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Anonymous wrote:Regional model starts 2027 not 2026

No matter current 8th grader or 7th grader, they both face significant loss of magnet teachers and electives for junior and senior years when regional model kicks in. Blair SMCS will receive about 25% of its current staff FTE so some magnet teachers have to leave.

This speculation is a question for another thread.

This is not speculation. I asked Jennie Franklin in person and this is the answer I got: "RMIB and Blair SMCS will receive the same amount of funding with other programs in their respective regions in the regional model". and you can do the math. The current funding level can be checked in the 2016 METIS report. But of course, CO staffers have different "clarifications" all over the place so what Jennie Franklin spoke could be totally BS. In case they can receive the same level of funding, other programs in the same region will receive even less.

I don't understand why STEM programming for highly able students has been cast in such a negative light in this county, as if such an education isn't necessary to advance the world. Anybody else see the CRISPR students from Georgia that aired on 60 minutes last night?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEj5I4CBbgU

As a magnet parent, I received a summary newsletter for past year's achievement from magnet foundation this morning. So many shining records from our current students and alumni for just the past year from national 1st place to international gold medal, from national academy fellows to first alumni in space, etc. Yet, Taylor and BOE just go straight ahead and put down every of their efforts to destroy this 40-year successful program that produced numerous alumni shining everywhere on U.S. STEM fields.

SHAME ON YOUR, DR. TAYLOR and BOE!

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Anonymous wrote:Regional model starts 2027 not 2026

No matter current 8th grader or 7th grader, they both face significant loss of magnet teachers and electives for junior and senior years when regional model kicks in. Blair SMCS will receive about 25% of its current staff FTE so some magnet teachers have to leave.

This speculation is a question for another thread.

This is not speculation. I asked Jennie Franklin in person and this is the answer I got: "RMIB and Blair SMCS will receive the same amount of funding with other programs in their respective regions in the regional model". and you can do the math. The current funding level can be checked in the 2016 METIS report. But of course, CO staffers have different "clarifications" all over the place so what Jennie Franklin spoke could be totally BS. In case they can receive the same level of funding, other programs in the same region will receive even less.

Current 8th-11th graders are NOT IN THE REGIONAL MODEL.

Oh geez, you don't get it. They start roll in the regional model in 2027, so the SMCS will need to cut back funding significantly starting from 2027. They may give 3-year ramp-down to reduce the funding but you need to face the fact that staff funding will be reduced gradually (if not abruptly) between 2027 - 2031.

The #of students is also ramping down gradually, so they'll need less staff.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Regional model starts 2027 not 2026

No matter current 8th grader or 7th grader, they both face significant loss of magnet teachers and electives for junior and senior years when regional model kicks in. Blair SMCS will receive about 25% of its current staff FTE so some magnet teachers have to leave.

This speculation is a question for another thread.

This is not speculation. I asked Jennie Franklin in person and this is the answer I got: "RMIB and Blair SMCS will receive the same amount of funding with other programs in their respective regions in the regional model". and you can do the math. The current funding level can be checked in the 2016 METIS report. But of course, CO staffers have different "clarifications" all over the place so what Jennie Franklin spoke could be totally BS. In case they can receive the same level of funding, other programs in the same region will receive even less.

I don't understand why STEM programming for highly able students has been cast in such a negative light in this county, as if such an education isn't necessary to advance the world. Anybody else see the CRISPR students from Georgia that aired on 60 minutes last night?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEj5I4CBbgU

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Regional model starts 2027 not 2026

No matter current 8th grader or 7th grader, they both face significant loss of magnet teachers and electives for junior and senior years when regional model kicks in. Blair SMCS will receive about 25% of its current staff FTE so some magnet teachers have to leave.

This speculation is a question for another thread.

This is not speculation. I asked Jennie Franklin in person and this is the answer I got: "RMIB and Blair SMCS will receive the same amount of funding with other programs in their respective regions in the regional model". and you can do the math. The current funding level can be checked in the 2016 METIS report. But of course, CO staffers have different "clarifications" all over the place so what Jennie Franklin spoke could be totally BS. In case they can receive the same level of funding, other programs in the same region will receive even less.

Current 8th-11th graders are NOT IN THE REGIONAL MODEL.

Oh geez, you don't get it. They start roll in the regional model in 2027, so the SMCS will need to cut back funding significantly starting from 2027. They may give 3-year ramp-down to reduce the funding but you need to face the fact that staff funding will be reduced gradually (if not abruptly) between 2027 - 2031.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Regional model starts 2027 not 2026

No matter current 8th grader or 7th grader, they both face significant loss of magnet teachers and electives for junior and senior years when regional model kicks in. Blair SMCS will receive about 25% of its current staff FTE so some magnet teachers have to leave.

This speculation is a question for another thread.

This is not speculation. I asked Jennie Franklin in person and this is the answer I got: "RMIB and Blair SMCS will receive the same amount of funding with other programs in their respective regions in the regional model". and you can do the math. The current funding level can be checked in the 2016 METIS report. But of course, CO staffers have different "clarifications" all over the place so what Jennie Franklin spoke could be totally BS. In case they can receive the same level of funding, other programs in the same region will receive even less.

Current 8th-11th graders are NOT IN THE REGIONAL MODEL.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Regional model starts 2027 not 2026

No matter current 8th grader or 7th grader, they both face significant loss of magnet teachers and electives for junior and senior years when regional model kicks in. Blair SMCS will receive about 25% of its current staff FTE so some magnet teachers have to leave.

This speculation is a question for another thread.

This is not speculation. I asked Jennie Franklin in person and this is the answer I got: "RMIB and Blair SMCS will receive the same amount of funding with other programs in their respective regions in the regional model". and you can do the math. The current funding level can be checked in the 2016 METIS report. But of course, CO staffers have different "clarifications" all over the place so what Jennie Franklin spoke could be totally BS. In case they can receive the same level of funding, other programs in the same region will receive even less.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Regional model starts 2027 not 2026

No matter current 8th grader or 7th grader, they both face significant loss of magnet teachers and electives for junior and senior years when regional model kicks in. Blair SMCS will receive about 25% of its current staff FTE so some magnet teachers have to leave.

This speculation is a question for another thread.

Anonymous wrote:Regional model starts 2027 not 2026

No matter current 8th grader or 7th grader, they both face significant loss of magnet teachers and electives for junior and senior years when regional model kicks in. Blair SMCS will receive about 25% of its current staff FTE so some magnet teachers have to leave.

Regional model starts 2027 not 2026

Anonymous wrote:Can they skip FoCS all together? If they take FoCS in ith, what do they take in 8th at Blair SMCS?

No.

Middle school FoCS (and maybe regular HS FoCS but, I don't know) has some overlap but covers much less than Magnet FoCS A.

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Anonymous wrote:Can they skip FoCS all together? If they take FoCS in 8th, what do they take in 9th at Blair SMCS?

Should say 8th

Ask Mr. O who might be able to arrange an assessment for skipping. No worries for now as there are plenty CS electives and I personally never heard of any kids skipping the algorithm course. Not sure about the new freshmen next year as the regional model is going to hit really hard at electives. My DC was already at USACO silver and had a very good standing on leetcode and codeforces leadboards when entering 9th grade. He didn't ask to skip foundation A, which turned out to be a relaxing time during the day when other courseloads were pretty heavy for a freshmen.

Anonymous wrote:Can they skip FoCS all together? If they take FoCS in 8th, what do they take in 9th at Blair SMCS?

Should say 8th

Can they skip FoCS all together? If they take FoCS in ith, what do they take in 9th at Blair SMCS?

I think it's intro Python

At Blair SMCS, after Foundations of Computer Science A in 9th grade fall semester, students have the option to skip
Foundations of Computer Science B in spring semester, and this makes sense for some reason.

The A course covers binary numbers an Boolean logic, expression notations, a little Excel and Python, and other bits and pieces of intro CS theory.

What is the content of the B course?