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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no law requiring them to do A) and it’s definitely not in their best interest so I think it will not be that. No MCPS magnet has ever set test score cutoffs because they want the ability to pick who they want. [/quote]

So in other words - nobody knows at this point. They have not clarified that fundamental component of the plan even though they keep going around claiming that this will improve accessibility.[/quote]
It will improve accessibility because currently, only 1% of high school students are enrolled in criteria based magnet programs. As we trade magnet programs for regional “special” programs, we are increasing the number of programs by roughly 5 fold. A regional program will be smaller than current programs, but there will be many more of them. Even if we triple the number of students enrolled in programs (which would be a very substantial increase in participation), that would still only amount to 3% of students. These programs aren’t meant to be guaranteed for every advanced student. MCPS has not publicly said how many seats will be available in the regional programs.[/quote]

Based on the data shared by the county, 6% of students attend criterion based magnets currently. [/quote]
6% in grades 4-12 or just at the high school level?[/quote]

High school[/quote]

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