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Page 1: The Choice Process in the Northeast Consortium (NEC) for Students Entering Grade 9 in 2012-2013 Montgomery County Public Schools, MD.

The Choice Process in the Northeast Consortium (NEC)

for Students Entering Grade 9 in 2012-2013

Montgomery County Public Schools, MD

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What do the Northeast Consortium high schools have in common?• Comprehensive high school curriculum• Academic rigor• Honors & Advanced Placement (AP)

courses• Special Education & ESOL programs• Students from at least five middle schools• Student activities, clubs, athletics • Partnerships with colleges,

universities and businesses• Signature programs

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What is a Signature Program?

• Instructional program developed around a central theme:

– Rigorous course work – Variety of course offerings in

the thematic area• Appeals to students’ interests• Offers students opportunities for:

– Interdisciplinary projects– Capstone experiences– College courses

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September Evening Options information meetings held at two high schools:

September 19 at Northwood HS September 26 at Springbrook HS

NEC special education meeting held at Options meeting on Monday, September 26 at Springbrook HS at 6pm

Grade 8 students participate in college/career exploration activities in school

October –NEC High School Open Houses – 7:00 pm VISIT ALL 3!

James Hubert Blake HS Wednesday, October 5 Paint Branch HS Thursday, October 13 Springbrook HS Wednesday, October 19

Preprinted Choice form mailed to NEC students’ homes (mid October)

Choice Process Timeline for 2011-2012

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Choice Process Timeline for 2011-2012

November - Choice Process – Round 1 Evening enrollment for parents of NEC non-MCPS

students held at Spring Mill Field Office on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, from 5:00-8:00 pm

RSVP: Please call 301-592-2040 to find out what documents to bring.

Completed Choice forms due to NEC middle schools by Monday, November 7

January Parents/students notified by mail of high school

assignment.

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NEC Choice Process Sample Choice Form

NEC parents/students will complete a preprinted Choice form: • Rank the three high schools in order of preference.• On the form, indicate if you would like the child to attend the same NEC school that an older sibling will attend in 2012-2013. • Return the completed Choice form to your middle school counselor by Monday, November 7, 2011.* Choice forms will be processed through a computerized lottery system to determine high school assignments.

*NEC students on transfer out of area can return the Choice form to the DCCAPS office.

Choice Form Information

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James Hubert Blake HSFine Arts and

Humanities Signature

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Special Signature/Academy initiatives at Blake!The Freshman Academy Program• Academic Teaming• HS 101 Summer Academy• Tutor-Mentor Program• AP United States History• Dedicated 9th Grade Counselors• CORE Study Skills Career Academy ProgramsBusiness and Marketing Pathway

• Entrepreneurship, International Business• School Store and Capstone Experience Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Pathway• Multi-media Development and Gaming Design-Three Course Sequence• Web tools and Digital Media-Three Course Sequence• Capstone ExperienceSignature and Academy Initiatives-Infusion of Signature Theme in Academics• NSL Government and Statistics (exit poll with stat class analyzing data)• Environmental Science (combining biodiversity, local history, and satellite technology)• Physics (analyze properties of stage lighting and creation of musical instruments)Plus Summer Academic and Arts Academy, Professionals in-residence, C-SPAN Students

and Leaders Program, and “Text Alive!” Program with Shakespeare Theatre!

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Which Signature courses/academies are unique to Blake?

Humanities• Ancient History• Film and American Culture• Humanities• Comparative Religions• Mythology• Medieval History• Global Issues and the LawDance• 3 Levels of Tap, JazzVisual and Media Arts• Advanced TV Production-

Media, Features, TV News• 4 Distinct AP Studio Art

Courses

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Which Signature courses/academies are unique to Blake?

4 Year Acting Sequence Music Technology & Theory Musical Theatre Advanced Percussion EnsembleStage Design Philharmonic OrchestraA Cappella Choir (Glee)

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Top 1%of High Schools in the Nation (ranked 61 in 2011 Challenge index)

• “It’s Academic” finals for DC-metro area• Athletic Powerhouse: Basketball, Poms, Gymnastics, Baseball• Blake Summer Institute/HS 101 Boost Program for 9th grade• Stage Company Selection for Edinburgh Festival, Fringe• High increase in students taking AP exams / 80% Passing• Assistant Principals of the Year–Joseph Duboyce&Chris Berry• $12.5 Million in Scholarships Won by Class of 2011• Business Academy MCPS Competition Champions• State of the art facility featuring unique spaces including:

• Two professional dance studios • Recording studio• Blake Gallery of Fine Art

Nationally recognized Signature Program• Band Residencies: Gordon Goodwin & The Big Phat

Band & Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Band• Theatre Program selection by Disney for

High School Musical 1 and 2, and AIDA• Dance Company NYC Residencies• Media Arts Emmys --- Most in the Middle Atlantic Region• The Blake BEAT – Ranked by TIME & Weekly Reader

News Corp. as one of the nation’s top 5 high school papers since 2006; Named Best in the Nation in 2009!

What else makes Blake students and staff proud?

• Black Box Theater• Music theory lab• Amphitheatre

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Paint Branch High SchoolAcademy of Science and Media

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Academy of Science and MediaA whole school program emphasizing research and experimentation, inquiry and critical thinking in all courses and activities.

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ScienceAcademy of Health Professions

Medical Careers Medical Terminology (with Montgomery College)

Pharmacy Foundations of Medicine and Health Sciences Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professionals Fundamentals of Pharmacy

Which Signature courses / academies are unique to Paint Branch?

Media• Television (Video) Production• Electronic Video Field Production• Media, Management and Operations• Radio Production• Electronic Audio Field Production• Radio Station Management and Operations

Unique Course Sequence• Physics – Grade 9• Grade 10

Double Period Biology Double Period Chemistry (in separate semesters)

Engineering ScienceForensic ScienceRestaurant Management

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What are the special Signature and Academy initiatives at Paint Branch?

Summer Academy

Academy of Engineering Technology

Academy of Finance Program

Japanese Foreign Language Program – one of 2 schools in the county

Artist–in-Residence Programs • Animation, Poetry, and Music

Science and Media Exposition Psychology Fair Shake Fest Math Honor Society Science Honor Society Foreign Language Honor Society

T3I™ - Transferable Skills Technology, Information,

Investigation, and Interpersonal Skills Integrated into all courses through common tasks

Naval JROTC Program

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What else makes Paint Branch students and staff proud? We have . . .

Outstanding Teachers• 2011 Educator of the Year – Maryland PTA – Ms. Dixon • NAACP-MCPS Principal of the Year • Maryland Teachers of the year in Science, Math and Art National Leader in AP Scores

147 AP Scholars Highest in Country for African American Students in

AP World History – 2009 AND 2011 Panther Trust – MCT School Bank Award-winning Marching Band and Jazz Singers Gold Medalist – Columbia Scholastic Press Award• BOTH yearbook and newspaper for the past 7 years Outstanding Educational Facility – New Paint Branch Building – Opening in June 2012!

We are . . . Nationally Recognized $ 700,000 U.S. Department of Education SLC Grant “America’s Best High Schools” by Newsweek magazine CINE Golden Eagle Awards in Animation Academy of Finance Program Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and New American High School

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Springbrook High SchoolIB World and

Information Technology Signature

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Which Signature courses are unique to Springbrook?

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP)• IB Biology • IB Chemistry• IB Computer Science• IB English • IB Extended Essay• IB French• IB History• IB ITGS

• IB Math• IB Math Studies• IB Pre Calculus• IB Physics• IB Spanish• IB Music• IB Theory of

Knowledge • IB Visual Arts

Personal Project• MYP Capstone project

for grade 10• Based upon student’s

interest• May take any form

Languages• Arabic• German• Italian

Justice, Law and Society• Justice, Law and Society, Intro• Law and the Administration of Justice• Advanced Level, Contemporary issues in

JLS• Practical Experience in JLS Internship

• Microcomputer Technologies• Network Engineering and Management• Network Engineering and Management,

Advanced

Academy of Information Technology• Network Engineering and Management,

Internship• National Academy of Info. Tech Internship• National Academy of Info. Tech Research

IB Middle Years Program

English, Humanities, Science, Math, Foreign Language, Technology, P.E., the Arts

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What sequence of signature courses are available at Springbrook that differ from the other schools in the NEC?

• Microcomputer Technologies• Network Engineering and Management• Network Engineering and Management,

Advanced• Network Engineering and Management,

Internship• National Academy of Info. Tech Internship• National Academy of Info. Tech Research

• Design Technology Solutions• AP Computer Programming 2• Computer Programming 3• Research Project in Computer Programming

Academy of Information Technology

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (Grades 11-12)• IB English 1, 2• IB History 1, 2• IB Physics 1,2• IB Chemistry• IB Biology• IB French/Spanish• Arabic/German/Italian 1&2

• IB Music 1, 2• IB Visual Art 1, 2• IB Theory of

Knowledge • Extended Essay• Creativity, Action, &

Service

IB Middle Years Program Students study subjects from each of the eight subject groups through the five areas of interaction: approaches to learning, community and service, human ingenuity, environment, and health and social education.

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What are some special initiatives at Springbrook?

College Career Center Programs• ASVAB Testing• Career Lecture Series• College Representative Meetings• College and Scholarship Exploration

International Baccalaureate Resources• Service oriented international spring and summer trips• IB Cultural Exchanges• Approaches and Strategies Study Skills Seminars• IB Mentoring

Arts on the Block

Jazz Camp

AOIT Paid Internships• Lockheed Martin• FDA• NASA• NOAA.

Service Projects

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What else makes Springbrook students and staff proud?

Local Recognition• Named one of “30 Great High Schools” in

metro area by the Washington Post • National and metro-area award-winning

“BotBall” and Math team• Award-winning literary magazine,

newspaper, and yearbook - newspaper published biweekly and online

• Boys Basketball State champions 2008-2010

Nationally & Internationally Recognized• Music program received prestigious

Grammy Signature Gibson Award in March 2008• Pat Yongpradit wins 2010 Microsoft Worldwide

Innovative Educator Award• Only school in MD to participate in Baby Think

It Over National Survey (in connection with Honors Health)

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How are students assigned to a school?

A computerized lottery assignment system is used to assign students to a high school. A variety of factors are considered when running the lottery.

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What variables may impact school assignment?

• School capacity as determined by MCPS• Ranking of school choices• Number of students selecting their base

high school• Sibling link, if indicated on the Choice form• Socioeconomic status

(number of students who receive free or reduced meals)• Gender

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Base Area High School Selection

A student’s base area high school is determinedby the home address. Assignment to the base area school is guaranteed if it is selected as:• FIRST choice on the Choice form

OR • Second choice on the Choice form

AND the first choice is not available.

To identify your base area school, visit:http://gis.mcps.k12.md.us/gis/PublicLocator.asp

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If I have an older sibling at a high school, am I guaranteed assignment to that school?

Every effort will be made to assign siblings who live in the same household to the sameNEC school, if indicated on the Choice form.However, school assignments are made on a space available basis.

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Will transportation be provided?

All students who reside within the NEC attendance area, beyond walking distance of their assigned high school as determined by MCPS, are provided bus transportation to the three NEC high schools.

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How do students who live inside the NEC but attend a DCC middle school participate in the Choice process?

• Students who live in the NEC participate in Round 1 of the NEC Choice process in November.

• Students who live in the NEC and attend a Downcounty Consortium (DCC) middle school may also participate in Round 2 of the DCC Choice process in February. They will receive a preprinted Choice form in the mail.

• Students who attend DCC middle schools are also eligible to apply to the Communication Arts Program (CAP) at Blair HS and the Leadership Training Institute (LTI) at Kennedy HS, Bioscience and Engineering (PLTW) at Wheaton HS in addition to other MCPS high school application programs.

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NEC Choice Process After Round 1 February – Choice Process – Round 2 (Deadline: Friday, February 17, 2012)

• Choice forms due from Grade 8 students who are new NEC residents• Choice forms due from Grade 8 students on transfer into an NEC middle school who

choose to participate in the process• Written requests due from parents of students who did not get their first choice in Round 1

asking for original school choices to be resubmitted in Round 2.

Note: Students who receive their first choice in Round 1 may NOT participate in Round 2.

March – Round 2 high school assignment letters mailed to participants’ homes – Appeals letters due March 28

April – Appeals reviewed (late April)

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High School Change of Choice

In February of each school year, high school students have the opportunity to request a change of NEC school assignment for the following school year.

Change of Choice forms will be available in NEC highschool counseling offices in early February.

The completed form, signed by the parent, must be returned by the Friday, February 17, 2012, deadline inorder to be considered.

Change of Choice results are based on the numberof seats available, socioeconomic status and gender.

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What high school application programs are available to MCPS students?

Global Ecology Program – Poolesville HSCoordinator: 301-972-7976

International Baccalaureate Program (IB) – Richard Montgomery HSCoordinator: 301-610-8100

Science, Mathematics, Computer Science Magnet – Montgomery Blair HSCoordinator: 301-649-8240

Visual Art Center (VAC) – Albert Einstein HSVAC Office: 301-962-1027

Thomas Edison High School of Technology (Offers half-day professional career and technology education programs. Accepted students attend their assigned high school for the remaining half-day).Counseling Office: 301-929-2181-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DCC Application Programs*Communication Arts Program (CAP) – Montgomery Blair High School*Coordinator: 301-649-2854

Leadership Training Institute (LTI) – John F. Kennedy High School*Coordinator: 301-962-5930

Bioscience and Engineering (PLTW) – Wheaton High School*Coordinator: 301-929-2217

*Programs available only to Grade 8 students who reside or attend middle school in the DCC

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Parents and Students ~Thank you for joining us this evening!

NEC Signature CoordinatorsJames H. Blake HS Peter Daddone 301-879-1327 [email protected]

Paint Branch HS Brian Eichenlaub, 301-989-5680

[email protected] HS Mark Griffiths, 301-989-6077

[email protected]

Division of Consortia Choice and Application Program Services (DCCAPS)DCCAPS Office: 301-592-2040Website: www.mcpsmd.org/schools/nec

Please complete your evaluation form andreturn it to the collection box.

Thank you!

We look forward to seeing you at the Open Houses!

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If you are interested in hearing about Countywide Magnet or Application Only Programs, please report to the auditorium for a 6:00 presentation.