Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:53
Subject: Re:Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:BCC gets the regional IB, not Einstein.
Thats because B-CC's IB students get better scores on the IB exams.
The some smarter kids bail in the DCC to Blair and Wheaton as Einstein does not have a lot of stem and ap classes. Very few kids actually graduate with a with a ib degree.
Putting a regional IB program in Einstein would not be as attractive to applicants as BCC. These regional programs need to have some credibility to counter those who are complaining about the changes to the county wide program.
The IB programs in the other regions are at less affluent schools. That’s the core goal of magnet programs generally and why MCPS has historically placed IB programs at schools where adding advanced programs will provide the highest benefit.
RM was in danger of closing because wealthy families were leaving for other schools. MCPS placed the IB magnet there to improve educational outcomes and attract students into the school. They added IB magnets at Kennedy and WM for the same reason. Putting an IB magnet at schools like BCC with high scores and graduation rates is just gilding the lily.
They probably picked BCC to attract Whitman kids who won’t want to commute to Einstein. Whitman gets the world languages magnet for the region. It’s likely Whitman-BCC will be an unofficial sub-region, swapping students between themselves, plus a few going to whatever STEM is left at Blair after it’s cut from countywide to regional.
Northwood and Einstein will lose more students than they attract because MCPS is giving them the least popular magnets. Enrollment will drop, which will mean staff cuts, and weaker course offerings.
Taylor’s plan is basically flipping the whole magnet philosophy on its head to boost rich schools at the expense of poor schools.
Exactly! Looking at his plan, it is worsening segregation and making rich richer, making poor poorer, making competition more competitive, all under the name of equity.
I do not see that, overall. I see individual decisions that would tend to do that.
IB @ B-CC might be one, but that could be rectified by moving Humanities (and making it criteria-based) to Northwood, giving it heft, Performing Arts to Einstein, giving it cohesion with a unique focus, and Education to B-CC, boradening access.
I see a similar problem with Region 4, where placing a new SMCS at Wootton totally tilts the academics towards the Wootton-Churchill duopoly. Instead (and since they need to create that program, anyway, even if creating it at Wootton would be easier, given its current offerings), move SMCS & Engineering to Rockville, where they would tend to even out overall academics, Leadership & Public Service and Humanities (criteria-based, again, for this) to Wootton, broadening access, Languages and Education to RM, where they would fit better with IB, and Performing Arts to Churchill, again for cohesion with Visual Arts.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:53
Subject: Re:Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In the new plan, Richard Montgomery IB will only be open to RM, Churchill, Wooton, and Rockville.
RMIB and Wootton STEM programs will undoubtedly attract the brightest second-generation immigrants who either inherit high working ethic from their first-generation immigrant parents or have helicopter parents to make sure they study hard. This region will shine and become the new jewry on the top of the crown. Of course it takes years for college admission office to acknowledge that, but in the long run I would see it brings overall benefit to that region. For students who are intimated by cutthroat environment, it's gonna become bad memories.
Churchill and Wooton already have incredible college acceptance rates. Now they’ll get exclusive access to the best IB program in the county, too.
How many students want IB? Very few actually graduate with an IB degree.
MCPS showed enrollment info at a BoE meeting in July. Wooton, Churchill and RM already have the most spots in RM IB. Soon they can have all of them.
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DJVQ56678E2B/$file/Attachment%20D%20SY2025%20Student%20Enrollment%20Countywide%20Programs%20250724.pdf
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:51
Subject: Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Taking IB + Arts away from Einstein is just ridiculous.
How popular is the IB program at Einstein? MCPS has a finite amount of money. They should use it wisely, and that means not supporting unpopular programs.
A lot of students take IB classes as there aren't a lot of AP classes. Most do a mix. Very few graduate with an IB degree.
Then it makes sense to remove IB from Einstein
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:49
Subject: Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Taking IB + Arts away from Einstein is just ridiculous.
How popular is the IB program at Einstein? MCPS has a finite amount of money. They should use it wisely, and that means not supporting unpopular programs.
LOL this whole proposal is unpopular but MCPS is going to spend all the money doing it anyway.
Watch Taylor peace out to a new job as soon as this the regional model is in place. He’ll take credit for setting it up, then run off before he has to deal with the problems it will create, just like he did in Stafford County.
Well at least B-CC seems will not be impacted much and will become more resourceful, so at least his alma mater will praise him.
Exactly.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:48
Subject: Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Taking IB + Arts away from Einstein is just ridiculous.
How popular is the IB program at Einstein? MCPS has a finite amount of money. They should use it wisely, and that means not supporting unpopular programs.
LOL this whole proposal is unpopular but MCPS is going to spend all the money doing it anyway.
Watch Taylor peace out to a new job as soon as this the regional model is in place. He’ll take credit for setting it up, then run off before he has to deal with the problems it will create, just like he did in Stafford County.
That's an interesting perspective and could be likely... I just don't get where the money is coming from. Has the county council secretly agreed to more funding or what is he/MCPS/BOE willing to cut to make this happen? He's pretty tone-deaf to go ahead with this plan when very few are excited over it, and no one agrees with getting rid of the DCC. Then again, he's in his plush office wearing MCPS-paid-for logo clothing while students and staff are in buildings with mold and ceilings falling...
That's why I don't understand why BOE is pretty indifferent about this after the heated debate after the first sharing of the plan back in July or August. Then BOE quiets down completely, showed little interests and not even ask for updates anymore. Are they trying to designate the veto right to county council?
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:47
Subject: Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Taking IB + Arts away from Einstein is just ridiculous.
How popular is the IB program at Einstein? MCPS has a finite amount of money. They should use it wisely, and that means not supporting unpopular programs.
A lot of students take IB classes as there aren't a lot of AP classes. Most do a mix. Very few graduate with an IB degree.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:46
Subject: Re:Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In the new plan, Richard Montgomery IB will only be open to RM, Churchill, Wooton, and Rockville.
RMIB and Wootton STEM programs will undoubtedly attract the brightest second-generation immigrants who either inherit high working ethic from their first-generation immigrant parents or have helicopter parents to make sure they study hard. This region will shine and become the new jewry on the top of the crown. Of course it takes years for college admission office to acknowledge that, but in the long run I would see it brings overall benefit to that region. For students who are intimated by cutthroat environment, it's gonna become bad memories.
Churchill and Wooton already have incredible college acceptance rates. Now they’ll get exclusive access to the best IB program in the county, too.
How many students want IB? Very few actually graduate with an IB degree.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:45
Subject: Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Taking IB + Arts away from Einstein is just ridiculous.
How popular is the IB program at Einstein? MCPS has a finite amount of money. They should use it wisely, and that means not supporting unpopular programs.
LOL this whole proposal is unpopular but MCPS is going to spend all the money doing it anyway.
Watch Taylor peace out to a new job as soon as this the regional model is in place. He’ll take credit for setting it up, then run off before he has to deal with the problems it will create, just like he did in Stafford County.
Well at least B-CC seems will not be impacted much and will become more resourceful, so at least his alma mater will praise him.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:45
Subject: Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Taking IB + Arts away from Einstein is just ridiculous.
How popular is the IB program at Einstein? MCPS has a finite amount of money. They should use it wisely, and that means not supporting unpopular programs.
LOL this whole proposal is unpopular but MCPS is going to spend all the money doing it anyway.
Watch Taylor peace out to a new job as soon as this the regional model is in place. He’ll take credit for setting it up, then run off before he has to deal with the problems it will create, just like he did in Stafford County.
That's an interesting perspective and could be likely... I just don't get where the money is coming from. Has the county council secretly agreed to more funding or what is he/MCPS/BOE willing to cut to make this happen? He's pretty tone-deaf to go ahead with this plan when very few are excited over it, and no one agrees with getting rid of the DCC. Then again, he's in his plush office wearing MCPS-paid-for logo clothing while students and staff are in buildings with mold and ceilings falling...
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:39
Subject: Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Taking IB + Arts away from Einstein is just ridiculous.
How popular is the IB program at Einstein? MCPS has a finite amount of money. They should use it wisely, and that means not supporting unpopular programs.
LOL this whole proposal is unpopular but MCPS is going to spend all the money doing it anyway.
Watch Taylor peace out to a new job as soon as this the regional model is in place. He’ll take credit for setting it up, then run off before he has to deal with the problems it will create, just like he did in Stafford County.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:39
Subject: Re:Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In the new plan, Richard Montgomery IB will only be open to RM, Churchill, Wooton, and Rockville.
RMIB and Wootton STEM programs will undoubtedly attract the brightest second-generation immigrants who either inherit high working ethic from their first-generation immigrant parents or have helicopter parents to make sure they study hard. This region will shine and become the new jewry on the top of the crown. Of course it takes years for college admission office to acknowledge that, but in the long run I would see it brings overall benefit to that region. For students who are intimated by cutthroat environment, it's gonna become bad memories.
? typo or intended?
Typo of course. When you use iphone with autocorrection. Apple should invest more on AI...
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:34
Subject: Re:Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In the new plan, Richard Montgomery IB will only be open to RM, Churchill, Wooton, and Rockville.
RMIB and Wootton STEM programs will undoubtedly attract the brightest second-generation immigrants who either inherit high working ethic from their first-generation immigrant parents or have helicopter parents to make sure they study hard. This region will shine and become the new jewry on the top of the crown. Of course it takes years for college admission office to acknowledge that, but in the long run I would see it brings overall benefit to that region. For students who are intimated by cutthroat environment, it's gonna become bad memories.
Churchill and Wooton already have incredible college acceptance rates. Now they’ll get exclusive access to the best IB program in the county, too.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:32
Subject: Re:Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In the new plan, Richard Montgomery IB will only be open to RM, Churchill, Wooton, and Rockville.
RMIB and Wootton STEM programs will undoubtedly attract the brightest second-generation immigrants who either inherit high working ethic from their first-generation immigrant parents or have helicopter parents to make sure they study hard. This region will shine and become the new jewry on the top of the crown. Of course it takes years for college admission office to acknowledge that, but in the long run I would see it brings overall benefit to that region. For students who are intimated by cutthroat environment, it's gonna become bad memories.
? typo or intended?
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:31
Subject: Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Taking IB + Arts away from Einstein is just ridiculous.
How popular is the IB program at Einstein? MCPS has a finite amount of money. They should use it wisely, and that means not supporting unpopular programs.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 10:30
Subject: Re:Thomas Taylor and BCC
Anonymous wrote:In the new plan, Richard Montgomery IB will only be open to RM, Churchill, Wooton, and Rockville.
RMIB and Wootton STEM programs will undoubtedly attract the brightest second-generation immigrants who either inherit high working ethic from their first-generation immigrant parents or have helicopter parents to make sure they study hard. This region will shine and become the new jewry on the top of the crown. Of course it takes years for college admission office to acknowledge that, but in the long run I would see it brings overall benefit to that region. For students who are intimated by cutthroat environment, it's gonna become bad memories.