CES Decision Letters

[Anonymous]

Alternative theory: anyone noticed that children with difficult parents are more likely to be accepted, all else being close to equal? Ha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alternative theory: anyone noticed that children with difficult parents are more likely to be accepted, all else being close to equal? Ha!

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alternative theory: anyone noticed that children with difficult parents are more likely to be accepted, all else being close to equal? Ha!

Please enlighten us: difficult as in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alternative theory: anyone noticed that children with difficult parents are more likely to be accepted, all else being close to equal? Ha!

Please enlighten us: difficult as in?

Complaining to teachers and administrators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alternative theory: anyone noticed that children with difficult parents are more likely to be accepted, all else being close to equal? Ha!

Please enlighten us: difficult as in?

Complaining to teachers and administrators.

Actually, if we had a system based on teacher recommendations and evaluations of "motivation", then you'd have a system where difficult parents might have an advantage based on that trait. Thank God we don't.

[Anonymous]

Totally agree that County's blinding re: school, student name, etc. makes it fair in some ways, even though it may not be perfect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree that County's blinding re: school, student name, etc. makes it fair in some ways, even though it may not be perfect.

gender is not blocked because they want to send more girls, apparently. This I have been told at least for our center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree that County's blinding re: school, student name, etc. makes it fair in some ways, even though it may not be perfect.

gender is not blocked because they want to send more girls, apparently. This I have been told at least for our center.

I don’t think race is blinded either - they indicate “race-neutral”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree that County's blinding re: school, student name, etc. makes it fair in some ways, even though it may not be perfect.

gender is not blocked because they want to send more girls, apparently. This I have been told at least for our center.

I don’t think race is blinded either - they indicate “race-neutral”.

It is not provided. They get a student number, gender,home school and info on ESOL, 504 and FARMS

[Anonymous]

County uses data to document the outcomes of CES selection process, and this link below contains the most recent results from 2018 CES selection outcomes. There is another study report on the exact testing criteria for acceptance. It's actually more transparent than many folks would think:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/schoolchoice/Update%20Enrich%20Accelerate%20Prog%20Place%20Results.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree that County's blinding re: school, student name, etc. makes it fair in some ways, even though it may not be perfect.

gender is not blocked because they want to send more girls, apparently. This I have been told at least for our center.

I don’t think race is blinded either - they indicate “race-neutral”.

It is not provided. They get a student number, gender,home school and info on ESOL, 504 and FARMS

Race is not provided for the initial rounds of screening which is done by spreadsheets and on the computer. They are able to look up the students when they finalize the lists.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone else not yet received a letter?? Still waiting here.... (Silver Spring, 20910)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree that County's blinding re: school, student name, etc. makes it fair in some ways, even though it may not be perfect.

gender is not blocked because they want to send more girls, apparently. This I have been told at least for our center.

I don’t think race is blinded either - they indicate “race-neutral”.

It is not provided. They get a student number, gender,home school and info on ESOL, 504 and FARMS

Race is not provided for the initial rounds of screening which is done by spreadsheets and on the computer. They are able to look up the students when they finalize the lists.

That sounds illegal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone else not yet received a letter?? Still waiting here.... (Silver Spring, 20910)

Have you checked the portal account?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, nothing there yet..