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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just have to say this.  I hate the lottery.  I hate a system that keeps my 260+ MAP-M/R scoring, straight A kid out of the MS Magnet program.  MCPS sucks.  [/quote]

Advocate for higher taxes to fund enough magnet seats or reasonably similar local programs to meet the need of anyone who would benefit.  No need for a lottery, then.[/quote]

What makes a more rigorous curriculum more expensive?  [/quote]

Paying for two curricula, if a second were required to allow for adequate need-based  differentiation at local schools, would be a start.  I think the magnets create their own, and it may not be feasible to port that over to local programs.  This might be for a variety of reasons, but coming to mind is staffing, which may not be flexible enough to account for the variability seen year-to-year for local school populations in need.  That, itself, along with the greatly increased population since magnets were introduced, suggests more magnets would be a large part of any solution.

Staffing, then, and associated training, would be it's own cost.  There isn't enough in the budget, now, to cover proper teacher training for GT, along with a lot of other trainings that MCPS essentially hopes teachers will take on their own time.  Teachers capable of providing the more rigorous instruction may require higher salaries to attract and keep.  There would also be a need to augment central staffing to support a larger program; again, there isn't enough, now, to provide adequate support/oversight for the existing implementations.

There might be capital costs to allocate enough classroom space.  Divided local programming almost certainly means less optimal use of space vs. one-size-fits-all.

I'm sure there are other costs not listed. [/quote]

Fortunately, the curriculum already exists and there are plenty of qualified teachers. The only real cost is busing. [/quote]

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