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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the PP said -- if they expand the magnet programs, people will complain that they're "watered down" and "dumbed down" and so on. If they don't expand the magnet programs, people will complain that they're excluding smart kids.

If you know how to solve this problem, please run for a seat on the BoE.[/quote]
How about tracking in home schools especially at the middle school level (have a "gifted" track above the honors level classes for the top 10-20% much like AAP in Fairfax).  In addition, have magnet programs for students who are in the top 3%.  Many of these kids are one or two standard deviations away from the kids in the top 10% and would really benefit from and in many cases need a special program just like any special needs population.  You just don't have enough kids in any school cluster for them to remain in their home schools and so you do still need an Eastern/Takoma Park/Blair SMAC for this smaller group.  So leave the magnet programs alone and introduce an AAP style program in every middle school.  High schools in MCPS already have plenty of differentiation as there are plenty of AP class offerings and in addition many high schools offer classes at the high school run by Montgomery College lecturers in subjects where there isn't an equivalent AP offered.  
The population that is not currently being served by MCPS are kids in the top 10-20% (above average kids) in the elementary school and middle school years.[/quote]

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