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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is a 5th grader at a regional CES.  Her teacher told me that the number of CES kids who got in last year went down to 7 (or close to it?), as compared to 25 the year before that.

Also, at the Magnet meeting, the MCPS representatives very very clearly stated that the Magnet is not for the highest performing students any more.  It is for high performing kids, who attend a MS that does not have many other high performing kids.[/quote]

Really?  I was told it was for kids who a) meet the standards for "highly able" and b) don't have a peer group at their assigned MS.   There are some who meet this standard at all the MS.  Yes it's a higher standard than the old one for kids assigned to some MS.[/quote]

Told by whom?

Yes, MCPS is choosing kids who are ‘highly able’ but they are not looking for the MOST ‘highly able’ kids in the County.  They are looking for ‘highly able’ Kids at lower performing MSs.

The rep very specifically said that they will take a kid with an 88%ile score from a lower performing MS over a kid with a 98%ile score from a stronger MS because of the peer cohort presence at the better performing MS.[/quote]

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