Choice Update: High School Programs
Montgomery County Board of Education
September 10, 2019
Paradigm Shift
Scarcity Abundance2
Striking a Balance
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Prioritizing strong local schools Providing unique programs
Multiyear, Phased In Strategic Plan
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2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
And beyond . . . to 2025 and later
Regional and countywide programs = Centrally managed
High School Strategic Plan
Regional Opportunities
Foundation: Strong Local Schools
Building on a Strong Foundation
• Strong local schools
• Expanding access, increasing regional opportunities
• Streamlining marketing and applications for consistency and equity
• PHASE ONE 2020–2021: ○ Regional College and Career
High Schools○ Expansion of IB Diploma
Programme
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Today’s Discussion
• Stakeholder Engagement• Context Setting • Implementation Plan• Outreach and Marketing• Timeline and Next Steps
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Stakeholder Engagement
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• Principals and School Leaders• Counselors, Teachers• Associations• MCCPTA• School Communities• Back to School Fair• September/October Preview Nights and
Open Houses• Ongoing
The Path to Success is No Longer Bifurcated
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Seneca Valley High School and Wheaton/Edison Partnership
● Four-year comprehensive
programs
● Local student access
● Regional student access:
○ 100–125 seats per grade
via application
● Centralized, interest-based
application and assignment
processes for regional seats
● On-ramps, access in
Grades 10–11, current model
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Seneca Valley High School and Wheaton/Edison Partnership
2020–2021 Application Programs
(100–125 Grade 9 Students):
• Construction Management and Architecture
• Healthcare Professions
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Information Technology and Cybersecurity
• Project Lead the Way
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Seneca Valley High School● All current programs, projected
growth
● International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (and Middle Years Programme)
● Montgomery College Institute
● Advanced Placement (AP)
● High-demand career pathways
▪ Project Lead the Way,
Healthcare, IT, NJROTC
● Expansion of popular electives,
arts, theater, music, extra-curriculars
● Implications with boundaries,
overlapping timeline
● Communications
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Other College and Career Programs
• Career Readiness Education Academy (CREA)
• Early and Middle College, including Early College at all
three campuses of Montgomery College
• Regional career readiness programs such as Aviation,
Fire Science and Rescue, P-Tech, Network Operations,
Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences and
Engineering, and the IB Career-Related Programme
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Admissions Process Overview
• Grade 8 students and their parents/guardians will receive in myMCPS Parent and Student Portal a regional/countywide application program report.
• Students can apply on a regional/countywide common application link.
• Deadline for application is November 1.
• Criteria-based programs will administer an assessment.
• Notification to parents/guardians and Grade 8 students will occur February 2020.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
• External validation of curriculum and sites
• Externally assessed exams, internationally benchmarked
• Standardized professional development
• High student demand
• Courses and full diploma
• Local access at all schools
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Required Courses:1 – Language & Literature2 – Language Acquisition3 – Individuals & Societies4 – Sciences5 – Mathematics 6 – The Arts
● Theory of Knowledge Course ● Senior Year Extended Essay● Creativity, Action, and Service
Requirements
Context Setting: The IB Diploma
IB Diploma Recognized Worldwide15
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Philosophy of IB, Access and Opportunity• Eliminate barriers to access for low-income students and
students of color
• Expanded access so that students have an education that develops well-rounded, multilingual and open-minded global citizens to help make a better world
• Rigor
• International mindset
• $172 registration fee eliminated, effective in 2019–2020
o Financial assistance is available
Access and Opportunity
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AP/IB Exams Districtwide Per Graduating Class
43724412
707
863747
846 260
293
432437
494652
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IB Exams Only, Per Graduating Class Districtwide
501540
112
147
105
132
45
58
70
101
72
111
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IB Exams Only, Per Graduating Class Districtwide Performance
456475
77
10689
106
35
43
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59
48
80
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Context Setting: Countywide IB Diploma ProgramDEMAND
*100 students enrolled reflects out of area students only.
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2018 Snapshot: Top 5 Out of Area IB Invitations
● Thomas S. Wootton
● Northwest
● Winston Churchill
● Clarksburg
● Walter Johnson
*Data does not include Richard Montgomery invited students.
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2020–2021 International Baccalaureate
Regional● John F. Kennedy● Springbrook● Watkins Mill
Countywide● Richard Montgomery
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Each IB Regional Program Will Offer:● Academic cohort in Grade 9 and 10● Middle Years Programme (MYP)● Identical admissions process
Each IB Regional Programme Will Continue to Offer:
● IB-trained teachers, counselors and administrators
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94
117
94
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About 1 in 3 students graduated with 4 or higher on at least one IBexam.
At all four schools….
● John F. Kennedy● Richard Montgomery● Springbrook● Watkins Mill
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IB Admission Process Overview
• Students that apply to the IB program will automatically be considered for their regional program, and can elect to apply to the countywide program.
• Students who applied to both the regional and countywide IB program will be reviewed for each program separately.
• If accepted into both the regional and countywide program, or other high school programs, the decision to accept will be made by the family.
Objectives For IB Regional Programs
• Strong, rigorous Grade 9–10 academic programs in preparation for the IB Diploma Programme.
• Effective structures and supports for retention and achievement of all students.
• Professional development to ensure an accelerated and enriched instructional environment with high expectations and appropriate support.
• Increase the number of students who earn the full IB Diploma at all schools.
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2019–2020 Focus Areas
• Consistent Application/Selection Processes
• Equitable resources including Middle Years Programmes at all IB Regional Schools
• Grade 9 Cohort, Teaching and Learning
• Instructional program reviews
• Network of IB schools
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Metrics of Readiness and Success for Regional IB Programs
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● Instructional program review of the Grades 9 and 10 courses○ Enriched and accelerated practices across all
IB schools● Interest, demand, enrollment● Equitable resources in place● Participation and performance in academic courses● Professional learning, staff readiness● Participation and performance on IB exams● Diplomas earned
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Stakeholder Engagement • Online feedback through MCPS website
• Meetings with principals, school leaders, school counselors, teachers, employee associations, and leadership of MCCPTA and other community organizations
• Back-to-School Fair
• Upcoming High School Preview Nights & Open Houses
• Fall 2019 meetings in local school communities with Phase One programs
• Other communications tactics
Timeline
Communications Summer 2019 and Ongoing
Marketing / Applications
Fall 2019
Registration Spring 2020
First Programs Begin Fall 2020
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Discussion
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