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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pushback on the viability of recreating magnet programs on regional basis:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/13/mcps-program-changes-concerns/[/quote]

Good, and we need a lot more of this. It was strategic that they introduced this proposal during the summer, when fewer parents and teachers are paying attention. They sought no input, and they thought they could build momentum for it before there the pushback.

The best comment is the final line: “Because we can have all these wonderful regions … but if we still have a disparity in the outcomes, are we really putting the equity lens on that?” This is what I keep coming back to regarding the proposal: what does it actually fix? What's the point of destroying these great programs? There's no logic or rationale to it.

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They are not destroying the programs. They are expanding access to the programs for the great many who are able to handle the rigor but did not have application luck. [/quote]

They ARE dismantling the magnet programs. There are insufficient teachers who can teach advanced programs. From the article: Taylor said the district’s recommendation includes areas of certification the district offers, but he doesn’t know if there’s interest from faculty to “dive in and hyper-specialize.”

He doesn't know. That means he is making decisions with insufficient information. You can't expand programs without trained, hyper-specialized teachers for those programs.

The actual number of highly able students are insufficient to form regional magnets. We aren't provided information on these numbers because it likely would show that the number of highly able students cab't support rigorous magnets in all regions.[/quote]
+1  The regional IB programs IBDP pass rate is much lower than RMIB's.  That tells you that even the 4 regional programs they created a few years ago aren't as successful.  Those programs don't offer some of the HL classes that RMIB does. Why? Because there is not enough interest and probably the teachers don't want to teach it/aren't certified to teach it.

And now MCPS wants to expand it to 6 regionals?  Makes zero sense to do that.[/quote]

Why would Taylor want to break something that is highly successful? I listen to staff, and it seems like they have already made up their minds, but don't really have the data to back up their actions. getting rid of the magnet programming will have negative consequences for the school district. [/quote]

Who says it's highly successful? A few parents who don't want to change? I don't see it--there's just a few school clusters benefitting from the most selective programs (which points to the issue that the programs are too far away or too inaccessible for some parts of the county).  [/quote]

Any programs that produces more NMSF winners than all other county high schools COMBINED, I would consider them highly successful. [/quote]
Unfortunately, no  program in the county does that.
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Shows how little you know about magnets[/quote]
Actually, it shows that I know more about the magnets than you do. 
No program in the county produces more NMSFS than all the other county schools combined. None 
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appears magnet programs [b]collectively[/b] produced 87 (blair, RM, and PHS) out of 140 total for mcps. that's pretty special if you ask me[/quote]
That's collectively, not single program. [/quote]

Genius. :roll: [/quote]
That was the claim, idiot [/quote]

Oh nice. The magnet program does produce more NMSF than all other high schools combined. It’s a factually correct statement. Use your common sense. Dimwit.[/quote]

Nope, not even close.

2025: Blair 42, all other MCPS high schools 98: https://www.mymcmedia.org/158-county-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/
2024: Blair 41, all other MCPS high schools 121 https://www.mymcmedia.org/186-county-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists/
2023: [/quote]

Wow, you are really not very smart. MCPS magnet program includes RMIB and PHS too. Where are their numbers? [/quote]

Huh?  There's no "magnet program" that includes multiple schools.  There are lots of individual magnet programs (about a dozen.) People usually say "the magnet program" to refer either to Blair, or at certain individual schools they might mean that school's magnet program.  [/quote]

LOL. You must be new to MCPS. Carry on. [/quote]
It's not a shame to admit you're wrong.  As the PP said, there's no magnet program that includes multiple schools. If you say you're in a magnet program,  people would ask you which one?[/quote]

MCPS magnet program has three county wide programs. Are you arguing that is not the case? WTF? [/quote]

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