Forum Reader Wrote:
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> Floris Parent Wrote:
> > This might be a compromise for those who want
> the
> > continue with the IB programme at South
> > Lakes.Whether the South lakes community wants
> to
> > admit it or not, the IB program is much better
> > suited for those families and students
> who"want"
> > the challenges that IB offers. I don't believe
> > that you will ever get buyin from those folks
> who
> > do seek the IB curriculum.
> >
> > Please read the article,
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> Thank you. I read the article. "McAllen, Texas, is
> home to the International Baccalaureate Diploma
> Programme at Lamar Academy. ... Our school and
> district are proud that all of our 99 IB students
> have earned diplomas over the past four
> years....The programme was set up so that the
> students who attempted the IB Diploma Programme
> were still considered students at their home
> campus, where they participated in electives, fine
> arts, and athletics, while they took all of their
> academic (IB) classes at Lamar Academy."
>
> Then I looked up the school's website:
>
http://lamar.mcallenisd.org/
> The staff includes:
> IB Coordinator
> IB Coordinator Secretary
> IB Strategist
>
> Next I called the secretary, who told me they have
> "about 160" students" grade 9-12. (That is not a
> typo. She said "about a hundred and sixty" TOTAL
> for grades 9-12.)
>
> Yes, I can see this might work. Create a separate,
> magnet, all-IB Diploma academy. Then remove all
> pre-IB, IB SL, and IB HL courses from South Lakes,
> and replace them with the regular, honors, and AP
> curriculum that other high schools have.
>
> Does this meet everyone's needs?
>
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This is intriguing..Raney ought to look into that since he has the staff and feasibility/utilization study without changing boundaries for SL for tomorrow's sb session.