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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in the room too and there was a comment made about improving the core curriculum to reduce dependence on these special programs because they end up being the only chance for academic rigor and that's part of the problem with demand for these special programs. MCCPTA has been saying the secondary curricula have been lacking for years with no willingness on CO part to address the problem, and so much of the talent could stay at local schools if they upgrade the current curricula for these classes (like English) that the special program kids also have to take anyway. [/quote]

This exactly. And to do that, you need to have cohorted classes. Especially in high poverty schools, you can't put everyone into "honors." It's insane to me that MCPS thinks it would be "inequitable" to offer multiple levels of English 9 at Northwood or Einstein, but it's NOT inequitable to just allow the high-performing students who have parents who can drive them transfer to BCC or Whitman.[/quote]

It’s only inequitable at the none schools.  There are so few slots that they will lose more students due to the lack of offerings.

The Mccpta people barely do anything.  They are in it for their own kids.  [/quote]

And, yes what happens is our kids end up in regular classes as there is no ap or real honors and the classes are basic at best.  [/quote]

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