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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]RM IB is test in county wide program that is what makes it magnet.[/b]
By bringing high performing students together you can create 
fast moving and interesting class room environment.
The neighborhood IB are mixed ability students who like to challenge themselves.[/quote]

The regional IB is criteria based (just like RM- no test this year) regional program- they are all magnets - the regional programs pull from smaller regions, the RM countywide pulls from the entire county.

As a PP stated upthread, the regionals were created to 
1) expand available b/c there were more qualified students than seats
2) shorten the bus ride and make it so students who didn't participate b/c of distance had the opportunity

The only reason RM remained "county wide" is parents who thought it was "more prestigious"  wanted to be able to say their kids went to the "better" magnet.

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Kind of... Regional IB programs are somewhat criteria based in that certain coursework needs to be completed prior to entering high school. However, acceptance rate is much higher, if not close to 100%. I heard of one of the locations reaching out to encourage students  to apply in order to keep the program running. Regional IBs aren’t comparable to RM’s IB program.[/quote]

Can confirm that they are doing a program at my MS to encourage applications to regional IB[/quote]

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