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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Taylor is asking the board to combine the Crown proposal, Woodward proposal, and regional model proposal into one vote because they are "inextricably linked." [/quote]

For this request alone, if true, every BOE member should tell him to pound sand and have three separate votes any way they see fit. First of all, Crown and Woodward proposal have almost nothing in common. Second, his regional model proposal is a half-baked shell of a proposal that will be massaged for years to come. What exactly are they voting for - that there will be six regions and what school goes to what region. Everything else, the substance, what programs, where, curriculums, entrance criteria, etc. is nowhere near set.[/quote]

If I'm reading the document correctly, they aren't even voting on having 6 regions. They are voting to dissolve the DCC and NEC and establish some sort of to be determined regional model. And they think they can have this model established enough for applications to start this fall. :-/

The doc: 
Resolved, That the Board of Education hereby discontinues the Northeast Consortium school 
assignment process, effective with current Grade 7 students entering high school in the 2027–2028 
school year; and be it further
Resolved, That the Board of Education hereby discontinues the Downcounty Consortium school 
assignment process, effective with current Grade 7 students entering high school in the 2027–2028 
school year; and be it further
Resolved, That the Board of Education authorizes the superintendent of schools to establish 
a secondary regional program model to expand equitable access to specialized programs and 
reduce scarcity and geographic barriers; and be it further
Resolved, regional programs shall be available within each operational region and shall 
be populated through student interest and choice within those regions; and be it further
Resolved, That the superintendent of schools is authorized to determine the location, design, 
implementation, and enrollment of regional programs based on student interest, program capacity, 
and system needs; and be it further
Resolved, That implementation of the regional secondary program model shall begin 
in the 2027–2028 school year, with Grade 9 students enrolling in regional programs as the initial 
cohort; and be it further
Resolved, That the graduating Class of 2031 shall be the first class to fully participate 
in the regional high school program model; and be it further
Resolved, That students who are assigned through the Northeast Consortium or Downcounty 
Consortium school assignment processes prior to the 2027–2028 school year, or who enroll 
in a centrally-managed regional or countywide program through the existing admissions process, 
may continue in their assigned or selected program through graduation; 
[/quote]

I mean, I guess on the one hand the lack of specificity is good because the specifics they have come up with so far (the number of regions and number of programs within each region) are likely doomed to failure and so this gives them the flexibility to pivot quickly either before or after launch once they finally realize that.  But on the other hand it's infuriating.[/quote]

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