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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are 8 high schools in MCPS that offer the IB program: B-CC, Einstein, Kennedy, Richard Montgomery, Rockville, Seneca Valley, Springbrook, Watkins Mill.

At all 8 of these high schools, all you have to do to "get into" the IB program is register for the classes in 11th grade.

It's the same IB program at all 8 of these high schools: https://ibo.org/[/quote]

Ugh.  We've had this debate.  It is not the same program.  The magnet program has a cohort and distinct classes for 9th and 10th grade.[/quote]

[b]All the schools listed also have cohorts and distinct classes for 9th and 10th grade.[/b]

The only difference is RM draws from across the county and these other schools either draw a set region (Kennedy/Springbrook/Watkins Mill) and or school specific (B-CC/Einstein/Seneca Valley).

There are also differences in outcome based on the quality of the staff, no doubt, RM has some of the best IB staff in MCPS. But the model is otherwise the same.[/quote]

B-CC does not offer “pre-IB” classes and doesn’t cohort 9th and 10th grade kids any differently from non-IB MCPS HS. Not sure about the other schools. [/quote]

My kid applied for and was offered a spot at Kennedy IB program (as well as RM). They credibly have the impression that it was a cohosted program starting in 9th for both programs. (He ultimately declined them both for Blair SMCS.)[/quote]

I think it would be helpful if people distinguished between "IB program" (which is identical at every school that offers it, and is only for 11th and 12th grade) and "application magnet IB program" (which possibly includes cohorted non-IB classes in 9th and 10th grade - but if you're at that school, you can do the IB program in 11th and 12th grade without going through the application magnet program).[/quote]

The IB diploma programme is the same at all schools that offer it
The IB magnet programme creates a cohort and offers additional enhanced classes in the 9th and 10th grade.[/quote]

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