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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will not sign, and my kids have both been in a magnet. One graduated in 2025, and the other is in HS.

It's been a good experience for them, but there's far too much talent in the county to limit the participation to a few hundred students per grade level per year.[/quote]

This. Regional magnet programs are a good idea. [/quote]

+1 The "I got mine" posters are out in force, including hijacking parent chat groups at TPMS.

No. More opportunity is good and if we have to "dilute" classes that only 10 kids per year take in MCPS, so be it.[/quote]
+1 more!
Between my 3 kids we’ve done almost all the selective magnets (MS Humanities & MSCS, HS SMCS, Global, RMIB). Travel was 30-50 minutes and limited some involvement in after school activities and sports. Also, some friends lived almost an hour drive away. I would have much preferred having access to the rigorous classes much closer to home.

In the draft program assignments, each region will now have criteria based IB and SMCS cohorts. Yay! More seats!! That’s what people have been asking for for years. And instead of your super smart mathy kid being one of 100 kids with identical resumes competing for college entrance from the same school, they’ll be one of 50 at their regional program (33+17) and have a better opportunity to stand out on their merits.

I think this switch to a regional model will benefit ALL advanced students county-wide. The main losers here are parents who want bragging rights to have their kid in a limited access program.[/quote]

Exactly. The super talented can dual enroll with MC classes. [/quote]

MC classes are below the level of magnet classes, or in specific career application areas like criminal justice. MC already serves students that are fit for MC classes. [/quote]

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