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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

The housing prices are going up as the flippers come in so in 10 years if families don’t bail, the demographics could look different.

In my neighborhood the people who are paying 1.5 million to live in new builds in the Einstein district have private school stickers on their cars.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

It’s extremely frustrating. Their Performing Arts Pathways slide is very reminiscent of Einstein’s VAPA pathway—actually, not just reminiscent, it’s practically identical. So I don’t understand why Einstein can’t have the full Performing Arts Regional program if it’s clearly so heavily influenced by what we already have. Einstein should have the regional Visual Arts and Performing Arts programs—it’s only fair.

I really think it's because Einstein will not have enough seats to host a popular regional program like that. They're trying to solve for overcrowding there and also fill up the new seats at Northwood.

That doesn’t make sense. Only four other schools can apply to this regional program. It’s basically VAPA with an application. Considering that the majority of Einstein’s student body is in VAPA, how can they create a regional program with a maximum of, what, 120 students and say Einstein can’t handle that number—when the current VAPA already far exceeds that number? The “overcrowding” excuse is tired and doesn’t hold up.

Einstein currently has fifteen portables. Overcrowding is real.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

It’s extremely frustrating. Their Performing Arts Pathways slide is very reminiscent of Einstein’s VAPA pathway—actually, not just reminiscent, it’s practically identical. So I don’t understand why Einstein can’t have the full Performing Arts Regional program if it’s clearly so heavily influenced by what we already have. Einstein should have the regional Visual Arts and Performing Arts programs—it’s only fair.

I really think it's because Einstein will not have enough seats to host a popular regional program like that. They're trying to solve for overcrowding there and also fill up the new seats at Northwood.

That doesn’t make sense. Only four other schools can apply to this regional program. It’s basically VAPA with an application. Considering that the majority of Einstein’s student body is in VAPA, how can they create a regional program with a maximum of, what, 120 students and say Einstein can’t handle that number—when the current VAPA already far exceeds that number? The “overcrowding” excuse is tired and doesn’t hold up.

It's all tied up with the new boundary options that don't touch BCC or Whitman. They don't want to create space at Einstein for a program byoving kids to BCC, lest they anger the Wealthy White overlords.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

You all have been whining on here for months about Einstein not getting a criteria-based program and not having enough science, and now MCPS has put a criteria-based science program at Einstein and you're still whining.

I thinks it’s only 1 or 2 people who’s been whining.

Why does this matter to you? Your children already have access to everything they need and want. Instead of supporting equity for all students, you're more focused on tearing others down when they voice legitimate concerns. Why should some schools be well-resourced and others left behind? MCPS talks a lot about equity, opportunity, and inclusion—but this new regional model and the elimination of the DCC go directly against those values. If regional models are such a great idea, then apply first to the W schools and B-CC. Leave the DCC alone and let it continue to serve as a model for true diversity and access.

In reality the DCC has not been anything close to a model for true diversity and access.

-DCC parent

Nice white parents who pat themselves on the back for living in the DCC refuse to believe it doesn’t work for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

It’s extremely frustrating. Their Performing Arts Pathways slide is very reminiscent of Einstein’s VAPA pathway—actually, not just reminiscent, it’s practically identical. So I don’t understand why Einstein can’t have the full Performing Arts Regional program if it’s clearly so heavily influenced by what we already have. Einstein should have the regional Visual Arts and Performing Arts programs—it’s only fair.

I really think it's because Einstein will not have enough seats to host a popular regional program like that. They're trying to solve for overcrowding there and also fill up the new seats at Northwood.

That doesn’t make sense. Only four other schools can apply to this regional program. It’s basically VAPA with an application. Considering that the majority of Einstein’s student body is in VAPA, how can they create a regional program with a maximum of, what, 120 students and say Einstein can’t handle that number—when the current VAPA already far exceeds that number? The “overcrowding” excuse is tired and doesn’t hold up.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

You all have been whining on here for months about Einstein not getting a criteria-based program and not having enough science, and now MCPS has put a criteria-based science program at Einstein and you're still whining.

I thinks it’s only 1 or 2 people who’s been whining.

Why does this matter to you? Your children already have access to everything they need and want. Instead of supporting equity for all students, you're more focused on tearing others down when they voice legitimate concerns. Why should some schools be well-resourced and others left behind? MCPS talks a lot about equity, opportunity, and inclusion—but this new regional model and the elimination of the DCC go directly against those values. If regional models are such a great idea, then apply first to the W schools and B-CC. Leave the DCC alone and let it continue to serve as a model for true diversity and access.

In reality the DCC has not been anything close to a model for true diversity and access.

-DCC parent

+1
-Another DCC parent

The DCC adds access in an inequitable way and hurts Kennedy which needs the most resources.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

You all have been whining on here for months about Einstein not getting a criteria-based program and not having enough science, and now MCPS has put a criteria-based science program at Einstein and you're still whining.

I thinks it’s only 1 or 2 people who’s been whining.

Why does this matter to you? Your children already have access to everything they need and want. Instead of supporting equity for all students, you're more focused on tearing others down when they voice legitimate concerns. Why should some schools be well-resourced and others left behind? MCPS talks a lot about equity, opportunity, and inclusion—but this new regional model and the elimination of the DCC go directly against those values. If regional models are such a great idea, then apply first to the W schools and B-CC. Leave the DCC alone and let it continue to serve as a model for true diversity and access.

In reality the DCC has not been anything close to a model for true diversity and access.

-DCC parent

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

You all have been whining on here for months about Einstein not getting a criteria-based program and not having enough science, and now MCPS has put a criteria-based science program at Einstein and you're still whining.

I thinks it’s only 1 or 2 people who’s been whining.

Why does this matter to you? Your children already have access to everything they need and want. Instead of supporting equity for all students, you're more focused on tearing others down when they voice legitimate concerns. Why should some schools be well-resourced and others left behind? MCPS talks a lot about equity, opportunity, and inclusion—but this new regional model and the elimination of the DCC go directly against those values. If regional models are such a great idea, then apply first to the W schools and B-CC. Leave the DCC alone and let it continue to serve as a model for true diversity and access.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

You all have been whining on here for months about Einstein not getting a criteria-based program and not having enough science, and now MCPS has put a criteria-based science program at Einstein and you're still whining.

It's very typical of wealthy White people to act like people from other groups are a monolith that all want the same things. Some people like the idea of the biomedical program and others don't. But overall, since for reasons outlined at length on this thread Einstein's existing programs are at risk from from this program proposal while BCC and Whitman only gain things, you'll have to understand why there is a hesitancy or fear about adding a new program with few actual resources budgeted for it while taking away existing resources.

BCC and Whitman already have a huge course offering. That is the issue. All schools should get the same or similar offerings. Not only is Einstein not getting a program that the families and students want, with the reduced number of students, that means less staff, which means even less offerings. So, what will be cut? Arts, the few other electives, the two computer science and two engineering courses, math, science, english, history, etc?

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

You all have been whining on here for months about Einstein not getting a criteria-based program and not having enough science, and now MCPS has put a criteria-based science program at Einstein and you're still whining.

I thinks it’s only 1 or 2 people who’s been whining.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

You all have been whining on here for months about Einstein not getting a criteria-based program and not having enough science, and now MCPS has put a criteria-based science program at Einstein and you're still whining.

Wrong person, there are multiple people. I don't care about specialized programs. I prefer more broad offerings so there is something for everyone. This is not a STEM program and very basic. It isn't going to appeal to that many students. Would your kids be interested in this?

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

You all have been whining on here for months about Einstein not getting a criteria-based program and not having enough science, and now MCPS has put a criteria-based science program at Einstein and you're still whining.

It's very typical of wealthy White people to act like people from other groups are a monolith that all want the same things. Some people like the idea of the biomedical program and others don't. But overall, since for reasons outlined at length on this thread Einstein's existing programs are at risk from from this program proposal while BCC and Whitman only gain things, you'll have to understand why there is a hesitancy or fear about adding a new program with few actual resources budgeted for it while taking away existing resources.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

It’s extremely frustrating. Their Performing Arts Pathways slide is very reminiscent of Einstein’s VAPA pathway—actually, not just reminiscent, it’s practically identical. So I don’t understand why Einstein can’t have the full Performing Arts Regional program if it’s clearly so heavily influenced by what we already have. Einstein should have the regional Visual Arts and Performing Arts programs—it’s only fair.

I really think it's because Einstein will not have enough seats to host a popular regional program like that. They're trying to solve for overcrowding there and also fill up the new seats at Northwood.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

The latest proposal puts a biomedical program at Einstein https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DMJHXR4AA9BD/$file/Boundary%20Studies%20Program%20Analysis%20Update%20251016%20PPT%20REV.pdf

But who knows since they keep changing things reactively to respond to the people who scream the loudest

It would be nice if they asked parents and students what they wanted. I cannot imagine that will be that popular. Enhance the arts and other electives, add stem-ap and leave the ib and humanities. That will make it so there is a little bit for everyone. The biomedical is fine for a cna but not a future doctor or researcher.

It’s extremely frustrating. Their Performing Arts Pathways slide is very reminiscent of Einstein’s VAPA pathway—actually, not just reminiscent, it’s practically identical. So I don’t understand why Einstein can’t have the full Performing Arts Regional program if it’s clearly so heavily influenced by what we already have. Einstein should have the regional Visual Arts and Performing Arts programs—it’s only fair.

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Anonymous wrote:You parents flipping out about MVC are nuts. I'm not delighted about eliminating the DCC but it is what it is. There will still be choice options for your child to go to a STEM magnet and enhancing the science offerings at Einstein could well lead to MVC being offered in future years if there are class fulls of students on that track. That said, your kids must be young because you don't have to drive them to MC. By the time they are taking it, they can drive themselves.

The regional model didn’t set a STEM program at Einstein, did it? Why Einstein will necessarily get higher level offering in the future? Previously STEM-strong kids in Einstein can choose Wheaton engineering or Blair SMCS, and now they can only choose Blair SMCS, so I can understand why that MVC parent was so irritated.

However, Blair SMCS will be less competitive in the future, so hopefully the STEM-strong kids in region 1 will have an easier leeway in the future.

In what world is a criteria based biomedical magnet not STEM?

Check out their slides. The biomedical science program has a ridiculously slow math pathway (IM math 2 for grade 9), meaning that MVC will still not be offered at Einstein in the future.

MVC will not be offered at Einstein, nor any upper-level STEM as its principal choice and the principal chooses not to allocate funds to it. It's really two different issues. The biomedical is more geared to CNA or lower medical staffing as a trade vs. doctor/nurse/researcher. Its not a bad thing, but it isn't going to elevate Einstein in any way and it may cause families to flee.

You all have been whining on here for months about Einstein not getting a criteria-based program and not having enough science, and now MCPS has put a criteria-based science program at Einstein and you're still whining.