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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think they say that every year.[/quote]

They didn’t say it when my kid got offered a place two years ago.[/quote]

They probably did but you didn't pay attention.

This is the same system as this year. They cannot guarantee that every magnet bus stop will stay the same but it is likely. If you are curious what to expect, try to find this year's bus schedule for your magnet and look for the closest stop that works for you. It won't be a regular school bus stop but one of the neighboring MCPS properties (nearby ES, MS, etc.).[/quote]

No they did not. This year is different. They are not promising transportation[/quote]

But that's true every year because of the timing of the budget decisions.[/quote]

It’s true this year not only for that reason but because of the changes. Some magnet programs have been more honest about this than others. It is unlikely there will be transportation beyond this coming year, if at all.[/quote]

But the email OP posted is about 2026-27, before any changes would take effect.[/quote]

That’s true but anyone considering a program should proceed with the understanding that transportation is likely not to be an option for all of high school[/quote]

That is not true. When they said they were allowing all current students and incoming students next year to finish out their special programs through graduation, they acknowledged that this would mean they would simultaneously need to service those students countywide as well as students entering into regional models and that it would swell the bus budget and whatnot for a few years before contracting. The truth is that the folks running transportation haven’t designed routes yet and aren’t actually great at coming up with routes that actually service actual students. They just plot points on a map and expect people to pick from the options. I actually think the BOE would be very wise to hire short term consultants to figure this out in the most efficient way because the in house people are out of their depth. It would be completely unacceptable and wholly inequitable to cut off out-of-region transportation starting in Fall 2027. Let’s say you have a current 9th grader living near Churchill who attends the Blair magnet. When this kid applied for and chose this program, the regional situation wasn’t even an idea yet. You can’t say to that kid that in fall 2027 junior year you get no bus options of any kind and you are responsible for getting across county all on your own. They may reduce or condense central stop options but you can’t cut them entirely. [/quote]

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