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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] In addition, from the first quarter/marking period, your DC must have an A in Math, an A in Science and an at or above on-grade reading level.
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Thanks a lot. I was confused about the above. Are you talking about As in those subject for the first quarter/marking period of grade 5 or the kid’s whole elementary school career? [/quote]

First marking period of grade 5 only. It’s pretty stupid if you ask me. We had an ELA teacher who openly admitted to subjective grading and giving B’s to “motivate” students. [/quote]

All this magnet selection stuff is done very narrowly and is pretty stupid in my opinion.  I sent my 99 pct COGAT third grade kid to school when she wasn’t 100 pct feeling well one day and it turned out to be MAP-R testing day (unannounced) and her score was well below her normal 95 pct plus level. But since they don’t look at COGAT to choose for CES and only look at one MAP data point, guess whose kid wasn’t deemed eligible for CES lottery?    [/quote]
I hope you appealed.[/quote]

Nope.  I didn't know "appeals" existed for CES.  I'm not sure on what grounds I would be able to appeal on anyway.  MCPS doesn't look at COGAT for selection to CES, and their narrow criteria for the MAP tests is stupid but it's clearly defined.  [/quote]
I hope they still allow appeals. Back when my now senior was in third grade, dc had the highest MAP-R score in their class (the teacher told us), but not the requisite CogAt score. (Kid has disability related to math, but math isn’t part of CES.) This was pre Covid, before CES admissions was lottery based. My kid wasn’t even considered for the first round of admissions or in the waitpool. I appealed by describing my child’s abilities and submitting a high quality writing sample my child had written outside of school. The decision on my dc’s eligibility was reversed on appeal and my dc was placed in the waitpool before the second round of admissions. DC ended up being randomly selected from the waitpool of qualified applicants, attended a CES, and did very well. In your case, I would have submitted previous MAP-R scores to illustrate that my dc’s illness during the most recent MAP testing had affected their performance.

I’m not saying all this to make you feel like you feel any regret; I’m sharing it because appeals used to work a fair amount of the time. If they still work in some cases now, parents should avail themselves of every possible recourse. You’ve got nothing to lose by trying.[/quote]

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