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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and [b] enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years [/b] if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.[/quote]

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.[/quote]

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest[/quote]

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted.  I cannot imagine that will be that popular.  Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities.  That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.  [/quote]

It’s extremely frustrating. Their Performing Arts Pathways slide is very reminiscent of Einstein’s VAPA pathway—actually, not just reminiscent, it’s practically identical. So I don’t understand why Einstein can’t have the full Performing Arts Regional program if it’s clearly so heavily influenced by what we already have. Einstein should have the regional Visual Arts and Performing Arts programs—it’s only fair.[/quote]

I really think it's because Einstein will not have enough seats to host a popular regional program like that. They're trying to solve for overcrowding there and also fill up the new seats at Northwood.[/quote]

That doesn’t make sense. Only four other schools can apply to this regional program. It’s basically VAPA with an application. Considering that the majority of Einstein’s student body is in VAPA, how can they create a regional program with a maximum of, what, 120 students and say Einstein can’t handle that number—when the current VAPA already far exceeds that number? The “overcrowding” excuse is tired and doesn’t hold up.[/quote]

If you don’t have kids at Einstein or DCC—or aren’t directly impacted—why does this even matter to you? The regional model, allowing only 120 students from other schools, makes little sense, as it ends up leaving more students behind than it helps. For DCC students, it’s especially tough on those interested in STEM, who might otherwise have opportunities at Wheaton or Blair. Meanwhile, Einstein is already overcrowded and has outdated facilities—not even on the list for upgrades. If students were moved out, the school could easily take in 120 or more new students.

There’s a distinction between VAPA and VAC, but VAC falls under the VAPA umbrella. To truly function as a magnet, Einstein would need additional teachers, funding and classes. I suspect the real issue might be the school leadership—if the administration isn’t willing to allocate the necessary resources, there’s little point in establishing a magnet there in the first place. Perhaps the principal at Northwood is more open to making that investment.

If you're planning to remove the arts program, fine—but replace it with something meaningful. The future for Einstein doesn’t look promising right now. It’s not receiving any substantial new resources, and with staff reductions, something has to give. The school is already operating on a bare-bones model, so the cuts will likely hit the arts, other electives, or the few AP classes.[/quote]

This response reeks of ignorance. You need to do more research on what MCPS is actually proposing for these regional programs—specifically, the programs’ capacities and the funding they’ve allocated. If you think these are gonna be fully fleshed-out, well-funded magnets, you are sadly mistaken.[/quote]

They don't have the funding for this.  MCPS can only make this work if they make cuts in other areas, or the county council gives them more money.  So, which one will it be?  Are you ok with your property taxes going up to pay for something that really has no good benefit to anyone?[/quote]

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