I think they SHOULD end this program. Why would only a small area of the county have middle school choice? And why are we paying for bussing to multiple schools for one area.

I am an elementary school teacher at a school that feeds into this consortia. Many of the 5th graders do not like being forced to choose a program. They do not like leaving their friends. And when I drive to school it is absolutely ridiculous that one intersection has 3 bus stops- one for each school. The kids are told to wait on opposite corners for their bus. What a waste of transportation money.

Anonymous wrote:It is highly unlikely they will kill the DCC and NEC but keep the MSMC.

+1 makes sense. Seems like they want to get away from the countywide magnet model and large consortia which was intended to make lower income schools more attractive to higher income families, but means some kids go to school far from their homes. In principle I guess they want to make all the schools attractive but can they achieve this? It is a worthy goal but feels very rushed and might make things worse.

It is highly unlikely they will kill the DCC and NEC but keep the MSMC.

If facilities become a talking point, Loiederman has a quite new performing arts space that can't be moved to another school, so it's at least possible that strengths in the performing arts will continue to be concentrated there (whatever organizational method will be used).

This hasn't been announced yet, but logic dictates that that will be the case, as they are turning the hated program analysis to middle schools now. In high schools, they are getting rid of the DCC and NCC, which operate similarly to the middle schools choice interest-based magnets.

With the push to equalize all opportunities on the HS level ( even if that means reducing them), it seems unlikely local programs will continue on the MS level.

Anonymous wrote:This was posted in another thread. Is it true? Is MCPS going to end the Loiderman, Argyle, and Parkland consortium like they’re ending the DCC? Why?

“But it might not matter. MCPS is planning to change middle school programs too. Probably Loiderman, Argyle and Parkland won’t stay the same as they are now. Why leave a middle school consortium in place after ending the two high school consortia?”

Even this initial post sounds speculative. Let's definitely try to keep sharing what we learn here.

We're at Loiederman and have heard nothing about any expected changes. The MSMC was originally funded on a grant, but I assume any obligations to that are long past.

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Anonymous wrote:Supposed to announce their plan for MS in the Oct BOE meeting. And ready or not, they will start implementation in January 2026, so current 7th grader will be the first batch eating crabs (or sh*ts more likely)

Did they ask parents or students if they want that to happen? Have they done any surveys about middle school programs?

Back in March or so, they sent out a survey, asking if we could add new programs, what would you prefer? That to me and I believe to nearly everyone sounds like they will add one or two special programs, which sounds nice, isn’t it? Then they dropped the regional model in June, collected a so-called study team involving community members, but just push their agenda forward no matter what other study team member says. You can read the article on Bethesda magazine about the shady story. So no, there’s zero feedback collection step.

WTF? That’s sucks!

Typo. Should be “that” not “that’s.”

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Anonymous wrote:Supposed to announce their plan for MS in the Oct BOE meeting. And ready or not, they will start implementation in January 2026, so current 7th grader will be the first batch eating crabs (or sh*ts more likely)

Did they ask parents or students if they want that to happen? Have they done any surveys about middle school programs?

Back in March or so, they sent out a survey, asking if we could add new programs, what would you prefer? That to me and I believe to nearly everyone sounds like they will add one or two special programs, which sounds nice, isn’t it? Then they dropped the regional model in June, collected a so-called study team involving community members, but just push their agenda forward no matter what other study team member says. You can read the article on Bethesda magazine about the shady story. So no, there’s zero feedback collection step.

WTF? That’s sucks!

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Anonymous wrote:Supposed to announce their plan for MS in the Oct BOE meeting. And ready or not, they will start implementation in January 2026, so current 7th grader will be the first batch eating crabs (or sh*ts more likely)

Did they ask parents or students if they want that to happen? Have they done any surveys about middle school programs?

Back in March or so, they sent out a survey, asking if we could add new programs, what would you prefer? That to me and I believe to nearly everyone sounds like they will add one or two special programs, which sounds nice, isn’t it? Then they dropped the regional model in June, collected a so-called study team involving community members, but just push their agenda forward no matter what other study team member says. You can read the article on Bethesda magazine about the shady story. So no, there’s zero feedback collection step.

Anonymous wrote:Supposed to announce their plan for MS in the Oct BOE meeting. And ready or not, they will start implementation in January 2026, so current 7th grader will be the first batch eating crabs (or sh*ts more likely)

Did they ask parents or students if they want that to happen? Have they done any surveys about middle school programs?

Supposed to announce their plan for MS in the Oct BOE meeting. And ready or not, they will start implementation in January 2026, so current 7th grader will be the first batch eating crabs (or sh*ts more likely)

They haven't announced the proposed changes for middle school programs yet.

This was posted in another thread. Is it true? Is MCPS going to end the Loiderman, Argyle, and Parkland consortium like they’re ending the DCC? Why?

“But it might not matter. MCPS is planning to change middle school programs too. Probably Loiderman, Argyle and Parkland won’t stay the same as they are now. Why leave a middle school consortium in place after ending the two high school consortia?”