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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The 6th testimony unveiled [b]some interesting motivation from Taylor’s past in pushing the the secondary program analysis[/b]. Interesting…[/quote]

Which was...?[/quote]

Starting from 28:14, watch the video[/quote]

Just that he made the same change in Stafford, his prior school system that is much smaller than MCPS (5 HSs, not 25).  [/quote]

Why is that a problem?[/quote]

The lady testified made the key concerns very clear. First, he is trying to expand the same thing by 5X at the same time with the same timeframe. That's definitely too quick. Second, the previous county Taylor worked didn't have any magnet programs, let alone established county-wide ones that MCPS has for decades. Thirdly, previous board passed with 4:3, meaning that BOE there was also concerned and reluctant to give a green light. Last but not the least, the implementation rolled in only one year ago there. So basically he ran away from any potential credits or accountability. He will absolutely do the same thing after his term here.  [/quote]
Agree with the woman (starts around minute 28) to keep current humanities magnets criteria based, and that this plan cannot be half baked.

But I don’t see how equity can get worse than the current 400 seats for almost 52,000 students, over 40% from two high SES high schools.

Also, just because he is replicating the regional model from his former school district, does not mean that the regional model would not meet the needs of MCPS students. That is a strange argument. It’s additionally not relevant that his plan passed 4:3. So what, three people did not vote for his plan. And MCPS has stated it will keep the magnets and replicate them.[/quote]

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