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12/04/2024 18:05

Subject: Quince Orchard high school - recent experiences

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Anonymous wrote:Which are the closest magnet MS & HS from Rachel Carson ES? Do they provide busing? My kids are in Rachel Carsom ES now.

RCES has CES in 4th and 5th grades.

I believe the MS magnet options are Clemente for math or MLK for humanities. I don’t know that MCPS has a magnet option that covers all subjects.

For HS it would be Poolesville. You apply to a subject-based program.

The magnet programs are very, very competitive.

Are both Clemente magnet MS & MLK magnet MS in germantown better than lakeland MS? And, is it lottery based? I have an all A student, but he has IEP for emotional regulation and friendship. Does IEP goals transfer to other school? His strength is math.

The magnet programs are miles better than Lakelands Park.

Consider that only 37% of white students and 55% of Asian students are proficient in math at LPMS. For students with disabilities (which would likely include your child, given his IEP), it’s only 7%.

If he wants a strong math program, LPMS is not the place.

https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/ReportCards/ReportCardSchool/1/M/1/15/0522/0

You don't need a strong math program in MS. Have him do extra math stuff outside of school and aim for Poolesville SMCS later. Did not look, but I bet scores for clemente are even worse

Why skip clemente MS and going to LPMS if there's an option? I am asking because he has really high IQ (private testing for many reasons) and he wants competitive math which current school cannot provide. His another strength are chess and history/geography. I don't know what those extra stuffs are for supplement you mention here because no families at RCES care about axademic. If you know, can you share resources? They only care about sports every time I talk to them.

It’s been 6 years since I had a child at RCES, but that wasn’t our experience at all. Granted, my kids aren’t athletes so maybe that’s why nobody talked to us about sports, but there was definitely a culture that supported academics. Grades, test scores, reading levels, the spelling bee, the science fair, the CES were all very important to parents.

I have asked teachers at RCES for possible enrichment and more information for CES, they tell me that they don't know much about it. It does not make sense to me because some of them have taught there for decades. I never hear about spelling bees, and all I hear is that they stress on attenance and try to provide resources to help kids that fall behind to the average levels.

My kids went through RCES ending 5 years ago. There was a spelling bee back before Covid but what you are describing sounds the same. My one kid (now in college) was also very advanced. In fact so advanced that he had the highest MAP-M score his teacher had seen in 25 years (99% 3 grades up). You have to understand that there is not really anything they can do for these kids in ES. And no, I don't think private is any better. I was also worried about my kid's lack of challenge at RCES. I can tell you though now having come out of other side, that you don't need to worry about ES. All the challenges are out there in HS and beyond. Let you kid bet a kid. Enroll him in more chess. Let him explore things on Khan academy. Visit museums on weekend. Encourage his friendships and anything else he is interested in.