BOE meeting many months ago that 7th and 10th graders in 2027 in a program would get to stay to finish. People took this to mean the DCC and the MSMC. Now, ES admin are being told the 7th graders have to apply for a COSA.

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Anonymous wrote:COSAs were confirmed by the Community Liaison at our ES within the MSMC. No idea when this will be communicated to the masses.

Has the No Transportation been confirmed? Or is that just assumed with the COSA? This is going to screw over so many families. I cannot believe this crap. They at least need to have a couple of centralized bus stops in consortium.

Transportation is not provided with a COSA. I don’t know why they made the change for MSMC, but I am assuming it’s due to budget. They know they can’t actually afford to do what they originally said they would do

I'm confused - so next year's 6th graders in the MSMC will get transportation regardless of where they attend, but for 7th grade both in and out of consortium have to transport themselves?

This sounds so unexpected/inconsistent and problematic that I wonder whether someone got their wires crossed somewhere, whether the school staff or the parent reporting this to us. Can anyone else confirm that they heard that the MSMC is going away in 2027-2028 for in-bounds students, and they will need a COSA to stay if they're at one of the other two schools rather than their home school?

That said, I definitely don't put it past MCPS to actually make a decision this bad. I'm just surprised given how much it conflicts with what they said just a few months ago and the fact that it has not even been hinted at at BOE meetings.

What ES supposedly announced this? Is there anyone from a MSMC ES or middle school who has heard differently? If the MSMC really was officially over, I feel like it would be big news...

MCPS has said since last summer that the MSMC is going away in 2027. Did you go to any of the in person boundary study meetings?!?

I did, and watched virtually everything they said on this at Board of Ed meetings, and you are wrong. They said repeatedly "nothing is changing yet for middle school programs or consortia, this is only about high school programs and consortia." The consortia they said were going away are the high school ones, the DCC and the NEC.

The meetings I’m talking about were not available to watch online. I’m talking about the boundary study in person meetings where you could walk around and look at various maps and data as well as speak to MCPS staff and consultants. They were very clear the MSMC was going away.

Huh, interesting. How did that even come up at a meeting about high school programs? What staff member(s) said it?

It did come up! Several MSMC families asked about the MSMC in phrases like “so what you’re saying is my kid will no longer be able to choose between Parkland, Argyle or Loiederman?” And MCPS would reply “correct.”

The families that attended these meetings compared notes, but that’s not what this thread is about. This is about ANOTHER but of misinformation spread by MCPS: Taylor said at a BOE meeting many months ago that 7th and 10th graders in 2027 in a program would get to stay to finish. People took this to mean the DCC and the MSMC. Now, ES admin are being told the 7th graders have to apply for a COSA.

Again many things are said but don't come to fruition. Please provide documentation about COSA being required starting in fall 2027.