MAP Score - 5th Grade

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think your evidence holds up 14:07. Sounds like maybe your 8th grader didn't get in but your 6th grader got off the wait list which is why you are posting this information and how you know so much?

Also a lot of this is conjecture. They don't actually know how many got in from their kid's CES. That information isn't public. It's just their impression which isn't factual.

[Anonymous]

Schools admins know and they or teachers often tell parents who ask. Ours gave the parents numbers. Kids who got in usually know, more or less. I could list every kid that got in to the CES, the ones that went and the ones that did not, and most of the kids who were waitlisted.

[Anonymous]

Our principal told us how many got in, and how many got off the wait list but not wait pool status.

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So if there is no Cogat this year, what happens?

Nobody knows but they could easily put the decision off a couple of months without a lot of impact.

They already have. The Cogat was supposed to be given in Oct/Nov, and now parents will get a briefing in December (not the test).

The question is, what if there is distance learning all year, and they cannot have the students test online, or bring them in one day in masks for an in-person test?

If there is DL all year, there will be no Cogat, period! They will not administer it online because it is proprietary and seems to be guarded as a top secret weapon. And as for bringing students in in masks, at mi child's school 2/3 of the 5rh grade class sat for the test. MCPS will not be able to arrange such a massive testing effort if schools are not open.

Unless things go horribly wrong I'm guessing they'll begin to return to school in the second semester especially with a vaccine being increasingly available before the end of year.

I doubt we will see a vaccine that quickly and if we do it will go to health care works, front line workers, nursing homes first. I also doubt we'll go back in the spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The big losers if decisions are pushed back to May are families who are deliberating between private and magnet. They will already have put money down by May.

But, under the circumstances, I don't think the system should twist itself into pretzels to make the lives of that sub-section of parents easier.

They aren't big losers. They made their choice. I doubt there will be that many openings at privates as many have gone there this year.

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So if there is no Cogat this year, what happens?

Nobody knows but they could easily put the decision off a couple of months without a lot of impact.

They already have. The Cogat was supposed to be given in Oct/Nov, and now parents will get a briefing in December (not the test).

The question is, what if there is distance learning all year, and they cannot have the students test online, or bring them in one day in masks for an in-person test?

They could easily do either. Even the LSAT can be taken online if proctored so sure not my first choice but under the circumstances it's an option.

The website also says something like admissions open in February but it's unclear what is meant by that.

My guess is they could probably just give the CogAT in person as things improve later this winter or even in the spring.

Would it really be that big a deal if decisions weren't finished until May?

It says parents will be briefed in December. Nothing about February.

[Anonymous]

^ And you're deluding yourself if you believe anything will change in early 2021. The adult vaccine won't be ready, and there is no vaccine yet developed for children. The closest we're looking at for schools to fully open (hybrid might start earlier) is the school year 2021-2022, if teachers and other frontline workers can get vaccinated before that. Kids will just go in unvaccinated, with masks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools admins know and they or teachers often tell parents who ask. Ours gave the parents numbers. Kids who got in usually know, more or less. I could list every kid that got in to the CES, the ones that went and the ones that did not, and most of the kids who were waitlisted.

One teacher at my child's CES had the kids raise their hands if they got in, so, yeah, even the most oblivious kids at that school knew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ And you're deluding yourself if you believe anything will change in early 2021. The adult vaccine won't be ready, and there is no vaccine yet developed for children. The closest we're looking at for schools to fully open (hybrid might start earlier) is the school year 2021-2022, if teachers and other frontline workers can get vaccinated before that. Kids will just go in unvaccinated, with masks.

Agree with this. It would make no point to go back in February and then we risk having to close again which would be a bigger child care nightmare for many.

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So if there is no Cogat this year, what happens?

Nobody knows but they could easily put the decision off a couple of months without a lot of impact.

They already have. The Cogat was supposed to be given in Oct/Nov, and now parents will get a briefing in December (not the test).

The question is, what if there is distance learning all year, and they cannot have the students test online, or bring them in one day in masks for an in-person test?

They could easily do either. Even the LSAT can be taken online if proctored so sure not my first choice but under the circumstances it's an option.

The website also says something like admissions open in February but it's unclear what is meant by that.

My guess is they could probably just give the CogAT in person as things improve later this winter or even in the spring.

Would it really be that big a deal if decisions weren't finished until May?

It says parents will be briefed in December. Nothing about February.

I saw that too when I checked a few weeks ago. Maybe they've changed it. I wasn't clear on what it meant exactly either but it said admissions would open in February.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ And you're deluding yourself if you believe anything will change in early 2021. The adult vaccine won't be ready, and there is no vaccine yet developed for children. The closest we're looking at for schools to fully open (hybrid might start earlier) is the school year 2021-2022, if teachers and other frontline workers can get vaccinated before that. Kids will just go in unvaccinated, with masks.

Bwahaha. Have you seen what’s happened elsewhere in the world where they have opened schools successfully? What makes us different? Nothing but fearmongering idiots who don’t understand that zero risk will never be an option.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^ And you're deluding yourself if you believe anything will change in early 2021. The adult vaccine won't be ready, and there is no vaccine yet developed for children. The closest we're looking at for schools to fully open (hybrid might start earlier) is the school year 2021-2022, if teachers and other frontline workers can get vaccinated before that. Kids will just go in unvaccinated, with masks.

Bwahaha. Have you seen what’s happened elsewhere in the world where they have opened schools successfully? What makes us different? Nothing but fearmongering idiots who don’t understand that zero risk will never be an option.

Its very sad you don't understand how serious things are. Grow up and take care of your own kids. You want child care and not to deal with them every day, especially if they are older.

[Anonymous]

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So if there is no Cogat this year, what happens?

Nobody knows but they could easily put the decision off a couple of months without a lot of impact.

They already have. The Cogat was supposed to be given in Oct/Nov, and now parents will get a briefing in December (not the test).

The question is, what if there is distance learning all year, and they cannot have the students test online, or bring them in one day in masks for an in-person test?

If there is DL all year, there will be no Cogat, period! They will not administer it online because it is proprietary and seems to be guarded as a top secret weapon. And as for bringing students in in masks, at mi child's school 2/3 of the 5rh grade class sat for the test. MCPS will not be able to arrange such a massive testing effort if schools are not open.

Unless things go horribly wrong I'm guessing they'll begin to return to school in the second semester especially with a vaccine being increasingly available before the end of year.

I doubt we will see a vaccine that quickly and if we do it will go to health care works, front line workers, nursing homes first. I also doubt we'll go back in the spring.

Most credible sources say otherwise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^ And you're deluding yourself if you believe anything will change in early 2021. The adult vaccine won't be ready, and there is no vaccine yet developed for children. The closest we're looking at for schools to fully open (hybrid might start earlier) is the school year 2021-2022, if teachers and other frontline workers can get vaccinated before that. Kids will just go in unvaccinated, with masks.

Bwahaha. Have you seen what’s happened elsewhere in the world where they have opened schools successfully? What makes us different? Nothing but fearmongering idiots who don’t understand that zero risk will never be an option.

The US has 4% of the world's population and 20% of all COVID deaths because things are a lot worse here. Understand we have handled this far worse than any first world nation. This is why your kid is not in school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^ And you're deluding yourself if you believe anything will change in early 2021. The adult vaccine won't be ready, and there is no vaccine yet developed for children. The closest we're looking at for schools to fully open (hybrid might start earlier) is the school year 2021-2022, if teachers and other frontline workers can get vaccinated before that. Kids will just go in unvaccinated, with masks.

Bwahaha. Have you seen what’s happened elsewhere in the world where they have opened schools successfully? What makes us different? Nothing but fearmongering idiots who don’t understand that zero risk will never be an option.

The US has 4% of the world's population and 20% of all COVID deaths because things are a lot worse here. Understand we have handled this far worse than any first world nation. This is why your kid is not in school.

The rates in Maryland right now are not the highest in the world. That’s what is key here.