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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - one thing to keep in mind is that this board is over represented by parents and staff from some schools and under represented by parents and staff from other schools. Unlike other neighborhood boards in different cities, the population here is less than honest and wants to boost their school at any costs. I would be suspicious about the over the top posts claiming that BCC, Whitman, Blair or QO are the best ever that you hear on this board. For these schools, the building could catch on fire and their resident boosters would simply say its just a bit toasty inside.

There are real problems within MCPS that exist in most schools. The K-8 curriculum that has been used for the past seven years is a failure. A recent audit by John Hopkins found that the curriculum created by internal MCPS staff was shockingly inadequate, had up to a 30% error rate on materials sent out to the schools, and left large gaps in math. JHU reported that they had never seen a curriculum that received almost universal low ratings from all the teachers surveyed. This curriculum would have been replaced sooner BUT the staff member who created the mess and refused to listen to any teacher or parent complaints about it over the 7 years was caught in a conflict of interest with one of the vendors bidding on the next one. There have been an extraordinary number of sex abuse scandals involving MCPS staff and students. MCPS has a history of protecting and hiding the offenders and not addressing student safety. The school system was the top system in MD 10 years ago and now it is 6th or 9th and dropping each year. Buildings are falling apart, schools are overcrowded with only delays and no real plans to address the changing demographics. MCPS cares more about PR than student safety. Bullying, violence and gang related incidents are swept under the rug to avoid looking bad instead of focusing on protecting students and staff. There are BIG problems in MCPS and its too big to turn things around anytime soon.

There are some wonderful teachers and engaged parents in the system but understand that you need to be VERY watchful to make sure your child is getting an appropriate education. Many parents give up and go private if they can afford it, [b]move to another county for better schools,[/b] or try to find ways to make the best despite the problems. Good luck.

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There are no better schools in the area. MCPS schools dominate. Period [/quote]

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