Anonymous
12/02/2025 20:14
Subject: Blair SMCS "Foundations of Computer Science B"
Anonymous wrote: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.
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
OK, I'll bite. What exactly does "advance the world" actually mean? Don't great artists, skilled public servants, excellent teachers, and writers who express the human condition "advance the world"? What about social workers, journalists, or musicians? Can you be more specific? And then could you follow up by explaining how STEM has been "cast in a negative light" when it is all that anyone seems to fund, discuss, or aspire to?
Anonymous
12/01/2025 22:28
Subject: Blair SMCS "Foundations of Computer Science B"
Anonymous wrote: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.
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
Did't but plan to. Could be helpful if someone who already watched could post a summary of the 60min segment.
Anonymous
12/01/2025 17:10
Subject: Blair SMCS "Foundations of Computer Science B"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
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.
2nd floor poster was asking about skipping 9th grade CS class, so I was sharing a realistic concern that electives for junior and senior years for the upcoming freshmen will be significantly reduced due to reduce of students and staffs. This is a realistic concern for a student who is enthusiastic and well-prepared for CS. Mine is one of these kind of students, who had exhausted all CS electives and currently a TA for a CS elective. I'm not deviating from the question.
You are correct. Anyway your student can pick up courses at UMD? Hard to imagine that MC would have advanced enough coursework.
Anonymous
12/01/2025 15:14
Subject: Blair SMCS "Foundations of Computer Science B"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
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.
2nd floor poster was asking about skipping 9th grade CS class, so I was sharing a realistic concern that electives for junior and senior years for the upcoming freshmen will be significantly reduced due to reduce of students and staffs. This is a realistic concern for a student who is enthusiastic and well-prepared for CS. Mine is one of these kind of students, who had exhausted all CS electives and currently a TA for a CS elective. I'm not deviating from the question.