Introduced in 2004, each Downcounty Consortium high school offers different academy programs catered to the interests of a student. These academies are open to all students in the Downcounty Consortium area. After a student chooses one academy and takes four of that particular academy's classes, the student is eligible for a special certificate. Students also participate in internships as they are referred through the program.
The schools that feed into the Downcounty Consortium are Argyle Middle School, Eastern Middle School, Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School, A. Mario Loiederman Middle School, Newport Mill Middle School, Parkland Middle School, Sligo Middle School, Silver Spring International Middle School and Takoma Park Middle School.
The Downcounty Consortium choice process allows students to request certain high schools to attend. The students rank high schools by preference, which is often related to the school's academies. They are then entered into a lottery system that assigns students' schools based on factors such as preferences, capacity and socio-economic status. Students may also opt to choose their base high school, in which case they are guaranteed to be assigned to that school. An academy is a set of classes that focus on a specific subject, such as theater, photography, or law. Unlike in a magnet where students must pass a test to be accepted, students get into academies by requesting them at the end of ninth grade, and begin them in tenth grade.[1]
Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC)
Northwood High School
Humanities, Arts, and Media (HAM)
Musical Theater
Politics, Advocacy, and Law (PAL)
Technology, Environmental, and Systems Sciences (TESS)
Wheaton High School
Biosciences and Health Professions
Engineering
Information Technology (AOIT)
Institute for Global and Cultural Studies (IGCS)
References
^"Choice Process in Detail for the Downcounty Consortium - Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD". www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Downcounty Consortium". MCPS. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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downcounty, consortium, other, uses, disambiguation, group, five, high, schools, part, montgomery, county, maryland, high, schools, albert, einstein, high, school, john, kennedy, high, school, montgomery, blair, high, school, wheaton, high, school, northwood, . For other uses see DCC disambiguation The Downcounty Consortium DCC is a group of five high schools in part of Montgomery County Maryland USA The high schools are Albert Einstein High School John F Kennedy High School Montgomery Blair High School Wheaton High School and Northwood High School Introduced in 2004 each Downcounty Consortium high school offers different academy programs catered to the interests of a student These academies are open to all students in the Downcounty Consortium area After a student chooses one academy and takes four of that particular academy s classes the student is eligible for a special certificate Students also participate in internships as they are referred through the program The schools that feed into the Downcounty Consortium are Argyle Middle School Eastern Middle School Col E Brooke Lee Middle School A Mario Loiederman Middle School Newport Mill Middle School Parkland Middle School Sligo Middle School Silver Spring International Middle School and Takoma Park Middle School Contents 1 Choice process 2 List of Downcounty Consortium academies by school 2 1 Montgomery Blair High School 2 2 Albert Einstein High School 2 3 John F Kennedy High School 2 4 Northwood High School 2 5 Wheaton High School 3 References 4 External linksChoice process EditThe Downcounty Consortium choice process allows students to request certain high schools to attend The students rank high schools by preference which is often related to the school s academies They are then entered into a lottery system that assigns students schools based on factors such as preferences capacity and socio economic status Students may also opt to choose their base high school in which case they are guaranteed to be assigned to that school An academy is a set of classes that focus on a specific subject such as theater photography or law Unlike in a magnet where students must pass a test to be accepted students get into academies by requesting them at the end of ninth grade and begin them in tenth grade 1 List of Downcounty Consortium academies by school Edit 2 Montgomery Blair High School Edit Entrepreneurship and Business Management Human Service Professions International Studies and Law Media Music and The Arts Science Technology Engineering and MathAlbert Einstein High School Edit Finance Business Management and Marketing International Baccalaureate IB Program Renaissance mixed subjects Visual and Performing ArtsJohn F Kennedy High School Edit Business Management Health Careers International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Media Communications Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps NJROTC Northwood High School Edit Humanities Arts and Media HAM Musical Theater Politics Advocacy and Law PAL Technology Environmental and Systems Sciences TESS Wheaton High School Edit Biosciences and Health Professions Engineering Information Technology AOIT Institute for Global and Cultural Studies IGCS References Edit Choice Process in Detail for the Downcounty Consortium Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville MD www montgomeryschoolsmd org Retrieved 2021 09 16 Downcounty Consortium MCPS Retrieved 23 September 2013 External links EditOfficial website This Maryland school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Downcounty Consortium amp oldid 1090323719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
