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You clearly don’t understand how the CPA program works. It’s by audition. That means admission is based on the student’s demonstrated talent that is reviewed by a panel of staff. It’s not by whose parents know how to maneuver a lottery process. Plus the teachers in the CPA program also teach arts classes available to the entire student body. RGMS parents clearly demonstrated their entitled attitudes with their words and actions; I believe one of your parents stated they could not understand why PGCPS would put the disrespectful HMS students with the reputable students of RGMS. If RGMS hadn’t made it clear they didn’t want to share their school (and your PTA president corresponded with the CEO to that effect as well) this wouldn’t have happened.[/quote]

Look, I agree with the HMS community, but clearly by audition still has a basis in privilege and you should also acknowledge that. Parents still have to apply for the audition. Most Title 1 families cannot afford private lessons. Surely you know as anyone does who lives in the HMS boundary that parents in the know get their kids in early to private voice or instrument lessons to help them prepare.[/quote]

do you actually *know* the backgrounds of the kids in the CPA programs? it's a mixture of kids from various socio-economic backgrounds; some have had private lessons, many have not. and do you realize that the PTSO has advocated FOR YEARS to expand the program so more kids can participate? But it's not been successful because the school is over capacity and PGCPS doesn't want to pay for additional staff. [/quote]

Please post a side by side comparison of kid's socioeconomic backgrounds in the CPA program and not in the CPA program and then we can discuss.

I do know the PTSO has advocated for years to expand the program. They have done a great job supporting the school. I also know that the UPES community advocated against enlarging the CPA program to sixth graders several years ago when the county proposed it. This is not the county shutting it down; this was another component in the community shutting down enlarging it to sixth grade.

Like I said above, I agree with the HMS community. RGMS should be in a right-sized building since the county needs flex space. Their are five other schools that will need flex space in the coming years. I can agree with that and also point out that the audition process and extra funds to HMS for the CPA program are also a points of privilege. You just don't like my pointing that out because it defeats your argument. [/quote]

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