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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was quite a scene at Kennedy tonight. At first, MCPS team tried to shut down general Q&A after their presentation by attempting to break parents to small groups. That didn’t go well… After a lot of loud complains from parents, they reluctantly allowed Q&A. I hope MCPS has the courage to keep that protest scene in their recording. The general sentiment of the Q&A was frustration, to say mildly. One community member of the design team said that the regional model was developed not thanks to their inputs but despite their inputs. What a shame to MCPS. Time to organize seriously against this madness.[/quote]

Glad to hear it.  They have done everything humanly possible to suppress community input and feedback, but there's only so much you can do when you have people there physically in person.  It's good people insisted on being heard.

Any notable statements on the substance from anyone at MCPS?  Did anyone ask about transportation, criteria, staffing?[/quote]

What were some of the main questions/issues raised and how did MCPS respond? [/quote]

MCPS TV was there so I think it will be broadcast on its YouTube channel, but off the top of my head:

1. Can MCPS guarantee that the resources needed to stand up these programs will hold for the longterm as kids don't get a chance to remake decisions about which high school they're going to.

2. How are middle school program decisions being altered and why were MSMC open houses cancelled if things aren't changing drastically at the middle school level?

3. More of a comment than a question: A statement from someone who was on the Program Design Team who made it clear that the proposal did not incorporate input that the Program Design Team gave to MCPS and was in fact developed in spite of their input and feedback

4. A comment that while MCPS states the regional program proposal is designed to address inequities, how they see it exacerbating inequities in seriously concerning ways

And that's all I can recall.[/quote]

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