Takoma Park MS Magnet - 25 inbound seats?

[Anonymous]

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In previous years, when comparing the largest common demographic cohort between Blair and any W, Blair's SAT average was always 50+ points higher. This is a matter of public record and has been discussed to death here, but I'm guessing you'll find another lame excuse.

Its been pointed many times to you that there is NO OFFICIAL source that matches the numbers that only exist in your own file. Another poster on one of your other threads revealed that someone at Blair decided to pull out a small samplings of white students at Blair cherry picking the high scores and this data has never been sanctioned or provided by MCPS. Its a stupid attempt for what purpose no one knows. Perhaps you have some deep seated inferiority complex that the mere mention of Bethesda triggers but your data is false and you know it.

Blair is a high poverty school. No way around that one unless you want to decide that 53% students ever being on FARMS is a sign of economic prosperity. Blair's GS score is only a 6 even with bussing in 20% of the high performing students. Blair's MD Report card is in the 60s. Blair's average SAT is around 1184 even with the 20% of the kids in the magnet.

Blair isn't a school that many people desire to be in unless their other options are even worse.

It was an official source. The school itself posted their data.

But it wasn’t an official number, say it all you want but only the numbers reported to the state matter. I’ll bet you the 25 AA slots that the numbers reported to the state put blair in the middle to bottom of the county

NP
You are just too dumb. It's beyond belief that you can be ignorant.
1. There are no 25 AA slots
2. Those 25 spots are for TPMS
3. There's no reserved spots at Blair.

Seriously, do the rest of the W parents a favor, go to Klan meeting and stop posting.
You are making them look really bad.

[Anonymous]

OMG!
The Blair envy is stronger than I thought.
Wow!!!

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It's time to get rid of the 25 seat set aside. It is only benefiting white people.

[Anonymous]

If they get rid of the 25 set aside the magnet will be limited to 100 students per cohort year. It will not open 25 spots to additional students because there is no available space (the school is over capacity). The 25 inboundary students don't change the capacity number for the building as they would attend the school with or without the magnet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's time to get rid of the 25 seat set aside. It is only benefiting white people.

I can feel the envy of the Rockville Asians

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they get rid of the 25 set aside the magnet will be limited to 100 students per cohort year. It will not open 25 spots to additional students because there is no available space (the school is over capacity). The 25 inboundary students don't change the capacity number for the building as they would attend the school with or without the magnet.

Yup, and then the top 25 inbound students are added to the competition for the 100 slots so the size of the magnet available to out-of-bounds students goes down. But these parents would do it just for spite.

[Anonymous]

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If they get rid of the 25 set aside the magnet will be limited to 100 students per cohort year. It will not open 25 spots to additional students because there is no available space (the school is over capacity). The 25 inboundary students don't change the capacity number for the building as they would attend the school with or without the magnet.


Yup, and then the top 25 inbound students are added to the competition for the 100 slots so the size of the magnet available to out-of-bounds students goes down. But these parents would do it just for spite.

I don't 25 seats are going to kill any overall capacity numbers. MCOS does nothing at schools that are 400-600 over capacity all the time so 25 is nothing. The 25 in bound seats really should be available to the entire DCC not just the TP area. I agree that Bethesda and Potomac people or Rockville Asians should be kept where they belong in their own schools but the other DCC schools should get a shot at the easy seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
If they get rid of the 25 set aside the magnet will be limited to 100 students per cohort year. It will not open 25 spots to additional students because there is no available space (the school is over capacity). The 25 inboundary students don't change the capacity number for the building as they would attend the school with or without the magnet.


Yup, and then the top 25 inbound students are added to the competition for the 100 slots so the size of the magnet available to out-of-bounds students goes down. But these parents would do it just for spite.

I don't 25 seats are going to kill any overall capacity numbers. MCOS does nothing at schools that are 400-600 over capacity all the time so 25 is nothing. The 25 in bound seats really should be available to the entire DCC not just the TP area. I agree that Bethesda and Potomac people or Rockville Asians should be kept where they belong in their own schools but the other DCC schools should get a shot at the easy seats.

It 25 per grade. 75 kids over capacity across 3 grades is significant. That is the difference of 2 to 3 classrooms and increases staff needs across the school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's time to get rid of the 25 seat set aside. It is only benefiting white people.

I can feel the envy of the Rockville Asians

Yup. Oh, yup.

[Anonymous]

Its still a drop in the bucket. Let the rest of the DCC into the 25 set aside spots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they get rid of the 25 set aside the magnet will be limited to 100 students per cohort year. It will not open 25 spots to additional students because there is no available space (the school is over capacity). The 25 inboundary students don't change the capacity number for the building as they would attend the school with or without the magnet.

Very true. --TPMS mom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its still a drop in the bucket. Let the rest of the DCC into the 25 set aside spots.

Nope. It's a significant percentage. The school is already above capacity. Also, it is important to have bridge students that link groups between local and magnet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The TPMS 25 easy to get in spots are not affirmative action spots. There is no preference given for race or FARMS. Most of those spots go to white kids. It was a hook to get more in bound private schools kids back into the school.

The DCC would do far better on test score if more people sent their kids to public instead of private schools. The private school usage in Bethesda doesn't really matter because the rest of the kids staying in public are still high scoring. This isn't true in the DCC so there need to more not less hooks to get the kids out of the privates.

This is so misinformed. Let's start w/ "easy to get in." You do realize these are some of the top students and excellent students don't get in in-boundary? There are many excellent students. No seat is an "easy" seat to get. I do think MCPS needs more magnet seats overall, but suggesting in-boundary kids are in some way "less than" is just sour grapes on your part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its still a drop in the bucket. Let the rest of the DCC into the 25 set aside spots.

If they get rid of the set aside seats I guarantee it will be 25 seats for DCC and 75 for everyone else. It will not be 125 total. MCPS will not increase capacity to increase the size of the magnet that is why the 25 in boundary seats have historically remained.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes but these kinds of kids all across the SS area as well. So why shouldn’t the rest of DCC be given access to compete for those seats? Perhaps your kid #1 became a compelling candidate for all the magnets because he got a stellar education through the TPMS reservation, which he may not have had he competed across the county, or even DCC

Because there are so many qualified kids, it's a bit of a lottery, so they want to make sure there is cross-over between local and magnet. it's good for the student body. Frankly, I think all magnets should do this. I also think we should have more magnet seats. So many bright kids able to flourish in these programs. Truly. I teach in TP and know several super bright in boundary kids who did not make the program.

But that isn’t why they did it, TP was under represented due to inability to make the cut

Dream on, Oh Bitter One. You did not red my first sentence, so I'll quote "so many qualified kids, it's a bit of a lottery...." My TP kid (along with MANY TP friends) accepted to all the magnets. That does not suggest "inability to make the cut." My TP kids (along with MANY friends) also accepted to Eastern for which they were not in boundary. MANY TP kids are NMSF semi finalists. Just get over it and consider that there are many gifted kids that will do well and benefit from these programs. Don't denigrate other kids to make yourself feel better. It's not becoming.