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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with the DCC is that it seems like you have access to stuff but you don’t.

We are zoned for Einstein.  It’s a great school and neighbors love it, but it doesn’t have advanced STEM programming.  If you want that, MCPS says, go to Wheaton.  But despite putting Wheaton first on the lottery, my STEM kid didn’t get assigned Wheaton.  So he goes to Einstein (without any close friends) and can’t get access to programs available to peers because he lost a lottery.  Einstein says they don’t have enough interest to have advanced STEM classes, and they are probably mostly right, but that’s because some of those kids were shipped elsewhere.

He has made friends and will be fine.  But the DCC process will always result in things like this.  Having specialized high schools is fine, but only if access is real for every kid.  
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I completely agree with you. The DCC is great when you are in bound for a school that offers what your kid wants to take. When they created the DCC there were fewer kids and the only school people actually wanted to attend was Blair. With such a large number of kids, more special programs, and most DCC schools being at or over capacity, it isn't so simple to just go to Wheaton if you want stem classes. They really should be way more transparent about this to families at the information session nights.[/quote]

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