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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This document shows how out of touch they are—claiming to listen and fix problems while actually making things worse. DCC kids will lose access under the home-school model with limited slots, and it assumes parents can handle transportation. The partner images and their sizes are also telling.

Einstein and Northwood really got the worst of it.[/quote]

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So the chance of a Einstein or Northwood zoned student getting into Blair, Wheaton, or Kennedy by consortia ranking/choice or applying to a magnet in the current DCC model is greater than the chance of a Einstein or Northwood zoned student getting into Blair, BCC, or Whitman by applying to a program.

That and more students will leave Einstein and Northwood to attend Blair, BCC, and Whitman than will leave Blair, BCC, and Whitman to attend Einstein and Northwood, which will have the effect of driving down enrollment in and eventually offering of advanced courses at Einstein and Northwood.

Is that the gist of how the regional model hurts Einstein and Northwood?
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No ones going to Kennedy by choice.  There are some great kids there but it’s not a desired school.  You can either apply to the special programs or for the DCC there is a ranking so each kid gets to rank the order of the schools by preference.  A lot of kids get into their first or second choice.  Kids are more shuffled around which creates space at each school.  So, the regional model kids are assigned to home schools and can apply to the programs but only a select few get in so the kids who don’t are left at their home schools, which does t always meet the academic needs.  There is also more bussing from central points, like the elementary schools so it’s easier for transportation.

There are not enough math classes at some of the high schools which is an issue as a select few middle feeder schools allow algebra earlier.  They also don’t have a lot of ap science, few to no engineering and very limited computer science.  Very limited humanities too.

Neither Northwood or Einstein offer things like ap music theory or advanced music or theater classes and the current teachers are stretched thin doing everything so I don’t get what a music or theater magnet for either school would look like without more staff.  The theater teach choir as well.  The music teachers teach full five period or more classes, plus all the other extra things like marching band and other groups, so where does a magnet fit in if they don’t teach other classes like ap music or have more advanced music classes due to the lack of teachers.  Kids spend 3-4 years in the same classes now.  All the teachers are good but there is only so much they can take on and do it well.  [/quote]

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