MS Magnet Decisions

[Anonymous]

I know that mailings for the magnet middle school decision is coming out soon. Does anyone know when decisions were made by the selection committee? We recently started the 504 process for DD and was surprised that there is a "504" icon on her record when we log into DD's MyMCPS website although the 504 plan has not even been finalized. We intentionally waited until later to initiate the 504 as we did not want it to factor into the decision making process for the magnet, but in thinking about it, we are not sure when the selection committee reviewed kids' records/scores to finalize decision making. Does anyone know the timeline? I thought I read somewhere that decisions were already made by December (and mailings done in Jan) but now I don't remember where I read it or if I am somehow mis-remembering.

[Anonymous]

Do not panic. My child has IEP and got accepted from MS magnet into HS magnet in the first wave. (Flying on Math wave...)
I believe they actually want capable IEP and 504 kids in magnets to show equal opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not panic. My child has IEP and got accepted from MS magnet into HS magnet in the first wave. (Flying on Math wave...)
I believe they actually want capable IEP and 504 kids in magnets to show equal opportunities.

OP here. As strange as this might sound, we actually don't want MCPS to consider DD base on equal opportunities for this. That is partially why we waited longer to initiate the 504 process.

[Anonymous]

Slide 39 of this PowerPoint says the selection committee meets to decide in December: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/specialprograms/middle/MS%20Presentation.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Slide 39 of this PowerPoint says the selection committee meets to decide in December: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/specialprograms/middle/MS%20Presentation.pdf

You guys are awesome. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

When are school administrators/teacher notified of the results, or do they not get the results until after the parents?

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't it be illegal for the 504 to be counted against someone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn't it be illegal for the 504 to be counted against someone?

From what I am told, a 504 likely does not do much of anything. But what is said and what is implemented is not always the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Slide 39 of this PowerPoint says the selection committee meets to decide in December: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/specialprograms/middle/MS%20Presentation.pdf

You guys are awesome. Thank you!

You're welcome! Furloughed fed here with a lot of time on my hands and a fifth grader of my own that I'm waiting to hear about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We recently started the 504 process for DD and was surprised that there is a "504" icon on her record when we log into DD's MyMCPS website although the 504 plan has not even been finalized.

Where did you find the "504" icon? One of my kids has a 504, and the other has an IEP, but I can't find any indication of either on the myMCPS website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently started the 504 process for DD and was surprised that there is a "504" icon on her record when we log into DD's MyMCPS website although the 504 plan has not even been finalized.

Where did you find the "504" icon? One of my kids has a 504, and the other has an IEP, but I can't find any indication of either on the myMCPS website.

If you use chrome, it is in the lower right hand corner when you first log into the portal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Slide 39 of this PowerPoint says the selection committee meets to decide in December: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/specialprograms/middle/MS%20Presentation.pdf

You guys are awesome. Thank you!

You're welcome! Furloughed fed here with a lot of time on my hands and a fifth grader of my own that I'm waiting to hear about.

If I ever get my 80's cover band together, I'm going to call it Furloughed Fed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently started the 504 process for DD and was surprised that there is a "504" icon on her record when we log into DD's MyMCPS website although the 504 plan has not even been finalized.

Where did you find the "504" icon? One of my kids has a 504, and the other has an IEP, but I can't find any indication of either on the myMCPS website.

If you use chrome, it is in the lower right hand corner when you first log into the portal.

I'm using chrome and still don't see it. Are you in the Portal or Classroom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Slide 39 of this PowerPoint says the selection committee meets to decide in December: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/specialprograms/middle/MS%20Presentation.pdf

You guys are awesome. Thank you!

You're welcome! Furloughed fed here with a lot of time on my hands and a fifth grader of my own that I'm waiting to hear about.

If I ever get my 80's cover band together, I'm going to call it Furloughed Fed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently started the 504 process for DD and was surprised that there is a "504" icon on her record when we log into DD's MyMCPS website although the 504 plan has not even been finalized.

Where did you find the "504" icon? One of my kids has a 504, and the other has an IEP, but I can't find any indication of either on the myMCPS website.

If you use chrome, it is in the lower right hand corner when you first log into the portal.

I see the 504 for that kid, but there's no IEP icon for the other kid. I suppose they only note the 504?