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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SMCs will be criteria based and all others will be lottery/ interest. It’s awful![/quote]

I thought they said each of the 5 areas would have both criteria-based and interest-based options?[/quote]

Each of the 5 program areas (STEM, IB/Humanities, Arts, etc), I mean.[/quote]

Yes STEM criteria based, all others interest.[/quote]

Where did you see/hear that?  I have been following very closely and haven't seen anything like that.[/quote]

See slide 33

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DJVQ4P6782A9/$file/Sec%20Prog%20Analysis%20Boundary%20Studies%20Engaga%20Plan%20Update%20250724%20PPT.pdf[/quote]

Huh? Slide 33 doesn't say that at all.  Slide 33 is an example of one of the program categories (the STEM one), illustrating how each program will have a mix of criteria and interest-based pathways but the interest-based pathways may vary from region to region.  It says that some pathways within the program will be criteria-based (SMCS) and others will be interest-based (cyber-security, data science, etc ) The other 4 program types (IB/humanities, healthcare, arts/design, and leadership/public service) are not on this slide because it's just an example, but they will also have a mix of criteria and interest based pathways.  Have you even been watching the meetings?[/quote]

And Health shows all interest based too a few slides later . The fact they don’t describe anything else as criteria based specifically is worrisome.[/quote]

So they are proposing 5 '"programs" and then multiple pathways within each program.  Slide 33 is an example of one specific program (STEM) with what some of the pathways within it could look like. Slide 35 drills down further and gives an example of one particular pathway (in this case, the "Clinical Healthcare Pathway (interest-based)", one of multiple pathways that fall under the "Medical Science and Healthcare" program.). There will likely be a number of other pathways under Medical Science and Healthcare as well including one that is criteria-based, probably something along the lines of the Wheaton biomedical program.  Slide 35 doesn't show "all interest based' pathways for health, it literally only looks at one of the many medical science/healthcare pathways and it just happens to be an interest-based one.[/quote]

Do they have any options that teach proper use of hyphens in compound adjectives vs. predicate adjectives? [/quote]

You are asking for too much. Aside from their education degrees, the superintendent has a social studies degree and the chief academic offer has a psychology degree. The head of the consortia program driving this locomotive has a BS in Human Ecology and Education. This is the brain trust that is making the decisions for the new program initiatives in MCPS. [/quote]

Let’s keep this discussion relevant.  Plenty of people have various degrees in various fields.  And the Superintendent has a doctorate in education and a MBA.[/quote]

Their subject area expertise is relevant. Take a look at the magnet curriculum. No one in central office knows what it takes to sequence and build that program. You can’t push copy and paste on something like this.[/quote]

Second this. A PhD in education and a MBA doesn’t warrant one understand other subjects. Apparently Dr. Taylor is good at politics (MBA experience does help?), but he has no enthusiasm nor expertise in education. This is a tragedy for MCPS. [/quote]

DP.  I don’t get the complaint.  He has a PhD in education.  What would you like to see?  A higher degree in STEM specifically?  (I disagree that STEM is most important, but I see the slant of this board.)[/quote]

Has a PhD degree != has expertise in.
In my mind, a good educator at least should have empathy and opening heart for listening and learning. Unfortunately, he has none of these traits.

Check out other threads on this platform about him. He is praised for being able to secure MCPS budget and fits into the MoCo political circle quite quickly, but criticized for cancelling special education programs, and not willing to hear any opinions but just sticking on his policies with an attitude that "you guys are idiots, and I'm correct". This is far away from a good educator. Dismantling these successful county-wide programs is just another good example to demonstrate that. I feel sorry for MCPS kids and teachers. This guy has no mercy. [/quote]

Okay— to be clear I was inquiring what was wrong with his educational background.  I wasn’t arguing that his educational background should be in itself sufficient.[/quote]

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