Anonymous wrote:I find it interesting that MCPS provides this option for mostly wealthy white parents in Takoma Park to segregate their kids within their own schools and there is absolutely zero self-reflection about it and how racist it is.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a sixth grader in the magnet at TPMS. The school is very well run. Only science, math and computer science are part of the magnet program but the teachers for ask classes have been excellent. I’ve been very impressed.

The other two TKPK schools have been less impressive. They are extremely large.

Our kids were in the TPES magnet. The local CES at PBES and the magnet at TPMS and we loved all 3 equally. I can't imagine a better group of schools.

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Because Takoma Park is a politically important constituency and the magnet sets aside seats for in-boundary. Notably the Richard Montgomery and Poolesville magnets do not set aside seats for in-boundary.

I believe Blair does not have set-aside seats for in-boundary students, but RMIB does.

Blair should set aside at least 100 seats for in-boundary students!

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Because Takoma Park is a politically important constituency and the magnet sets aside seats for in-boundary. Notably the Richard Montgomery and Poolesville magnets do not set aside seats for in-boundary.

I believe Blair does not have set-aside seats for in-boundary students, but RMIB does.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a sixth grader in the magnet at TPMS. The school is very well run. Only science, math and computer science are part of the magnet program but the teachers for ask classes have been excellent. I’ve been very impressed.

The other two TKPK schools have been less impressive. They are extremely large.

Our kids were in the TPES magnet. The local CES at PBES and the magnet at TPMS and we loved all 3 equally. I can't imagine a better group of schools.

It's going to get even better once it's integrated with western PG County schools.

I notiece you're not on the agenda for the upcoming BoE meeitng, PP. Why is that?

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Anonymous wrote:I have a sixth grader in the magnet at TPMS. The school is very well run. Only science, math and computer science are part of the magnet program but the teachers for ask classes have been excellent. I’ve been very impressed.

The other two TKPK schools have been less impressive. They are extremely large.

Our kids were in the TPES magnet. The local CES at PBES and the magnet at TPMS and we loved all 3 equally. I can't imagine a better group of schools.

It's going to get even better once it's integrated with western PG County schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a sixth grader in the magnet at TPMS. The school is very well run. Only science, math and computer science are part of the magnet program but the teachers for ask classes have been excellent. I’ve been very impressed.

The other two TKPK schools have been less impressive. They are extremely large.

Our kids were in the TPES magnet. The local CES at PBES and the magnet at TPMS and we loved all 3 equally. I can't imagine a better group of schools.

It's going to get even better once it's integrated with western PG County schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a sixth grader in the magnet at TPMS. The school is very well run. Only science, math and computer science are part of the magnet program but the teachers for ask classes have been excellent. I’ve been very impressed.

The other two TKPK schools have been less impressive. They are extremely large.

Our kids were in the TPES magnet. The local CES at PBES and the magnet at TPMS and we loved all 3 equally. I can't imagine a better group of schools.

Anonymous wrote:I have a sixth grader in the magnet at TPMS. The school is very well run. Only science, math and computer science are part of the magnet program but the teachers for ask classes have been excellent. I’ve been very impressed.

The other two TKPK schools have been less impressive. They are extremely large.

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Because Takoma Park is a politically important constituency and the magnet sets aside seats for in-boundary. Notably the Richard Montgomery and Poolesville magnets do not set aside seats for in-boundary.

I believe Blair does not have set-aside seats for in-boundary students, but RMIB does.

That is correct. There are set-asides for TPMS kids who are in bounds (which includes parts of Silver Spring) but not for Blair.

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Because Takoma Park is a politically important constituency and the magnet sets aside seats for in-boundary. Notably the Richard Montgomery and Poolesville magnets do not set aside seats for in-boundary.

I believe Blair does not have set-aside seats for in-boundary students, but RMIB does.

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Because Takoma Park is a politically important constituency and the magnet sets aside seats for in-boundary. Notably the Richard Montgomery and Poolesville magnets do not set aside seats for in-boundary.

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Anonymous wrote:That area is part of a consortium giving people some choice in HS...though Blair is often considered the strongest option.

You mean the 4/10 high school is the strongest?

Yes, Blair also has 10X the National Merit Finalists, Regeneron Scholarships than the other HS. It's head and shoulders over those other schools.

That is the magnet.

It has some impact but less than you'd think.

I believe what PP means is that the Blair magnet takes some of the county's brightest students whereas the rest of Blair just takes whomever. So the school is really a school within a school. The magnet is a 10. Genpop is a 3. Weighted average is a 4.

Considering how strong the some posters think the Magnet it makes one ask how bad is the local population that pulls it down to such a low rating and what causes that. It is disingenuous to just point to Magnet test scores or one year aberrations, also one must also consider the factors on why MoCo put the magnet in that school because we all know it wasn't because it is centrally located. If someone needs charity it is daft to go around claiming to be academically) rich.

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Anonymous wrote:That area is part of a consortium giving people some choice in HS...though Blair is often considered the strongest option.

You mean the 4/10 high school is the strongest?

Yes, Blair also has 10X the National Merit Finalists, Regeneron Scholarships than the other HS. It's head and shoulders over those other schools.

That is the magnet.

It has some impact but less than you'd think.

I believe what PP means is that the Blair magnet takes some of the county's brightest students whereas the rest of Blair just takes whomever. So the school is really a school within a school. The magnet is a 10. Genpop is a 3. Weighted average is a 4.

Considering how strong the some posters think the Magnet it makes one ask how bad is the local population that pulls it down to such a low rating and what causes that. It is disingenuous to just point to Magnet test scores or one year aberrations, also one must also consider the factors on why MoCo put the magnet in that school because we all know it wasn't because it is centrally located. If someone needs charity it is daft to go around claiming to be academically) rich.