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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of the people pushing for smaller districts really just want protection from being redrawn into a less desirable cluster.[/quote]
Let's say that's true.. and?  I'm ok with balancing SES.  My cluster has about 25% FARMs. But the pandemic has really shown that having such a large district is really unwieldy and doesn't serve anyone well, lower income or  not.  [/quote]

There's an economy of scale with MCPS that makes it more efficient than a smaller district but this was never about that. This is about the people in wealthy areas shirking any responsibility for the less fortunate.[/quote]

[b]Ahh yes, the same economy of scale that's the reason MCPS can't reopen for in-person learning at all, even though other districts in MD [/b]are. "Too difficult with such a big school system" they say. [/quote]
Is Howard county open? PG? Frederick?...[/quote]

Washington County opened up today with the first set of students (pre-k and special ed):
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/special/coronavirus/washington-co-schools-chief-wednesday-was-our-second-first-day-of-the-new-year/article_c1278714-f9a1-569a-94d4-d9459065ab96.html

Allegany County starts opening next week.

Meanwhile, MCPS has not published a plan showing what metrics need to be met to start reopening; the phases of reopening (who goes back first); or anything like that. I guess they're too big and over-resources to be able to publish a plan. Meanwhile, poorly-funded school districts are able to publish and execute on a plan:
http://wcpsmd.com/news/wcboe-approves-superintendents-plan-return-person-instruction

I can find no such plan on MCPS's website. I'm not saying they should open (I'm not a scientist), but they should at least publish the stages and metrics needed for each stage.

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That’s because they don’t have a plan and haven’t even submitted an opening plan to the State.[/quote]

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