Anonymous
02/07/2025 14:09
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would be very wary of a brand new charter school without even a reputation yet.
I’m trying to understand wtf a 7th grader is going to learn about “business”
Kind of like aerospace?
Anonymous
02/06/2025 20:42
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Apparently the deadline to enroll was Dec 16th 2024.
Did MCPS actually send out info about this new charter school? I don't remember getting any information about this school (DC is in 6th grade).
There was an earlier thread and folks found it listed on the special programs website plus announced in one of the Things to Know, plus in one of the BoE emails.
I think that's about enough.
How is that enough if it is something new? When my kid was in ES, we got more than on email about the lottery choice programs, their open houses. I don't remember getting any of that about this school.
It's not MCPS' job to advertise for this school.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 19:52
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Apparently the deadline to enroll was Dec 16th 2024.
Did MCPS actually send out info about this new charter school? I don't remember getting any information about this school (DC is in 6th grade).
There was an earlier thread and folks found it listed on the special programs website plus announced in one of the Things to Know, plus in one of the BoE emails.
I think that's about enough.
How is that enough if it is something new? When my kid was in ES, we got more than on email about the lottery choice programs, their open houses. I don't remember getting any of that about this school.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 19:49
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is an MCPS forum. Not a place to discuss charter schools.
Charter schools are public schools
It’s a publicly funded private school.
How does that work? Is it that they do not follow anything MCPS does, but they get funded by the county? Do they have state level testing, MAP testing and the usual stuff that MCPS does? Whom do they report to?
Anonymous
02/06/2025 19:47
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Apparently the deadline to enroll was Dec 16th 2024.
Did MCPS actually send out info about this new charter school? I don't remember getting any information about this school (DC is in 6th grade).
It was listed during the special programs.
What special programs? My kid is in a lottery magnet in 6th and our school never communicated this. Not that I would prefer a brand new charter school over our current magnet school.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 07:29
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is an MCPS forum. Not a place to discuss charter schools.
Charter schools are public schools
It’s a publicly funded private school.
= public school
Anonymous
02/06/2025 06:13
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Apparently the deadline to enroll was Dec 16th 2024.
Did MCPS actually send out info about this new charter school? I don't remember getting any information about this school (DC is in 6th grade).
There was an earlier thread and folks found it listed on the special programs website plus announced in one of the Things to Know, plus in one of the BoE emails.
I think that's about enough.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 01:54
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is an MCPS forum. Not a place to discuss charter schools.
Charter schools are public schools
It’s a publicly funded private school.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 01:30
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Apparently the deadline to enroll was Dec 16th 2024.
Did MCPS actually send out info about this new charter school? I don't remember getting any information about this school (DC is in 6th grade).
it's over communication on things that don't matter as much and none in areas that do. Did they think that by advertising everyone would go to charter?
Surely not.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 21:14
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Apparently the deadline to enroll was Dec 16th 2024.
Did MCPS actually send out info about this new charter school? I don't remember getting any information about this school (DC is in 6th grade).
It was listed during the special programs.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 20:55
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Apparently the deadline to enroll was Dec 16th 2024.
Did MCPS actually send out info about this new charter school? I don't remember getting any information about this school (DC is in 6th grade).
it's over communication on things that don't matter as much and none in areas that do. Did they think that by advertising everyone would go to charter?
Anonymous
02/05/2025 20:46
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
The school is located in Germantown. I have a feeling some parents may be interested in staying out of the public middle schools there.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 20:04
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would be very wary of a brand new charter school without even a reputation yet.
I’m trying to understand wtf a 7th grader is going to learn about “business”
They apparently have afterschool programs that they are building off of. The curriculum discussion was a few years ago at BOE.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 19:17
Subject: Charter Middle school MECCA in MCPS
Anonymous wrote:I would be very wary of a brand new charter school without even a reputation yet.
I’m trying to understand wtf a 7th grader is going to learn about “business”