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[quote=Anonymous]If you want to know the current state of gifted education in MCPS, you should read this 95-page complaint by MCCPTA's Gifted Education Committee, filed on May 2, 2022.

[b]Intro:[/b]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14ZwXY8AHOuwVuyd_thk5gZND-nRsusXrt47o2Hs0KEI/edit?fbclid=IwAR3xzJoqqd2rYVXY44MPO8xUIts_keOs4bB7pBLi44nkw9OKp6B84Dqcm6U

"The GEC’s Complaint from the Public (CFP) chronicles [b]systemic failures by MCPS to faithfully implement the gifted education requirements[/b] set forth by numerous MCPS policies and Maryland State laws. MCPS’s noncompliance has resulted in an inconsistent and inequitable delivery of enriched and accelerated instruction throughout the County."

[b]Full 95-page complaint:[/b]
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t3i9kssWABBpzLoduJo-2JVziplDMhBj/view?fbclid=IwAR3UtnOwEwkB8X2IZ2-46hX8INjuzXL7YM0iTgNsFriot-6bCn6SrjC0Ew8

Some quotes below:

Regarding lottery data:

"For the 2020-2021 lottery, MCPS reported the number provided of all students in
the grade as the number of students “considered” for the lottery.38 They did not provide the
number of the students who met threshold criteria and were placed into the magnet lottery, the
more analogous category to the pre-lottery of “considered” students. [b]We have repeatedly asked
DCCAPS Director Jeannie Franklin to provide this data, which MCPS refused to do without an
MPIA request. Although we have submitted an MPIA request, MCPS has said it will take two
months to produce this data.[/b]"

MCPS will use lottery for CES and middle school magnets for 3 years:

[b]MCPS changed the process for selection of Center and magnet middle school students in
the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 years. MCPS used and will use a lottery-based
selection process and will not administer the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) exam for second,
third, fifth, and eighth graders.[/b]43 The decision not to administer the CogAT impacted not only
magnet and Center selection but also placement into local enrichment courses and the
state-mandated SIPPI gifted identification process.

Regarding MCPS's insistence on a "three-year pilot" for lottery:

"[b]MCPS has stated that it intends to continue the lottery process and elimination of the
CogAT for the magnet school and Center placement, to complete a three year “pilot.” We are in
the dark regarding why MCPS needs a three year pilot to understand the impact of removing the
CogAT in its selection process.[/b] If MCPS seeks to analyze of the impact of eliminating the
CogAT, it has pre-2020 data which it could use to identify which students would have been
selected in the past if the CogAT had not been administered and compare that group to the
students who were actually selected using the CogAT factor."

MCPS's response to MPIA request:

"[b]Given the broad nature of your request and extensive list of potential responsive documents, 
we are estimating that the fee to complete this request will be extenstive. Please note that this fee will not be waived.[/b]"[/quote]

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