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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But, my concern is that clearly the Magnet math teachers felt there was a need to have a week of preparatory work to lay the foundation for magnet math next year.  So much so, that they have had it for many years in the past (even pre-pandemic).  (This was also expressed at the admitted student open house, even though they stressed that it was not necessary). I can understand funding constraints if we're talking about pandemic funds, but this program has been around for a long time.   So, now this foundational work will somehow need to be rolled into the first couple of weeks of school?  I suppose it's not that big of a deal.  But, it's been haphazardly communicated.

I suppose workarounds can also be found on missing out on making new friends during that week:  maybe parents of the rising 9th graders can be given a contact list, and the parents can organize a series of meet-ups?  This sounds like something the magnet program can easily facilitate.  It is not something that MCPS should fund; nor do they need to worry about that for one school.  [/quote]

It costs almost nothing, but it is necessary to place kids in their proper math levels. The program is the shining star of MCPS and it's being destroyed by some board members who would rather burn it to the ground than have something for unfavored minorities.[/quote]

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