Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:25
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Seems like it. Thoughts? What should we do about this?
What’s gonna happen to Einstein?
Boundary study options all pull lower FARMS schools out of Einstein/higher FARMS schools into it and the regional magnet program will pull higher achieving kids into magnets placed at other schools within the region leaving existing programs at Einstein without students and therefore without funding. MCPS is taking a school with a diverse socioeconomic population and good programs, which has been a relative success story, and cutting it off at the knees (and uniquely so among all the rest of the schools at issue). Parents in boundary need to speak up!
Einstein gets no regional program? What about IB, VAPA, or VAC?
VAPA will only be available for students zoned to Einstein. If there isn't enough interest, they will take it away. Same with IB which is currently quite small - with the reduction in the student body and lack of DCC choice process, who knows if they will still offer it.
They are proposing Einstein keep VAC though most of the students that attend VAC currently are from West county schools so makes no sense
That’s ridiculous. VAPA and VAC are Einstein identities. Why not make VAPA a regional program?
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:23
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Seems like it. Thoughts? What should we do about this?
What’s gonna happen to Einstein?
Boundary study options all pull lower FARMS schools out of Einstein/higher FARMS schools into it and the regional magnet program will pull higher achieving kids into magnets placed at other schools within the region leaving existing programs at Einstein without students and therefore without funding. MCPS is taking a school with a diverse socioeconomic population and good programs, which has been a relative success story, and cutting it off at the knees (and uniquely so among all the rest of the schools at issue). Parents in boundary need to speak up!
Einstein gets no regional program? What about IB, VAPA, or VAC?
Regional IB goes to BCC. Regional performing arts go to Northwood. Einstein keeps regional visual arts only plus education which as I understand it is low interest. BCC also gets humanities magnet. Someone on another thread suggested as a minimum advocating for humanities magnet at Einstein and education at BCC since they have some sort of preschool training piece.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:22
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Seems like it. Thoughts? What should we do about this?
What’s gonna happen to Einstein?
Boundary study options all pull lower FARMS schools out of Einstein/higher FARMS schools into it and the regional magnet program will pull higher achieving kids into magnets placed at other schools within the region leaving existing programs at Einstein without students and therefore without funding. MCPS is taking a school with a diverse socioeconomic population and good programs, which has been a relative success story, and cutting it off at the knees (and uniquely so among all the rest of the schools at issue). Parents in boundary need to speak up!
Einstein gets no regional program? What about IB, VAPA, or VAC?
VAPA will only be available for students zoned to Einstein. If there isn't enough interest, they will take it away. Same with IB which is currently quite small - with the reduction in the student body and lack of DCC choice process, who knows if they will still offer it.
They are proposing Einstein keep VAC though most of the students that attend VAC currently are from West county schools so makes no sense
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:20
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
And note, there aren't a lot of special programs in Whitman and BCC so they are just gaining resources they don't need while Einstein's resources will be reduced (their programs rely on interested students choosing Einstein through the choice process - without the DCC they will be weakened if not totally eliminated).
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:19
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Seems like it. Thoughts? What should we do about this?
What’s gonna happen to Einstein?
Boundary study options all pull lower FARMS schools out of Einstein/higher FARMS schools into it and the regional magnet program will pull higher achieving kids into magnets placed at other schools within the region leaving existing programs at Einstein without students and therefore without funding. MCPS is taking a school with a diverse socioeconomic population and good programs, which has been a relative success story, and cutting it off at the knees (and uniquely so among all the rest of the schools at issue). Parents in boundary need to speak up!
Einstein gets no regional program? What about IB, VAPA, or VAC?
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:15
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
If they’re going to do all these split articulations anyway they should pull Town of Kensington kids within the Einstein walk zone into the school. That might get people’s attention.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:15
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
This entire program proposal is extremely rushed and haphazard. Implementation is going to be a huge sh&t show and in the meantime programs that have been around for decades in the DCC will be decimated. They are claiming it will be more "equitable" but they are actually just pushing uniformity, which isn't equity. There isn't even a budget for it.
Email and call the BOE members (they have phone numbers). Especially the ones running for County Council. Call Will Jawando, chair of the County Council's Education and Culture Committee. Take up a staffer's time.
Email and call the BOE members (they have phone numbers). Especially the ones running for County Council. Call Will Jawando, chair of the County Council's Education and Culture Committee. Take up a staffer's time.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:13
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Seems like it. Thoughts? What should we do about this?
What’s gonna happen to Einstein?
Boundary study options all pull lower FARMS schools out of Einstein/higher FARMS schools into it and the regional magnet program will pull higher achieving kids into magnets placed at other schools within the region leaving existing programs at Einstein without students and therefore without funding. MCPS is taking a school with a diverse socioeconomic population and good programs, which has been a relative success story, and cutting it off at the knees (and uniquely so among all the rest of the schools at issue). Parents in boundary need to speak up!
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:01
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Anonymous wrote:Seems like it. Thoughts? What should we do about this?
What’s gonna happen to Einstein?
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:01
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Yes, most definitely. If this bothers you, please write to the BOE and show up at meetings. Try to get parents in the cluster involved.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 19:59
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Anonymous wrote:Yes! FARMS and EML rated go up in at least 3 of the 4 options. Electives that would attract students outside of their home school will likely go away due to low enrollment and/or lack of teacher allocations.
Einstein already has limited classes. How much more can they cut?
Anonymous
10/07/2025 19:58
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Yes, very much so.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 19:51
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Yes! FARMS and EML rated go up in at least 3 of the 4 options. Electives that would attract students outside of their home school will likely go away due to low enrollment and/or lack of teacher allocations.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 19:44
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
No.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 19:39
Subject: Is Einstein getting totally screwed in the boundary and program study proposals?
Seems like it. Thoughts? What should we do about this?