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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Most people hate MCPS[/b] but love their MCPS school. My kid has had amazing teachers with decades of experience. I would not make decisions based on what you read on DCUM.[/quote]
Slight correction: Most people on DCUM hate MCPS. 
Most people are happy with MCPS in Real Life. [/quote]

In the last climate survey where they asked parents to give a grade to MCPS and another grade to their schools, very few parents gave MCPS an A (it varies somewhat by school level). Their grades for the actual schools were consistently better than those for the system as a whole. Anecdotally, I can tell our school principal does not agree with many of the things coming out of central office, though she tries to be diplomatic about it.

There are absolutely thousands of people doing amazing work in MCPS from building services to teachers to administrators. Granted, we are only in our second year at MCPS, but both of my kid's teachers have demonstrated such incredible expertise at supporting our child who has some special needs. Things I wouldn't have even thought to tell them they just figured out. My kid LOVES going to school.

But dealing with the MCPS bureaucracy can be frustrating. Our first year just felt so overwhelming and now I am realizing part of the issue is that at the top level they are constantly chasing the newest thing, and so the schools are constantly implementing new curricula, new tests, and new processes. New programs aren't always thought through fully and seem to be imposed more for performative reasons, so the school staff just have to figure out how to make it work.

So there are definitely a lot of issues, but overall my kid is happy and learning and that is what matters at the end of the day.

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