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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]yeah I would be very very cautious about optics from here on out if you are opposing the regional program model.  even what you write here.  [/quote]

Absolutely not. Do not be intimidated in criticizing what is clearly a half-baked plan with egregious flaws and gaps. Silencing yourself is precisely what Taylor and MCPS wanted to do by enlisting BBC's statement in support of the model. Do not let Taylor win. I am saying this as a Black parent. They are using race/equity to intimidate people from speaking the truth. It's a game.

People who know and work toward [i]true[/i] equity know and are speaking out about how this program models fails to truly deliver on those fronts.[/quote]

It does seem like an intimidation tactic. [/quote]

White women (which DCUM is largely) being intimidated by the Black and Brown coalition (with male spokespeople)….seems like white woman tears.  Optics.[/quote]

White women should lift up the Black and Brown Coalition's recommendation to focus on placing new programs in underserved communities [b]before creating new programs in other areas.[/b][/quote]

It's a good idea for the superintendent to start building more programs at Gaithersburg HS, Wattkins Mill HS and Kennedy HS. He should start with these schools and build from there. [/quote]

The problem is not quantity of programs in those schools, it’s the quality.[/quote]

They already tried putting regional IBs at less-resourced schools. And those IBs are not performing as well as RM, or even the IBs that are local. Why does anyone think MCPS is going to do any better this time? You all are like charlie brown and the football.[/quote]

This has been pointed out several times to MCPS and they don't have an answer.[/quote]

I disagree with most of what MCPS does and how they are responding to concerns about the program model. However, the narrative that only programs on well resourced schools can succeed is false. I know you know this because I just posted about this and you ignored my post.[/quote]

They can succeed in any school if capable students find the program desirable and choose to matriculate. It doesn’t matter where it’s housed. What matters is the cohort. The existing regional IB programs aren’t seen as desirable, so the majority of strong students don’t find it worth applying. [/quote]

This is simply not true. I had a kid at one of the regional IB schools and the main problems were:

- Teachers not familiar enough to align curriculum and pacing with IB expectations and exam
- Master schedule issues that resulted in IB classes being pulled and mashed together at the last minute
- IB Coordinators not organized, resourced our supported enough to make the program a success

All of these things I pointed out are MCPS issues and have nothing to do with the quality of the student cohorts.[/quote]

Exactly.  Thank you.  Its not enough to just look at the test scores and say "oh its not working" if we haven't also evaluated if everything else about the setup, resourcing, faculty training, support, and expectations are similar.[/quote]

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