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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is reasonable for non-DCC parents to care about what the DCC parents might propose if that has an impact on the non-DCC.  This thread early in had some significant negative comments from DCC parents  regarding BCC and Whitman.  Ergo one would expect DCC parents to propose changes that would negatively impact non-DCC.[/quote]

I think you should stop reading this thread and determine how you feel about the MCPS regional program proposal on its merits. Don't worry , the DCC PTAs are mobilizing to advocate for ourselves. I know that may seem unbelievable to you but it is true. You should advocate for what you think is important.[/quote]

I have been following those discussions as well.  I’m happy that the DCC PTA are mobilizing around them.  To me the magnet issues seem to only impact a select few (who can get into magnets/regional programs/whatever we are calling them now) and I therefore am not as moved by the issue (even for my own family).[/quote]

The magnet is a separate issue and most families don't care as there are about 100 slots per grade.  The bonus of the magnet and other programs is because of these programs those schools to offer higher-level courses that all families can try to lottery into.  The lottery system with the DCC affords some kids the opportunity to go to schools that have the classes they need so they don't go without.  The course offerings between your schools and our schools is very different.  [/quote]

But how many kids in the DCC go to a different school than their one assigned by boundary?  That’s still a minority.[/quote]

A good number.  [/quote]

So a good number bought in areas in order to not attend your neighborhood school but to attend a different school, and now are upset through the change in the regions and the end in the DCC this will be at least different?  And what’s the issue with the boundaries?  Is that a separate issue or overlapping?[/quote]

So we moved to the area when my child was 2. She is 6 now. If the DCC were to continue, I have no idea which high school she'd list as her first choice in 7 years because it would depend on her interests. That's how the DCC works. As numerous people have explained, the proposed regional program model will reduce choice and flexibility for kids in the DCC to pursue their interests. Many people bought in the area after hearing about the benefits of the choice and the various programs from parents whose kids went through the programs.[/quote]

But what in the new boundary options influences this?  This sounds like you are upset in the regional program change. I am just trying to understand the DCC issues with these options.[/quote]

DP but the issue is that both the boundary options and the program changes are bad for Einstein (boundary options all increase the FARMS rate at Einstein, some substantially.) Either one on its own might be tolerable, but the combination of the both of them (plus the drop in enrollment due to the boundary changes, which would be fine on its own but just further aggravates these issues in combination) is just going to be a really big blow to Einstein unless one or both of those things changes.[/quote]

Sorry are you people who are zoned to Einstein don’t want to be and want to be able to go to a different school?  Is it that bad of a school?[/quote]

I don’t see how you could have read that post and drawn this conclusion. I am not the poster who wrote it but I am an Einstein parent. We love our school, and especially the visual and performing arts. Those programs will suffer under the proposed program changes. [b]We also have friends in neighborhoods that will now not go to Einstein anymore under the boundary changes[/b]. And all of the changes will result in a smaller school with fewer resources. We’re not trying to move to a new house; we’re trying to protect our current house from being bulldozed.[/quote]

Bold part is going to happen to lots of families all over county. No point in talking about it.

Community should focus on advocating for visual and performing arts.
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