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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can some one share the regional magnet programs in Woodward region?[/quote]

Art, Design, Performing Arts, Communication.[/quote]

So with 30% FARMS + these programs ---> Very little numbers left for higher level STEM classes. Woodward may not offer good STEM courses.

WJ with 15% FARMS rate should be able to offer good STEM courses despite school size going down.

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Every school will offer STEM but Woodward will also be able to go to Wheaton for Engineering. Impressive program.[/quote]

Total number of kids intested in courses will dictate what courses get offered. WJ is likely to have MV but Woodward won't have that.[/quote]

Disagree re MV. Farmland and Luxmanor have much higher percentages of Asian students than do KP, GP, and Ashburton. In MCPS, a very disproportionate 45% of the students taking the BC Calculus exam are Asian. I think it’s possible MCPS considered this as they have this data.[/quote]

WJ/Woodward , both have 12-14% Asian. Not significant enough to make any difference.

BC Cal will be there in all schools, but high proverty schools without STEM proragms are not going to have higher level courses than that.[/quote]

Will BC calc be in person? We will leave public if it's not.[/quote]

You are not alone, many will leave and it will start a downward slide.

It may be virtual if not enough kids are enrolled to take the course. That's why making Woodward a high FARM without STEM focus will be a mistake. Crown will have a good starft as new school with STEM focus.

Many STEM kids from woodward may join STEM magnet so number of students will dictate if course will be offered in person or virtual.

Some Elementary schools have virtual comapct math due to not having enough kids.

Easiest solution will be to modify boudary a bit and bring equalize FARMS in WJ and Woodward. If it;s not possible then put STEM program in Woodward.[/quote]

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