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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They tried putting high profile programs in low income schools.  How are those IB programs going at Watkins Mill and Kennedy?[/quote]

I thought the Watkins Mill IB program was considered pretty successful?  I know the one at Kennedy is not good and is generally avoided but that doesn't make all of them bad [/quote]

Not sure I'd consider Watkins Mill successful....  https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DHXL5Z54F2FC/$file/MCPS%20IB%20Program%20Statistics.pdf

And yes, it's still a new program. But MCPS also hasn't done any analysis to determine what is working and what isn't. [/quote]

Doesn't look that bad to me given nearly all the students receive farms[/quote]

That's fair, but if you're a region 5 parent with a high achieving child, are you sending them to an IB program where only 17% of students are passing the IB math exam?  [/quote]

Only 40% of MCPS seniors graduate proficient in math. This is the school system we all send our kids to. Those with education/resources see when our kids are failing and help our kids either ourselves or hire tutors.[/quote]

And instead of addressing this fact, MCPS is squandering resources patching together 100 regional HS programs with homemade curriculum and an inequitable transportation plan that requires students to travel to home high schools to catch a bus to their regional high school, something that will greatly depress regional program sign-ups. We have wasted too many resources on this already.[/quote]

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