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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not happy my kid won’t be able to go to one of the cool programs at Poolesville or Blair, but it’s really hard for many families to deal with getting their kids there and back every day. I hired someone to fetch my kid from a middle school magnet bus stop - grateful I can afford to do that and it was the only way to make it work, but it’s not fair that you have to be able to afford this kind of help to make a magnet program feasible.

I don’t think MCPS did a good job of explaining the regional model, but it sounds like they will be taking a long time to figure out regions, programming, staffing, etc., so hopefully they get to planning and get it smoothed out. I suspect part of the reason we’re all left unclear on what’s happening is that the Wootton to Crown debate took up 90% or more of the BOE meetings, testimony, media coverage, etc., so that’s all we heard about.[/quote]

Just a quick reality check.

The regional program open houses will start in September/October of this year, in six months. Applications will be due, likely on Nov. 1. They have to have something figured out so families know what to apply for.

Unless their goal is to have nothing concrete to apply for, show a low number of applications, and throw their hands up and say "I guess everyone wants local schools." And there you go, no more magnets, no transportation issues.[/quote]

Yes, this is a quite reasonable prediction. They can't get things finalized in 6 months (program, curriculum, teachers, transportation, etc.) to the level to gain enough interests and confidence from the community. [b]What Taylor said was they just need to figure out the 9th grade teachers and courses, and roll out 10th grade next year.[/b] No he doesn't understand that barely anyone would bet their 4 most critical years of education on 1-yr promise. [/quote]

I have heard Taylor say that absolutely nonsensical BS statement about only figuring out 9th grade courses during the first year of planning, and then doing 10th grade coursework the following year , and, so forth...Curriculum development requires scoping and sequencing that requires a [b]comprehensive multi-year approach [/b](which he should know, as an educator). So, he is either a) incompetent as an educator (totally believable); b) a complete liar (again, believable); or c) incompetent and a liar. (Yep.)

I guess he thinks we are all stupid.[/quote]

He's a business and sales guy, not an educator.[/quote]

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