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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think more and more people are waking up to the fact that all the schools around here are being overrun by underperformers which takes away time and resources from everyone else

The above average performers are either clustering in the remaining "decent school pyramids" aka the wealthier ones supplementing and desperately holding on or going private

The average performers are really hurting and I think people are waking up and saying enough is enough you need to focus on my children[/quote]

As harsh as this is, I second it in MoCo. Special needs / problem kids are taking all of the attention. I hear more and more parents telling stories of teachers lauding their children for "not causing problems." I heard one say "I hardly even notice she's there" as a positive comment. As far as parents clustering in the remaining decent pyramids, I've seen this too, which is why there's all this uproar about busing. Parents have spent $1M+ for a pyramid, and now some County Council do-gooder is going to "close the achievement gap" using kids as pawns... that's the perception. Many parents long for the days of great teachers dominating schools--today it seems like schools are mostly admin + paraeducators + big curriculum companies. It's definitely a long slide to mediocrity.[/quote]

Parents are willing to pay $1+ mil for the house in a W, but are not willing to pay teachers more. Compensation is what is needed to attract and retain top teachers who can meet the demands of special populations (ELLs, GT, FARMS, and SN). Until that happens, no progress. [/quote]

They are paying the 1 million plus to get away from the more challenging populations it has nothing to do with the teachers

Teachers don't make or break the school system.  It's all about the students.  The average caliber of a student is going down across the region which is why the school systems are going down.

Special needs and ESL populations are exploding

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[b]MCPS BOE voted to favor diversity when reworking school boundaries s[/b]o I [b]expect they'll to start bussing[/b] this population into the W schools to end the segregation. [/quote]

You expect them to do this, or is this a real proposal?  I don't follow MCPS close enough, so I'm not trying to be snarky.  [/quote]

Wrong.  Please stop spreading lies. There are 4 factors that are evaluated when looking at boundary assignments. There is not one preference over the others. [/quote]

[b]Not true - they voted to make diversity the #1 criteria[/b].[/quote]

Sorry, but you are incorrect. What they voted on was to reword part of the demographic characteristics factor to say "Options should especially strive to create a diverse student body." [/quote]

it is NOT the #1 criteria. There is no #1 criteria. There are 4 factors, one of them being demographics and not one of the factors take priority over the others. Do your research.

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