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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the ppt 
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
 
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.[/quote]

And, yet, they aren't giving many slots.  Einstein familes (and now Northwood) have always been the forgotten school - no renovations, no advanced classes, few clubs...

I suspect they are doing it at Einstein as they aready have the classes so it looks like they are getting something new when they aren't.  Einstein only has one engineering teacher who teaches a combine two classes in one in one class period class and that's it (great teacher but stretched thin as that's not fair to anyone).  How MCPS thinks this is ok is beyond me![/quote]

Isn't Einstein getting a new criteria based Biotech program, a new interet based health care program, the criteria based visual arts for the region, the criteria based music for the region plus IB?

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The biotech program will be a glorified lab tech training program.

https://marylandpublicschools.org/programs/documents/cte/standards/hhs_biotechnology-a.pdf[/quote]

Umm what role do you think as HS student would qualify for beyond a glorified lab tech???  That alone doesn’t mean they can’t create a program that exposes kids to research, science and the opportunities to explore biotechnology.

I have my issues with how this is going but I think you’re barking up the wrong tree.[/quote]

Compare that curriculum to the ones for the STEM programs at Blair and Poolesville. Are they even remotely similar? No. MCPS is developing direct-entry career pathways and trying to sell them as advanced college prep programs. It’s dishonest and parents are going to be pissed when it turns out their kid isn’t in a [b]pre-pre-med [/b]track, but a track to work an entry-level job at LabCorp.

https://old.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/courses.php

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wOQxSa4R9M18B0DT0JrSnBFs50XKe0QGXa36rw5xIkU/edit?tab=t.0[/quote]

🙄 a pre-pre-med track.  You mean HS.

There is no such thing as a pre-pre-med track.  That’s made up.  Premed is the set of classes that must show in a collegiate level transcript to qualify for medical school application.  That’s it. [/quote]

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