Remind me how long until we get MAP results

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Anonymous wrote:Still not on ParentVue. Last year was 2.12 and the year before was 2.17.

Still not up!

Yeah. Still not up for me either. Not sure why this is delayed since the testing took place months ago.

The last day of the testing window was supposed to be 1/28 but I wonder if it got pushed back due to weather?

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02/21/2025 14:27

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Still not on ParentVue. Last year was 2.12 and the year before was 2.17.

Still not up!

Yeah. Still not up for me either. Not sure why this is delayed since the testing took place months ago.

The last day of the testing window was supposed to be 1/28 but I wonder if it got pushed back due to weather?

It did, the testing window didn't close until 2/7

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02/21/2025 14:55

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Anonymous wrote:enough with the stupid enrichment. the amount of free math resources, from kahn academy to phd level math and math olympiads, is enough for a lifetime.

the problem is not that exposure or enrichment, but that smart kids are wasting their time in school.

I don't disagree that there is a lot more that schools could be doing for smart kids. Part of that is a lack of focus on their needs when compared to the focus on needs of other groups of students. Finite resources dictate some of this, but I still find those needs underaddressed, even considering.

As far as enrichment being available, while it is much more so than in decades past, accessing and benefitting from self-directed learning is a much more difficult thing to ensure for some families than others, and a not insignificant portion of those others might be employing more effective adult-guided enrichment. Pointing a second-grader to Khan Academy is not going to result in the same adherence to a learning opportunity as dropping the same off at an after-school tutoring program.

In the end, if the main objective of these magnet programs is to meet the needs of the highly able, then a more equitable identification paradigm is required, along with expansion of magnet programming to better match the population demonstrating need. I simply would disagree with any who suggest that the greater objective, instead, and especially before high school, would be to serve those who have hit some level of learned content, though I think there should be room in the conversation for those, as well.

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I, for one, have personal experience seeing Khan Academy work as a resource for second graders, since I have used it since second grade as well. Khan Academy provided advanced topics at no extra costs or prerequisites, allowing me to pursue my love for math without any restraints. If this doesn't convince you enough, I'm going to be a Poolesville SMCS freshman in the 2025-2026 school year. So, anyways, my point is not the fact that Khan Academy is an all-powerful source. My point is the fact that if you put effort into learning a topic, and set your mind to it, there is nothing that will stop you. Your source of education is immaterial in front of your motivation.

Disregard the foolish response you got from another, earlier.

Congrats on SMCS. I'm sure you will enjoy it given the obvious interest evidenced by independent pursuit of KA content.

I do not doubt that effort can improve circumstance, as you suggest. However, I do doubt that there is a deterministic nature to the matter, especially when considering a opportunity, such as SMCS seats, that is scarce, whether artificially or necessarily so.

In addition, I would posit:

Not everyone with ability has the experience in their lives to pursue such to develop the interest, and yet they should be identified so that they might.

Not everyone with ability and interest has reasonable access, due to family circumatance or otherwise, to develop skill, and yet they, also, should be identified so that they might.

SMCS poster here.

Thank you for take on the matter. I shall change my opinion to reflect it.

People who come from difficult circumstances and environments have a harder time getting to higher places in life, no matter how much effort they give, which is a sad fact of life.

However, those who are able, those whose lazy butts can't get off their video game consoles should not squander the opportunities given to them that lots of other people will die for.

Life is a very fickle thing. Don't waste it.

Thanks.

I agree that there are such sad facts of life. I believe we should seek and allow for policies that reduce or eliminate them, keeping in mind the importance of avoiding the creation of new such facts when doing so, as the new may be worse than the existing and as better alternatives may exist.

I also agree with the concerns about merit, and I think our systems should tend to reward meritorious behavior. However, as with the facts of life, above, I do not see this as a reason to avoid the identification and service provision previously discussed.

Fickle, indeed. No argument, there, or to the parting admonition.

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02/22/2025 10:28

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If they still haven’t posted MAP will we still get CES lottery notification the week of 3/10? I know my kid’s scores so that’s not the issue, but wondering if things are going to be delayed.

Relatedly, re local norming, how do they factor in 504s? I know they do but it’s not clear what that might mean — I believe my kids score is 98th percentile at a low FARMs so I’m worried that because that fell from 99th she might not make it in the lottery

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02/22/2025 10:29

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Anonymous wrote:If they still haven’t posted MAP will we still get CES lottery notification the week of 3/10? I know my kid’s scores so that’s not the issue, but wondering if things are going to be delayed.

Relatedly, re local norming, how do they factor in 504s? I know they do but it’s not clear what that might mean — I believe my kids score is 98th percentile at a low FARMs so I’m worried that because that fell from 99th she might not make it in the lottery

If delayed, it will have nothing to do with not posting on ParentVue. Those are 2 different teams.

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02/22/2025 10:31

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Anonymous wrote:If they still haven’t posted MAP will we still get CES lottery notification the week of 3/10? I know my kid’s scores so that’s not the issue, but wondering if things are going to be delayed.

Relatedly, re local norming, how do they factor in 504s? I know they do but it’s not clear what that might mean — I believe my kids score is 98th percentile at a low FARMs so I’m worried that because that fell from 99th she might not make it in the lottery

In the past they used a 70th percentile local norming for those who have services (including 504). But they have not been clear about whether that's being continued this year. There is no transparency.

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02/24/2025 13:01

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Still not on ParentVue. Last year was 2.12 and the year before was 2.17.

Still not up!

Yeah. Still not up for me either. Not sure why this is delayed since the testing took place months ago.

The last day of the testing window was supposed to be 1/28 but I wonder if it got pushed back due to weather?

It did, the testing window didn't close until 2/7

Oh okay, no wonder it's not up yet then. I think it's usually about 2 weeks after the window closes so should be up this week

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02/27/2025 10:03

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Still not on ParentVue. Last year was 2.12 and the year before was 2.17.

Still not up!

Yeah. Still not up for me either. Not sure why this is delayed since the testing took place months ago.

The last day of the testing window was supposed to be 1/28 but I wonder if it got pushed back due to weather?

It did, the testing window didn't close until 2/7

Oh okay, no wonder it's not up yet then. I think it's usually about 2 weeks after the window closes so should be up this week