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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one is advocating for kids going without so a few kids can have offerings.  This is why the program analysis offers expansion of programs and focus on quality High Schools.  Whether all the current programs should be expanded or some is reasonable questions, but one shouldn't just assume that SMCS for Blair/Poolesville and IB from Richard Montgomery are the only ones that should be considered. Just because you don't value BioEngineering or Art doesn't mean there are not kids who do or will.  Oh and art is part of the Humanities.[/quote]

[b]Of course they are, isn't that why you are arguing to reduce the number of magnets.  No magnets for a W school or BCC is ok as they have the courses, but for other schools that have the bare minimum and not even enough classes to graduate so kids are forced to MC, its a huge deal.   Especially when you are talking lower income schools, where parents are told to buy cars as there is not easy bus service to MC, which creates a huge inequity.  i[/quote][/b]

So instead of arguing to invest in better class offerings in all schools as OP talks about at the end, you want them to invest in creating 30 magnets, many of which are highly dubious. Is making a mockery of a magnet system the only way to offer courses to kids that lack options in their schools?[/quote]

I don’t want more magnets but I’m also realistic that either way nothing really changes in terms of home schools.  This model creates more inequality but removing the DCC as at least with the DCC it was easier to have school choice with the distance between schools. [/quote]

There are multiple people responding.  I'm not arguing for reducing the magnets or a wholesale increase of any and every program.  I also recognize that this is not just an expansion of the magnets.  It's a review and setting of programs to benefit the district which includes the magnets.  I actively argue for invest in all schools.  But I also know that have stretch and exploratory options/opportunities is beneficial, but can't be setup everywhere we there are 27 HS.  What this needs to be about is review of programs to determine reasonable expansion of magnets and quality programs across the district, as well as review of implementation and selection of courses in HS generally.[/quote]

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