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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The MVA is here to stay![/quote] For now. They will cut it for FY25-26. [/quote]

They will not cut the program with full classes and a waiting list (MS/HS)[/quote]

Stop it with the talk of the wait list already. The program has lost two-thirds of its participants in 3 years, with over 40% declines in enrollment year over year in two consecutive years. It’s not like it’s brimming with popularity. It’s just that MCPS can see the writing on the wall and staffed the program with a skeleton crew and doesn’t want to add additional staff to a dying program in order to serve additional enrollment beyond what they accepted for this year. [/quote]

You stop it. You sound like a petulant child who lost an argument and is trying to save face.  It’s not a good look for any of you trying to advocate for LESS tools and resources OTHER taxpayers want for their children. That’s how society works. It’s fair for MCPS to reevaluate and make changes based on need and what they can provide. The fact the board took the time to listen and is keeping it around for another year means they believe in something it’s offering.  For a district that prides itself on equity, keeping this program in some capacity is to be expected. Worry about your children. If a valuable new resource became available to you and then was threatened to be taken away, we would advocate for you too.  Have some empathy and I don’t want a retort about your rights. Everyone has rights. Even these children who clearly have families that are standing up for what their children need.  So many more kids come in person and struggle in silence, and end up slipping  though the cracks. If you truly believe children are being abused at home, then why arent all of you advocating for ALL children?  Why is everyone only worried about MVA children, who are clearly a unique and diverse population? Of course the data isn’t going to look how a traditional school is expected to perform. Accurate data analysis should look at academic and social emotional growth of this student population and take into consideration their unique needs.  As you all are famous for saying, if you don’t like that MCPS is trying to listen and do what they can for these families, then you are also free to leave.  [/quote]

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