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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are we paying consultants to devise new tools to measure the achievement gap. It is there. It is not getting smaller!

If I could wave my magic wand:
1. At all grade levels, Allow any low income student to cosa to a school that is less than 30% farms and mcps provides transportation.
2. Implement very small class sizes in all grade levels of ES’s with higher than 30% farms. 12 per class?
3. Get rid of ES and MS magnets and implement enriched education at ES level and honors level classes in MS.
4. Provide academic supports for kids in MS who are below grade level with a focus on college readiness.
5. Focus on diploma/ged attainment and career readiness for high schoolers who are below grade level.[/quote]

I would support this. It would address some, but not all of the opportunity gap, though. More proactive steps are needed to identify and support gifted children from groups being underserved.

We’re MC AA teachers in MCPS. Our kids have done well, though we had to make housing sacrifices to access specific schools. Despite being well-educated ourselves and highly engaged parents, we still had to address issues with some racially inequitable practices by counseling offices. Luckily, we knew exactly who to approach and what info to request. We have one child left at home and, heading into high school, we are dreading the need to be hyper vigilant, rather than trust the people who are, after all, our colleagues. Too often we have been told that an incorrect course assignment or skipped invitation was an oversight and steps will be taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Except it happens again. And again. If this is our experience as insiders, imagine being a parent who isn’t connected, but has a child who is bright and hardworking? [/quote]

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