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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Let me bring this up to a larger point. It is not the job of the public school system to make sure your special snowflake is challenged. It is the job of a school system to ensure students meet a basic level of preparedness for life

The reality is most of you complaining on here should be thankful for any type of program at all for the top when they don't need anything to be successful

PS I do know tons of evidence that shows going to private vs public school doesn't have any impact on life either once you normalize for raw talent coming in. [/quote]

Yes, this is the MCPS position. You summed it up nicely and this is exactly why they will shut down the GT/magnet program. They do not see it as important to spend $$ here.

If you track the budget and county finances you will know its about to get much worse. If the Kirwan commission recommendation goes through next year-which is probably will then MCPS is royally screwed. When the county loses 70% of state funding and has to come up with it at the county level it will be a blood bath. There is no way that the magnet program would survive.

MCPS is in deep budget trouble even without the potential of losing more state funding. There is no money for the extended year programs. There is no money for the curriculum replacement. The debt service and deferred maintenance along with payroll is eating up everything in the budget. There is no money for school construction which makes the deferred maintenance even worse. [/quote]

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