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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a very good summary. Just wanted to add, which PP touched on a bit: this criteria was from last year (and differed for the year before that). MCPS has a really unfortunate habit of backing into the process and communicating criteria after the fact. Meaning, they take the grades, scores, multiple measures they have, determine which or how many students they want in the lottery, then use that to determine the cut offs/local norming algorithms, etc. It’s a lot of manipulating the data to get a desired outcome rather than the transparent process they make it out to be. [/quote]

Definitely could have changes this year.  Doubtful that that would stray from the paradigm.  More likely to be the target %ile and/or which period's grades are in play, though those could have significant effect.

Backing in is similar to many things MCPS.  Reactive rather than proactive.  Could be the resource constraints.  Could be the managerial effectiveness.  Could be the underlying leadership goals.

The mechanics could be manipulation.  Hard to prove.  Could also be less manipulative in the pejorative sense, depending on one's feelings about the system's goals.  Definitely not transparent enough or communicated well enough in a timely manner to allow families to make reasonable plans (e.g., ensuring good sleep prior to MAP administration, having student focus within relevant grading period/speaking with teacher if there is an anomaly, launching a timely appeal; this is not suggesting test prep or the like) or for the community to have timely input as to whether the paradigm needs adjustment.[/quote]

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