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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish I had made a copy of the slides when I looked at them on Friday. I am glad I wrote down some of the info, but now I am curious what will change and am not confident I can 100% remember what was on them, especially for the slides where I did not take notes.

This really shows you how close they are holding this info. Their lack of communication with the public about this is purposeful. [/quote]

There's a public meeting tomorrow...why can't you all just wait until then instead of speculating endlessly about what they might say?[/quote]
It’s a Board meeting right? Most professional boards have rules about circulating materials ahead of time so the Board can read the materials and prepare thoughtful questions. Why can’t you support good governance rather than complaining about people who want to be prepared? [/quote]

I do not trust MCPS at all on this. They have not held public sessions on this work, offered office hours, and been forthright about the work they are doing so constituents can weigh in with feedback. They are making  decisions now so that the boundary studies can move forward, without input from students and parents. (That survey was not meaningful — no one knew what they were considering doing or what the trade offs would be.)

And when they did post materials and someone posted about it on DCUM, came out on DCUM, they immediately deleted the posted materials — god forbid the public should know what they are doing before the meeting, so they could reach out to Board members with concerns or address points in their prepared testimony. This so-called study is a sham with no meaningful transparency or input. [/quote]

+2 It's a pretty crap process if the Board members are just expected to nod their heads and vote yes to materials they haven't reviewed.  Might as well get rid of them all and just buy a big rubber stamp.[/quote]

I thought it was just an update and they're not voting on anything until the end of the year?[/quote]

Someone upthread said the changes being made will impact the class of incoming 8th graders this year.  So at this point, yes, parents want to know what is going on before this class gets something half cooked imposed upon them with no chance for parental feedback.  Board members should want to know the details too if they're actually doing their jobs.
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That is just obviously ridiculous.  Maybe don't trust everything you read from a random anonymous commenter?  You really think they are going to rework all high school programs, get board approvals, and have a new set of applications by September?  That's like 3 months away.

(If you/they mean it will "impact" them by the time they are seniors, then yes, it likely will and that's a valid concern.  But it sounds like you are talking about the new regions and programs all being figured out and approved by September 2025 and implemented by August 2026 and that is clearly near-impossible logistically.)[/quote]

I have seen a copy of the slides that someone downloaded before it was taken down. Unfortunately in the example scenario slide, Sep 2026 is what was used for the example demonstration. Maybe that was a typo and that's why they took the slides down? But be prepared to be surprised this afternoon. [/quote]

I saw the slides and the example was two incoming 9th graders in fall 2027. So they’d be incoming 7th graders this fall.

There seems to be confusion about what “implementation” means. I think what they mean is not that the programs are up and running with students, but that they start setting in motion plans for which schools will have what and figuring out what physical things are needed (certain labs for science ones or theater or dance space for performing arts ones) and determining the staffing and the admissions materials and processes and curricular training and number of seats, etc. [/quote]

What labs?  My kids did no labs or hands on in Chemistry or Biology.[/quote]

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