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[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]

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

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]

I don’t know about any of the other programs, but I do know that Einstein does not start IB until 11th grade.  They used to have “preIB” classes but two years ago they were told that they had to stop doing that because they are not a middle years IB program.  (Also, my child was in those  preIB classes and they were not great, similar to all of the other classes there).

There is definitely not a cohort in 9-10 of students who will eventually be in the IV program.

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Right. B-CC and Einstein have been told they cannot cohort until 11th grade.

Kennedy, Springbrook, and Watkins Mills have cohorted classes for kids in the regional IB program, which is a criteria-based program. RMIB of course has cohorted classes for kids in the country-wide program. [/quote]

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