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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teaching itself is also an issue due to lack of motivation and commitment and you see that in the ratings. School is at the bottom of the list.
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Ah the classic blame the teachers. I bet you could replace the entire staff at these schools and you would get the exact same standardized test results.[/quote]

Do you have a solution or just a statement with no solution?[/quote]

My solution is [b]rezoning[/b]. [/quote]

I am not sure how rezoning will help. The issue is more that what a new school building or replacement of Principal can solve. Students need guidance, enrichment and opportunities that exist in other schools. MCPS need to think 21st century and introduce technology programs in this school to shift the focus on future. Every child is gifted in one way or other. School system's success is in identifying the talent and promoting and building on strength so that students can achieve their potential. Some students are really great at sports, let there be a program for sports, some are good in science and math, let there be a program for that, some are good in arts and music, let there be a program for that. All children need opportunities. This is what is lacking in this school. What is MCPS plan? Can anyone point to one?[/quote]

Rezoning already happened a couple years ago. The BoE insisted that it was important to bring Cabin Branch and Gibbs families to the school to reduce the FARMS rate. We are one of these families and truthfully we think the teachers are wonderful and doing the best they can. The issue from my perspective is the disruptive kids who like to bring drama to the school and think fighting, excessive cursing, and being disrespectful to teachers is acceptable. The second  issue is that the current admin does very little to deal with it. I don't know if it's due to being overwhelmed or if their hands are tied due to MCPS' focus on restorative justice. I heard that the rezoning has improved the environment but maybe they should have done more. The FARMS rate is still over 50%..
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Focus is more on underperforming kids to bring them up to grade level. [b]Highly abled students are pretty much ignored to the point there is no way to continue the progression[/b]. [/quote]

Not our current experience at all. My kid is a strong student in advanced classes and the teachers are absolutely supportive. I actually think it's the other way around. It's the struggling students who they might easily give up on especially if the parents aren't engaged.[/quote]

Hummm that is why the school is at the bottom of the list in terms of ranking. Only 10% are proficient in Maths and 28% in English.

MEASURE	                                            RESULTS	
Percent Proficient Mathematics	                10.3%	
Percent Proficient English Language Arts	28.6%

https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/ReportCards/ReportCardSchool/1/M/1/15/0115/0

[b]You can try again another time to convince others[/b]

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I'm not trying to convince anyone. I'm just talking about MY experience after my child was moved there as a result of the boundary change.  By the way, the results you're showing is from 2019 before the boundary change, although I wouldn't be surprised if it's still fairly low even after the move. Most of the students there are low-income (I think higher than 55%) and while I'm not going to try to make a generalized statement that all low-income kids are poor students because that's not it AT ALL, there is a population of kids at that school who come from challenging environments with uninvolved parents. In my experience, the students (like mine) who are strong performers with engaged parents and who stay away from trouble, are going to be just fine there. Like I said, the teachers are great and I would have to say make a huge effort to challenge students who are capable of handling it. While I don't know how they are with the students who are academically challenged, call me selfish but since that's not really impacting my child, then I'm going to be okay with it. What else is my option? Move? Why would I do that now in this market?   [/quote]

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