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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I KNOW that Diego's quote is correct.  My DC actually asked a Latino classmate, who he sits next to who had just won an academic award, why the classmate hadn't applied to RMIB.  The classmate didn't know it existed despite the phone calls and my DC's group talking about it non-stop all fall.

The difference is I don't blame MCPS.  They try.  I'm sure they could try harder but how much effort should they put in for how much result?

I blame Diego Uriburu, and other leaders like him, personally.  He really should be on top of trying to get the word out to the families he thinks he represents.  If he really represents them, he could do it.

Whining to get MCPS to spend 100s of thousands of dollars to do what he could do for $13,000 is silly.  He should write up a proposal for twenty five get-togethers, with $500 budgets for each HS cluster, my guess is MCPS would be happy to fund it, and get the word out to the people need to hear it.

This quote is from the article:
    “It is outrageous,” said Diego Uriburu, co-chair of the Montgomery County Latino Advocacy Coalition. “There are great inequities in terms of access. The majority of our families don’t even know these programs exist.”

Sorry, I don't buy this. I have a second grader in MCPS. I received TWO phone calls about the Parent Questionnaire and BOTH were translated completely in Spanish.

The questionnaire itself was also translated in Spanish.

If your phone number is in the directory, then you also received this message. We're at a Title 1 School, so I completely understand that some people have more barriers than others, but the above quote is just ridiculous.

So you think the guy is just making it up about lots of families not knowing the programs exist?"
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Right before the new application cycle opens, they put flyer all over the MCPS schools. Kids know (or should know) about the magnets. In addition, magnet coordinators visit schools non-stop for weeks and weeks to introduce their programs and answer questions. After schools meetings are held and everyone is invited. Multiple calls are made... I mean, that's still not enough?  [/quote]

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