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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Métis stated that DCC was largely a failure since the top programs failed to utilize its base area in terms of creating greater equity within a diverse region. Instead these programs presently cater to many students who are from home schools with a strong peer group.[/quote]

I completely agree that STEM magnet primarily benefits whites and asians from top clusters which are outside the DCC. Considering that the original goal was to get whites or asians from those areas o voluntary opt-into a lower performing school, the program did succeed. Whether this was or is a good goal is debatable.

If you want to send the top performers back to the W schools and fill the program with DCC whites what exactly have you achieved?

You may also want to consider that consultants reports like the Metis report usually find whatever the hiring organization wants it to find. It isn't an external audit. Standard practice in any big organization to get what you want is to fund a consultant to do a report saying what you want. The intent of the report was speculated to be a move toward ended or substantially defunded the gifted and talented programs. So be careful for what you wish ti get, you may end up with no choice programs.

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I’d like to believe the goal made sense once upon a time but the world changed. There are more than a sufficient number of top performers from the DCC. It’s time to act on Métis and bettter utillize the DCC’s base area to create greater equity. [/quote]

Exchanging kids who come from a school with a strong peer cohort for more diverse DCC kids does make more sense today.[/quote]

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