Thursday, September 16, 2010

Supporting Letters from the Community for MCPS Grant Application

See previous posts on MCPS Grant Application for Montgomery County High Tech High School: Part I, Part II and Part III.

SIEMENS (April 16, 2010): (...) "Currently, the Washington, D.C. area has only two magnet science and technology public high schools that can serve only a fraction of the hundreds of students who apply to them each year. The creation of a high tech high school at Wheaton will, in effect, open more than 1,200 additional "seats" in state-of-the-art classrooms offering programs in advanced technology, biosciences, engineering, and business. Students will attend the school by choice, and innovative instructional practices, small class sizes, and use of hands-on methods of instruction will assure that the school's graduates have the best possible preparation for higher education and exciting, high-demand careers." (...)

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (27 April 2010): (...) "Currently, the Washington, D.C. area has only two magnet science and technology public high schools that can serve only a fraction of the hundreds of students who apply to them each year. The creation of a high tech high school at Wheaton will, in effect, open more than 1,200 additional "seats" in state-of-the-art classrooms offering programs in advanced technology, biosciences, engineering, and business. Students will attend the school by choice, and innovative instructional practices, small class sizes, and use of hands-on methods of instruction will assure that the school's graduates have the best possible preparation for higher education and exciting, high-demand careers." (...)

HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (April 22, 2010): (...) "Currently, the Washington, D.C. area has only two magnet science and technology public high schools that can serve only a fraction of the hundreds of students who apply to them each year. The creation of a high tech high school at Wheaton will, in effect, open more than 1,200 additional "seats" in state-of-the-art classrooms offering programs in advanced technology, biosciences, engineering, and business. Students will attend the school by choice, and innovative instructional practices, small class sizes, and use of hands-on methods of instruction will assure that the school's graduates have the best possible preparation for higher education and exciting, high-demand careers." (...)

7 comments:

  1. What's up with three different community partners using the EXACT SAME, word-for-word, paragraph in their letters of support?

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  2. It was just an accident. Siemens, Godard and Howard just accidentally wrote the exact same paragraph.

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  3. what's up? let's find out:

    First Name: ARNE
    Last Name: DUNCAN
    Primary Phone: (202) 401-3000

    Principal Office: (OS) Office of the Secretary
    Department of Education Organizational Structure and Offices

    E-Mail Address: arne.duncan@ed.gov

    Location
    Region: HEADQUARTERS
    Building Name: LBJ EDUCATION BUILDING
    Building Address: 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202
    Room Number: 7W311

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  4. Y'all are tooooo funny.... but I thought the SAME thing when I read the grant. Someone in MCPS either wrote these letters for them and asked them to just sign them OR they gave them a draft of what they should include...
    I doubt these people had any idea what they were really supporting...

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  5. @ 7:50

    We have confirmed from multiple sources that they were given draft letters from MCPS to use.

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  6. can you post the grant application online so the rest of us can read it?

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  7. The grant application is at least a couple hundred of double-sided pages and we don't have it in electronic form. Just paper (too much to scan). The important parts to read, though, are the "Abstract" and the "voluntary plan." If you ask MCPS they should give you a copy.

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