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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So how is the DCC uniquely screwed by the new boundary options?  The OP never said.  The focus is solely on the end of the lotterying to other schools.[/quote]

There is nothing here which screw DCC specifically. Lotterying to other schools in large number shouldn;t exist anyway. It helps kids winning the lotery but harms kids who are left behind when schools become unequal. Everyone attending home school will help with keeping motivated kids in home school and stronger course offerings.[/quote]

They will not give stronger course offerings, especially with the reduction in staffing.  The schools are not equal or close by any means.  You are forced to MC if you can make it work,go without or cosa.  At least with the dcc you could try.  [/quote]
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While I think there are good reasons to oppose the regional model, I think we need to read the room. There are numerous equity concerns wrt the DCC which mainly benefits wealthier DCC kids that are willing to travel. It has been detrimental to Kennedy for example and to Einstein to a lesser extent. Demanding to keep the DCC is not going to be successful. I think focusing on inequality in course offerings is a better strategy. Demand they publish lists of courses offered and students enrolled in them by school.[/quote]

Or demanding setting criteria-based programs in Kennedy and Einstein? Is this a more realistic request?[/quote]

They are proposing the criteria based visual arts program for Einstein. Some folks want the performing arts criteria based program at Einstein too. Others have said Humanities. To me that doesn't matter as much as just having a guarantee of in person course availability that allows everyone to complete graduation requirements. MCPS's mention of distance learning to fill gaps is worrying to me because I think many wealthier families will flee public if they see that high level math or science has to be virtual at their school.[/quote]

What does distance learning mean?  They have never clarified that and they took away the virtual school claiming they could not find the few million in the budget to keep it. The blp program is a joke and pathways to graduation has minimum course offerings and is not academically strong nor advanced classes.   The other issue is that none of their high school schedules are aligned so if classes are after school that leads to further inequities as kids cannot do sports, clubs or other interests.

I have a child who does not have enough class offerings in math to graduate.  [/quote]

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