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[quote=Anonymous]This trend is happening in progressive and conservative states. The reality is that mega school systems don't work and are directly against the ideals of local education. Many areas have done this from LA to Chicago to NC. The Bay Area did it 40 years ago. Cupertino, CA is one of the top schools in the country with one of the most rigorous curriculums in the state and only has two high schools.

The latest magnet issue (agree that you should go to the other threads for more on that one) just gives another compelling point to do it. The students and residents of the W schools - and you can throw in CC are not integrated into the system already. They have no magnet schools drawing in other county students and as of MCPS latest move determining that these students aren't eligible for the county magnets because they already have a cohort - well there went the last small bit of integration.

MCPS couldn't argue that the presence of the W + schools helps other MCPS students in any way because there is no interaction per their own decisions. In fact the inclusion of the W schools gives MCPS a false inflation of performance. If you pull out the high performing schools, perhaps more attention would be paid to how badly MCPS is failing the failing students.

Taxpayers have a right to pursue improving their community and schools. Separating from MCPS would provide local representation and allow citizens to engage to keep improving their community. It would solve the bell time issues as there wouldn't be the massive bus fleet issue. It would enable the W schools to select an appropriate curriculum. It would allow the W schools to choose a normal school calendar and be free of the union choke hold that MCPS falls under today.

The parties that would lose would be the MCPS central office.

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