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Here's my take on it. I can literally see Broughton from my home and I am all for a strong public high school nearby. But, I am more concerned about strong public schools systemwide than I am about having one in my neighborhood. One of the main drivers behind locating magnet programs is to provide a boost to under performing schools in relation to the others. Broughton is obviously not an underperforming school at this time. And, given the large number of prestigious neighborhoods that funnel students into Broughton, nobody can convince me that the school will suffer by losing a magnet program that could greatly benefit other schools in the county.
I think that, if the magnet program location decision were being made for the first time today, Broughton would not have received it. To me, that's an indication that the program needs to move to a school that could use the boost more.
Because of the time and effort that people spent setting up that program and now in this poor economy and with little funding they are going to turn around and start a new program from scratch when that money could be used for other things and there are so few IB programs available.
Here's my take on it. I can literally see Broughton from my home and I am all for a strong public high school nearby. But, I am more concerned about strong public schools systemwide than I am about having one in my neighborhood. One of the main drivers behind locating magnet programs is to provide a boost to under performing schools in relation to the others. Broughton is obviously not an underperforming school at this time. And, given the large number of prestigious neighborhoods that funnel students into Broughton, nobody can convince me that the school will suffer by losing a magnet program that could greatly benefit other schools in the county.
I think that, if the magnet program location decision were being made for the first time today, Broughton would not have received it. To me, that's an indication that the program needs to move to a school that could use the boost more.
I don't disagree with you but it does bother me that they are going to spend a lot of money starting from scratch to set up another IB program at Millbrook especially when funding is tight. It seems that money could be better spent.
Because of the time and effort that people spent setting up that program and now in this poor economy and with little funding they are going to turn around and start a new program from scratch when that money could be used for other things and there are so few IB programs available.
It doesn't read like they have plans on relocating the program: "There also was no discussion about moving the prestigious program to another high school." So it doesn't sound like any money will be spent in moving the program, and the cost spent in switching over to a "normal" curriculum will make it a wash.
Do you have 1st hand knowledge of the IB program? I ask because I'm considering applying my kindergartener for the program (or lottery I should say). And why does the WRAL article refer to it as "prestigious", since it's a lottery, and without testing in, can't any Forest Gump get into it?
As with most things, it sounds like there's more to this decision than is being reported. Perhaps the IB program isn't working?
I think that, if the magnet program location decision were being made for the first time today, Broughton would not have received it. To me, that's an indication that the program needs to move to a school that could use the boost more.
Makes sense to me. Looks like the program served its purpose at Broughton and now it is time to move on. I don't see the problem here.
My understanding of the IB program is that the child will graduate with 2 years of college already under their belt. That's pretty darn good if you ask me.
The IB program is a comprehensive and rigorous, two-year, pre-university course of study. The Diploma and individual IB coursework are widely recognized by universities around the world as a symbol of academic excellence. The curriculum is internationally recognized.
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That's a shame. 
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