Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:50
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
And, yet, they aren't giving many slots. Einstein familes (and now Northwood) have always been the forgotten school - no renovations, no advanced classes, few clubs...
I suspect they are doing it at Einstein as they aready have the classes so it looks like they are getting something new when they aren't. Einstein only has one engineering teacher who teaches a combine two classes in one in one class period class and that's it (great teacher but stretched thin as that's not fair to anyone). How MCPS thinks this is ok is beyond me!
Isn't Einstein getting a new criteria based Biotech program, a new interet based health care program, the criteria based visual arts for the region, the criteria based music for the region plus IB?
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:50
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:All their lies about engagement make me want to breathe fire. Pretending that the design team or the spring survey or the virtual info sessions were real meaningful engagement?
This is their idea of engagement and transparency.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:50
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
Northwood still screwed. People complained about it not having an academic criteria-based program and so they added.... agroecology, whatever the heck that is?
Meanwhile Whitman still has a criteria-based humanities magnet and BCC still has a criteria-based IB magnet, and they are doubling down on local schools getting extra local set-aside seats (as many as twice their fair share, ie. 15 compared to 30 shared among the other 4 schools or 25 compared to 60 shared among the other 4 schools.). So a humanities kid from the DCC not only has to travel all the way go BCC or Whitman for a magnet, but the BCC and Whitman kids have a much higher chance of getting in.
SMH. This is all so terribly inequitable.
For the record, approximately 100 BCC students do the full IB diploma per grade level and lots more take some IB courses. Reducing local seats to 15-25 per grade will be a huge cut in local opportunities for BCC students. By contrast, an Einstein student would have access to both local Einstein only IB seats with no criteria or seat cap restrictions AND regional criteria seats at BCC. So it cuts both ways.
The IB program at Einstein is very small and unlikely to survive having 10-20 kids per grade go to BCC. Kids will not have access to both.
It will survive as it always has. Einstein admin don't like AP classes. They will keep it even though few graduate from an IB diploma. 10-20 students out of what 400-500 is nothing. The issue is will Einstein survive this without advanced classes as families will not move to go to Einstein and some will leave (like us).
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:48
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
And, yet, they aren't giving many slots. Einstein familes (and now Northwood) have always been the forgotten school - no renovations, no advanced classes, few clubs...
I suspect they are doing it at Einstein as they aready have the classes so it looks like they are getting something new when they aren't. Einstein only has one engineering teacher who teaches a combine two classes in one in one class period class and that's it (great teacher but stretched thin as that's not fair to anyone). How MCPS thinks this is ok is beyond me!
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:46
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
Northwood still screwed. People complained about it not having an academic criteria-based program and so they added.... agroecology, whatever the heck that is?
Meanwhile Whitman still has a criteria-based humanities magnet and BCC still has a criteria-based IB magnet, and they are doubling down on local schools getting extra local set-aside seats (as many as twice their fair share, ie. 15 compared to 30 shared among the other 4 schools or 25 compared to 60 shared among the other 4 schools.). So a humanities kid from the DCC not only has to travel all the way go BCC or Whitman for a magnet, but the BCC and Whitman kids have a much higher chance of getting in.
SMH. This is all so terribly inequitable.
For the record, approximately 100 BCC students do the full IB diploma per grade level and lots more take some IB courses. Reducing local seats to 15-25 per grade will be a huge cut in local opportunities for BCC students. By contrast, an Einstein student would have access to both local Einstein only IB seats with no criteria or seat cap restrictions AND regional criteria seats at BCC. So it cuts both ways.
The IB program at Einstein is very small and unlikely to survive having 10-20 kids per grade go to BCC. Kids will not have access to both.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:43
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
Northwood still screwed. People complained about it not having an academic criteria-based program and so they added.... agroecology, whatever the heck that is?
Meanwhile Whitman still has a criteria-based humanities magnet and BCC still has a criteria-based IB magnet, and they are doubling down on local schools getting extra local set-aside seats (as many as twice their fair share, ie. 15 compared to 30 shared among the other 4 schools or 25 compared to 60 shared among the other 4 schools.). So a humanities kid from the DCC not only has to travel all the way go BCC or Whitman for a magnet, but the BCC and Whitman kids have a much higher chance of getting in.
SMH. This is all so terribly inequitable.
+1 Agroecology is so random and I have no faith that the district has any idea what it is either. The wording in some of these slides is desperate.
Is it something like the ecology program in Poolesville maybe???
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:42
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:All their lies about engagement make me want to breathe fire. Pretending that the design team or the spring survey or the virtual info sessions were real meaningful engagement?
I am curious what real meaningful engagement looks like for a system this large. I don't disagree with your premise and I share your general anger, I just don't know what the solution is.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:39
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
All their lies about engagement make me want to breathe fire. Pretending that the design team or the spring survey or the virtual info sessions were real meaningful engagement?
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:27
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
Northwood still screwed. People complained about it not having an academic criteria-based program and so they added.... agroecology, whatever the heck that is?
Meanwhile Whitman still has a criteria-based humanities magnet and BCC still has a criteria-based IB magnet, and they are doubling down on local schools getting extra local set-aside seats (as many as twice their fair share, ie. 15 compared to 30 shared among the other 4 schools or 25 compared to 60 shared among the other 4 schools.). So a humanities kid from the DCC not only has to travel all the way go BCC or Whitman for a magnet, but the BCC and Whitman kids have a much higher chance of getting in.
SMH. This is all so terribly inequitable.
For the record, approximately 100 BCC students do the full IB diploma per grade level and lots more take some IB courses. Reducing local seats to 15-25 per grade will be a huge cut in local opportunities for BCC students. By contrast, an Einstein student would have access to both local Einstein only IB seats with no criteria or seat cap restrictions AND regional criteria seats at BCC. So it cuts both ways.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:26
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
Northwood still screwed. People complained about it not having an academic criteria-based program and so they added.... agroecology, whatever the heck that is?
Meanwhile Whitman still has a criteria-based humanities magnet and BCC still has a criteria-based IB magnet, and they are doubling down on local schools getting extra local set-aside seats (as many as twice their fair share, ie. 15 compared to 30 shared among the other 4 schools or 25 compared to 60 shared among the other 4 schools.). So a humanities kid from the DCC not only has to travel all the way go BCC or Whitman for a magnet, but the BCC and Whitman kids have a much higher chance of getting in.
SMH. This is all so terribly inequitable.
+1 Agroecology is so random and I have no faith that the district has any idea what it is either. The wording in some of these slides is desperate.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:25
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
um, that AI generated picture of the kids is AWFUL.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:25
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
Northwood still screwed. People complained about it not having an academic criteria-based program and so they added.... agroecology, whatever the heck that is?
Meanwhile Whitman still has a criteria-based humanities magnet and BCC still has a criteria-based IB magnet, and they are doubling down on local schools getting extra local set-aside seats (as many as twice their fair share, ie. 15 compared to 30 shared among the other 4 schools or 25 compared to 60 shared among the other 4 schools.). So a humanities kid from the DCC not only has to travel all the way go BCC or Whitman for a magnet, but the BCC and Whitman kids have a much higher chance of getting in.
SMH. This is all so terribly inequitable.
Is this what they mean by agroecology? https://www.mymcmedia.org/teacher-fights-for-discontinued-agricultural-curriculum/ "The program covers the agricultural industry and exposes students to careers in sustainable farming, food production and environmental science, according to Miller.".
I have no problem with it in theory but it seems like it had low demand and I have no idea why they would call it a critieria-based program except if they want to try to pretend that certain schools are getting academic criteria-based programs when that's in name only...
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:23
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Someone needs to inform them to STOP saying they are doing this in iterations because it just sounds dumb at this point. What are the iterations? What are you working on each time? How long is an iteration? What are you evaluating, and what feedback came from the evaluation system?
Aren’t the supposed to be presenting a fairly well defined plan on 11/20?
I hate when people turn regular words into buzz words.
Aren’t the supposed to be presenting a fairly well defined plan on 11/20?
I hate when people turn regular words into buzz words.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 17:15
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Anonymous wrote:Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
Northwood still screwed. People complained about it not having an academic criteria-based program and so they added.... agroecology, whatever the heck that is?
Meanwhile Whitman still has a criteria-based humanities magnet and BCC still has a criteria-based IB magnet, and they are doubling down on local schools getting extra local set-aside seats (as many as twice their fair share, ie. 15 compared to 30 shared among the other 4 schools or 25 compared to 60 shared among the other 4 schools.). So a humanities kid from the DCC not only has to travel all the way go BCC or Whitman for a magnet, but the BCC and Whitman kids have a much higher chance of getting in.
SMH. This is all so terribly inequitable.
Anonymous
11/19/2025 16:54
Subject: Thursday Nov 20 BOE Discussion on Boundaries and Regional Program Model
Here's the ppt
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.
Boundary Studies Program Analysis Update 251120 PPT.pdf https://share.google/M0lQdbx2jTMlewfP9
They seem to be frantically adding programs to address concerns. BCC now getting an interest based engineering program so they can siphon off more wealthy students from Einstein and Northwood, so awesome.