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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]When the Lewis Leadership academy was showcased to the Board last year, Dixit commented that she thought it was a great program and would love to see such an academy established in her area with a focus on STEM. So that should give you a clue.[/quote]

An academy and a magnet are two very different things.  They could easily put an academy in one of those additional buildings.  There are two pretty good sized buildings.
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Standard FCPS academies get transportation, and students are not counted in membership.  Edison Global Stem is 3 years full time, counted in membership, no pyramid limitations, no transportation.  The 2 elementary magnets get transportation.  Hunters Woods was about 52% base school, loaded with AAP Waples Mill 69 [total 98], magnet total transfers 251. The 2 Bailey's got less than 20 transfers combined so not really functioning as a magnet.

Dunne/Reid new Bucknell Montessori magnet is limited to the West Potomac pyramid so FCPS has set a precedent on magnets with pyramid limited enrollment/application. If even in these nearby pyramids, you are not eligible to apply: Mount Vernon, Edison, Hayfield, Lewis...

https://bucknelles.fcps.edu/announcements/montesorri-program-bucknell-elementary[/quote]

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