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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m just not really clear what the Einstein families want to happen. They say they want a strong academic regional program located at Einstein. If they got IB or Humanities, it wouldn’t get them AP Physics or engineering. There isn’t even a criteria based engineering program on the table in region 1 for any school. The only one that would would be possible would be the SMCS program at Blair. Why would they relocate that to Einstein, which is also trying to reduce overcrowding, when they already have program and teaching  staff and grandfathered students finishing out the countywide version? And for which Einstein kids could apply/attend? That is inefficient and unnecessary. The programs aren’t the solution for your issue. Your own school is the solution for getting the classes you need. The programs are an additional set of options which come with a cost (commute, etc.) for everyone. [/quote]

To be clear, what I’m saying is you are conflating different things. Your inability to get AP physics or MVC offered at your school isn’t a result of the existence or placement of programs, it is a lack of offerings at your school. If your school has reasons to continue not to offer those classes, you now have choices like the former DCC where you could go elsewhere to get what you want/need. Those choices may or may not be attractive or ultra convenient for you, but usually magnet programs involve some element of sacrifice by the family to make the arrangement work. This is the public school system and there are many needs that end up being in opposition of other needs. That is just the reality. [/quote]

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