Which HS magnets is your child turning down?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two types of magnets. There are lottery magnets and criteria-based application magnets. For the latter the invited students are selected by a committee. Each school or program has its own committee so the selections at one school are made independent of other schools.

What's the rationale for maintaining these strictly merit-based systems for a select group of magnets when MCPS is moving all the others at other grade levels to a strict lottery system once kids qualify? Does equity not count for some schools?

The lottery should be removed from MS too. It completely dilutes magnet programs in the name of equity. I hope my kid completes HS in MCPS while merit still counts for something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two types of magnets. There are lottery magnets and criteria-based application magnets. For the latter the invited students are selected by a committee. Each school or program has its own committee so the selections at one school are made independent of other schools.

What's the rationale for maintaining these strictly merit-based systems for a select group of magnets when MCPS is moving all the others at other grade levels to a strict lottery system once kids qualify? Does equity not count for some schools?

It's not like they are keeping TPMS a lottery while making Roberto Clemente a first-past-the-post test-in magnet. They are differentiating between a program one applies to at 10 and a program one applies to at 13, under the assumption that broadening the pool at 10 will get you more highly qualified kids at 13.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two types of magnets. There are lottery magnets and criteria-based application magnets. For the latter the invited students are selected by a committee. Each school or program has its own committee so the selections at one school are made independent of other schools.

What's the rationale for maintaining these strictly merit-based systems for a select group of magnets when MCPS is moving all the others at other grade levels to a strict lottery system once kids qualify? Does equity not count for some schools?

Because those select magnet hs programs are tough, very intense. Not doable if you are not a top student.

[Anonymous]

Turning down Blair for RMIB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RMIB, PHS Humanity, PHS Global - for PHS SMCS.

Nice. That was my kid last year. Loves the choice. Long days but they're managing their own time well. I just need to make sure I'm up and ready to get to the bus stop Did your kid also come from Clemente?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turning down Blair for RMIB.

Same

[Anonymous]

Turning down RM for Blair.

[Anonymous]

My son also got accepted to Poolesville but turning this one down as well because of long distance and his brother goes to Blair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RMIB, PHS Humanity, PHS Global - for PHS SMCS.

Nice. That was my kid last year. Loves the choice. Long days but they're managing their own time well. I just need to make sure I'm up and ready to get to the bus stop Did your kid also come from Clemente?

Kinda off-topic, but why do you need to be 'up and ready to get to the bus stop'? Do you have to drive your kid to a bus stop?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RMIB, PHS Humanity, PHS Global - for PHS SMCS.

Nice. That was my kid last year. Loves the choice. Long days but they're managing their own time well. I just need to make sure I'm up and ready to get to the bus stop Did your kid also come from Clemente?

Kinda off-topic, but why do you need to be 'up and ready to get to the bus stop'? Do you have to drive your kid to a bus stop?

Yes... it's about a 40 minute ride on the bus, pick up is 6:30 about two miles away from us. I normally get up at 4AM, kid gets up a little after 5. I try to get us to leave a little early so we get a few extra minutes to just talk while we wait for the bus. Sorry if I made it sound like I dread it... I actually love the few minutes of extra time that I get with my kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RMIB, PHS Humanity, PHS Global - for PHS SMCS.

Nice. That was my kid last year. Loves the choice. Long days but they're managing their own time well. I just need to make sure I'm up and ready to get to the bus stop Did your kid also come from Clemente?

Kinda off-topic, but why do you need to be 'up and ready to get to the bus stop'? Do you have to drive your kid to a bus stop?

Yes... it's about a 40 minute ride on the bus, pick up is 6:30 about two miles away from us. I normally get up at 4AM, kid gets up a little after 5. I try to get us to leave a little early so we get a few extra minutes to just talk while we wait for the bus. Sorry if I made it sound like I dread it... I actually love the few minutes of extra time that I get with my kid.

What time kid goes to bed?

[Anonymous]

Turned down Blair CAP and SMCS today. Best of luck to everyone whose kid is in the wait pool!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two types of magnets. There are lottery magnets and criteria-based application magnets. For the latter the invited students are selected by a committee. Each school or program has its own committee so the selections at one school are made independent of other schools.

What's the rationale for maintaining these strictly merit-based systems for a select group of magnets when MCPS is moving all the others at other grade levels to a strict lottery system once kids qualify? Does equity not count for some schools?

The lottery should be removed from MS too. It completely dilutes magnet programs in the name of equity. I hope my kid completes HS in MCPS while merit still counts for something.

No matter how many times people explain this, some seem to always get it wrong. The lottery was a pilot that began because of the pandemic. It ends this year. This has been public knowledge since it started. It is well documented.

[Anonymous]

Turned down the two Wheaton engineering programs for Blair SMAC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turned down Blair CAP and SMCS today. Best of luck to everyone whose kid is in the wait pool!

Where is your child going?