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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would much rather they move to the Matsunaga model throughout the whole county and get rid of the regional centers.  The transportation and before/after care issues still pose a barrier to some families who will not choose to attend a regional center as a result.  The transportation cost is high.  It is socially awkward for the kids.  It adds  competitive pressure on kids to apply for MS Magnets.  I could go on with the down sides of the regional centers.      [/quote]
You are not describing a magnet program.  The current program is meant to serve the top 3-5% of students in the county and so you cannot have them in every school.  The top 20% of students in the county are not adequately served in elementary school and middle school and more needs to be done at the home schools to address this deficiency but not at the expense of the top 3-5% which is a distinct population.[/quote]

You mean the 3-5% which actually have families who can go thru the process, apply, accept and do the harsh commutes each day. Which really isn't the top 3-5% of the ACTUAL kids that truly need it, like you said. And since HGC only take a max per school that also diminished the actual top percentage as well.

Stop trying to act like this programs is fair. [/quote]

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