"ELD, FARM, IEDo They Really Help with Magnet Admissions?

[Anonymous]

People say that ELD, FARMS, and IEP are considered in the selection criteria for programs like CES and magnet programs. If a student qualifies for those, does it actually help or hurt their chances of getting in?

My kid has an IEP, but it doesn’t seem like it gave him any advantage—he didn’t get into the magnet programs through the lottery or criteria(My child's grades and test scores are very good.) But other people seem to think having an IEP increases the chances of getting in, and some even say it might help with college admissions.

So how exactly do ELD, FARMS and IEP affect magnet admissions? Do they accept extra students beyond the regular spots for these categories? Or do kids with ELD, FARMS, and IEP compete each other separately? How do those factors actually affect admissions? Anyone know?

[Anonymous]

Nobody knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People say that ELD, FARMS, and IEP are considered in the selection criteria for programs like CES and magnet programs. If a student qualifies for those, does it actually help or hurt their chances of getting in?

My kid has an IEP, but it doesn’t seem like it gave him any advantage—he didn’t get into the magnet programs through the lottery or criteria(My child's grades and test scores are very good.) But other people seem to think having an IEP increases the chances of getting in, and some even say it might help with college admissions.

So how exactly do ELD, FARMS and IEP affect magnet admissions? Do they accept extra students beyond the regular spots for these categories? Or do kids with ELD, FARMS, and IEP compete each other separately? How do those factors actually affect admissions? Anyone know?

ELD/FARMS students have a higher chance of being accepted to CES and magnet programs.

[Anonymous]

Just because your child didn’t get accepted doesn’t mean the criteria didn’t make they weren’t excluded. Also it doesn’t mean that another similar child did not get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People say that ELD, FARMS, and IEP are considered in the selection criteria for programs like CES and magnet programs. If a student qualifies for those, does it actually help or hurt their chances of getting in?

My kid has an IEP, but it doesn’t seem like it gave him any advantage—he didn’t get into the magnet programs through the lottery or criteria(My child's grades and test scores are very good.) But other people seem to think having an IEP increases the chances of getting in, and some even say it might help with college admissions.

So how exactly do ELD, FARMS and IEP affect magnet admissions? Do they accept extra students beyond the regular spots for these categories? Or do kids with ELD, FARMS, and IEP compete each other separately? How do those factors actually affect admissions? Anyone know?

It helps. The locally normed MAP percentile required for placement in the lottery is lower -- 70% vs. 85% for others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People say that ELD, FARMS, and IEP are considered in the selection criteria for programs like CES and magnet programs. If a student qualifies for those, does it actually help or hurt their chances of getting in?

My kid has an IEP, but it doesn’t seem like it gave him any advantage—he didn’t get into the magnet programs through the lottery or criteria(My child's grades and test scores are very good.) But other people seem to think having an IEP increases the chances of getting in, and some even say it might help with college admissions.

So how exactly do ELD, FARMS and IEP affect magnet admissions? Do they accept extra students beyond the regular spots for these categories? Or do kids with ELD, FARMS, and IEP compete each other separately? How do those factors actually affect admissions? Anyone know?

It helps. The locally normed MAP percentile required for placement in the lottery is lower -- 70% vs. 85% for others.

Right, so if your child already tests above the cut-off, then having an IEP doesn't really help because he would have been in the lottery anyway.

[Anonymous]

I think it depends on what’s in the IEP. In general for the lotteries, your threshold is lowered in order to get into the lottery. But once you’re in, you have the same chance of being drawn as anyone. So if the scores are high to begin with, as a PP stated, there’s no advantage. I do think if you get drawn, they do review what is in the IEP and make sure they can provide it given their school resources and the constraints of the program. So it’s possible they’d override offering the child the spot if the school will not be able to fulfill the IEP requirements. Like if you require a resource class or something and the program requirements fill all the schedule periods making that incompatible.