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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting rid of a scarcity model and expanding access to programs seems like a good goal if we are going to have programs at all.[/quote]

It's a great goal. But how they are saying they will implement it (with no new resources, no plans for recruiting or training teachers, no actual full curricula planned - they will only think about 8th grade first and then figure out 10th grade, etc - and no considerations about what happens when only the programs in the rich schools succeed) s incredibly stupid.[/quote]

If they are replicating the existing programs is there new curricula to develop? If they think mostly current teachers can teach the classes, could this work? Also there are a lot of fed scientists and policy experts who may be interested in a career change right now.[/quote]
They might try to replicate existing programs but are also proposing many new ones. For example there is currently no criteria based performing arts magnet so that will be new. As to your assertion that current teachers and/or fed scientists can just teach the new classes, that's ridiculous. For example the proposed Medical Science and Healthcare programs at Einstein will be new. Who is going to teach these courses when Einstein loses staff due to the boundary study reducing enrollment and therefore staff allocation? Many of these programs will be set up to fail.[/quote]

But enrollment would also increase if students enroll in the regional programs, which means staff allocations would increase accordingly.[/quote]

For Einstein it will likely be a net loss of students on top of the reduction in enrollment due to the boundary change. I don't know how things work in your universe but here in our universe when the school population goes from 2000 to 1600 plus or minus 200 students for regional programs they will lose staff. Einstein will not be getting new staff.[/quote]

They're getting the same teacher allocation as any other high school based on their enrollment, including any students enrolled in regional programs.[/quote]

So we agree that the proposed program model does not add staff for the programs. In the case of Einstein, which will have lower enrollment, they will have fewer staff than they do now.

I also am glad you agree with me that high schools do not get additional staff based on their FARMS rates.[/quote]

It doesn't matter if a student is in a program or not. The teacher allocation is going to correspond to the number of students. The principal is responsible for using their staffing allocation to cover the programs at their school.[/quote]

The programs are being imposed on principals without their input (or knowledge, apparently, given they are attending community engagement sessions to get the scoop) so that's going to go super well[/quote]

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