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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kudos to the board for reevaluating these three programs and having another public hearing to allow the public to weigh in.[/quote]

+1, though I am shocked to realize MCPS has still been spending anything on Leader in Me, as I thought it was already gone. I'd love to see the board reevaluate a variety of things, but this is a good start. The innovative schools haven't produced the results MCPS was hoping for, and the parents and staff at those schools have expressed their unhappiness as well. I think for year-round school to work it needs to be district wide and there needs to be a lot of community support in the form of camps and childcare during breaks throughout the year.

I think there is potential in the virtual academy, at least for older students, but not in the way it's currently being used. I've seen a few posters saying their school is using it to offer compacted math or another class - I think this is a great use of a virtual platform but don't know that MCPS is really advertising this as an option. I also think it has potential to help kids who have difficulties in traditional schools for a variety of reasons. Our family asked about it as an option for our middle schooler when his special ed placement went from a disaster to unsafe, but MCPS was unwilling to consider it as an interim option while we went through the process for a new placement. There are a LOT of special education students and their families who are in limbo as they wait for spots in other programs and schools to open up, and I would love to see the virtual academy used to help kids like mine, but I realize MCPS doesn't care.[/quote]

It’s not meant as an interim program.  [/quote]

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