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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I’m hearing, and it could be wrong, is that MCPS wants to give high performing kids stuck in underperforming kids a way to have their needs met through programs. But because MCPS didn’t actually ask anyone, they assumed wrong and these families just want their needs adequately met at the schools they chose for themselves (their home schools). High performing kids at well resourced schools also don’t tend to feel the need for these programs a lot of the time, so adding more of them is probably pretty unnecessary. Maybe they could slowly add a few more countywide ones to increase seats incrementally and so travel is not as long. Are we all in agreement?[/quote]

Exactly! This was once done for Poolsville SMCS in a slow and corporative pace. Blair SMCS teachers and coordinators helped a lot in the first few years in building another strong program to benefit upper county high performers without sacrificing others' priorities. This round SMCS alumni foundation and coordinator tried to offer help and suggestions, and were shut the door from the beginning.

The regional model is going to drain every HS' existing resource to build a bunch of watered-down low quality programs that no one would be interested in. [/quote]

Couldn't they just do this again by putting a 3rd SMCS magnet at Woodward and then divide the county into 3rds instead of 6 regions?

Am I missing some reason this wouldn't be a far more manageable project with a higher chance of success than their plan? [/quote]

You are under the false impression that this is just about SMCS, and it is not.  It is about addressing several things at once.
-Access to programs which they continually get complaints about do to limited seats and distance
-Ensure programs and courses to align with Maryland Career and College standards for completion that are being pushed by MSDE
- Coming up with a plan to reduce transportation cost
- Dealing with the inequity of the DCC/NEC[/quote]

The DCC has inequity?  Gasp![/quote]

The DCC itself is an inequity because there are not consortium all across the county.[/quote]

Many DCC families would be good without the consortium if the DCC schools had the same opportunities as the W schools.  [/quote]Many of the kids on the DCC aren't even showing up for school routinely and you want to throw more good money after bad?  No thanks.[/quote]

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