Don't worry...I'm not holding my breath. But I am curious as to how Dr. McGinley's Partial magnet school choice plan is going to work out. For starters the word "Magnet" gives me the creeps. It screams "inequities"! Unless, of course, you're talking about Charleston Progressive. Charleston Progressive located directly across from our beautiful Visitor's Center is Charleston County's only magnet school without ANY extra "magnet" staffing. Maybe CCSD thinks because it's a Title I school they don't need to give it any extra money..."C'mon they're getting money from the feds, why should we give them anything extra?" From what I've heard, Gregg Meyers says it depends on what your definition of a magnet school is. Evidently in his mind, a magnet school is a school which attracts children from different areas of the county. That's funny, Gregg...because according to CCSD's formula for staffing, there's clearly something more going on.
So, back to my original question...what WILL a partial magnet school be? Will it receive partial magnet staffing? If we use Buist as our model, staffing our schools even partially may not be half bad. Hell, it's better than what we have, even WITH our Title I money. Yet, will it be enough to turn our schools into partially decent schools? I guess time will tell...
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So does CCSD now consider Charleston Progressive to be a "partial magnet?"
Ask the budget people. Will Chas. Progressive receive any new funding for needed curriculum and staff expansion now that it is a "partial" magnet? Gee, if Burke High School were to become a "partial" magnet they might be able to get 2 full time foreign language teaches vs. the 4 full time ones they have at Buist, an elementary school half the size of Burke High.
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