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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it'll be no, but abstentions - they'll say there wasn't enough time to study or enough community feedback.

Also, going on the record that the Wootton community fighting for one school was a huge distraction - had the entire county come together (looking at you MCCPTA, where were you?) against the six region program model, there could have been changes.   Instead, Taylor gets his bomb, blowing up the entire school system, and decimating the handful of excellent schools that remained of a once great school system[/quote]

MCCPTA criticized the regional model last fall, and the board didn't care.

[url]https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/10/31/mccpta-slow-programming-changes/[/url][/quote]

They need to say it again and so does MCEA. The boundary battle has let MCPS hide the fact that the regional model is based on assumptions and not backed by any data. [/quote]

I am not thrilled with the regional model, nor do I have any confidence the implementation will go well. I feel especially terrible for the current 7th and 6th graders that will be the guinea pigs for all of this.

I am not sure what more data they can reasonably collect. It is very hard to gauge interest for programs that will be used by kids that aren't even in middle school yet. As far as evaluating current programs, that would take years and probably not offer too many actionable insights. That particular proposal really does ring like a delay tactic.

I think at this point opponents need to articulate what specifically we don't like about the regional model and what we would like to see changed. I think the Black and Brown Coalition's recommendation to focus implementation on programs in high poverty schools makes a lot of sense and it has been completely ignored.
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They have collected almost no data at all, so I think there is plenty more information they could reasonably provide...

They could survey 6th and 7th grade parents/students to see if there is interest in the current proposal. They promised to do this several times but never followed through.

They could make estimates on how many kids will leave each high school based on previous data instead of assumptions. For example, MCPS is suggesting 100+ students will leave Whitman for regional programs each year. Currently, an average of 10 kids per year leave Whitman and there were another 24 on some wait list or another last year.  What data do they have suggesting so many more students will leave?  The only answer I have been given is "we believe they will."

MCPS said students turn down programs because of long commutes but are offering buses from high schools only which will make the commute impossible for some students. They could provide data on how much commute times will improve.

MCPS could be honest about the budget. The boundary study says new bus routes cost $125,000 each, but the regional model budget claims it is only $50,000 for a new bus route. Which is it?

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I agree with all of this which is different from the latest petition. The petition definitely sounds like they are trying to kill any changes by demanding interminable data collection. If they just want no changes to the current system they should say that.[/quote]

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