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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting document.  I guess they determine if you have a cohort based on "receives enrichment/acceleration". the document says they are blinded to school and thus why CES students are affected more than non-CES.  [/quote]

This is beyond backwards.  Is there any word on whether they have changed their admission process this year to make sure CES kids are not at a disadvantage?  [/quote]

CES kids aren't at a disadvantage. Because CES students received greater enrichment they should have higher map scores than kids who did not attend CES. [/quote]

And if all that extra enrichment fails translate into higher scores then its probably a waste to send a kid to a magnet anyway.[/quote]
What happened last year is kids from CES schools were passed over for kids with lower scores. 
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Kids from CES schools were not passed over for kids with lower scores. There are just a limited number of slots and with universal screening, things got a lot more competitive. This upset many parents who could no longer game the system. 
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Are you tone death?  Have you not attended meetings and read the documents online?  Indeed kids who had higher scores were passed over, as they had cohorts in their local middle school.  The county is moving to a system where if one is an outlier then they are selected.  Not saying the kids selected were not highly abled, but a 99% in at Frost/Cabin John/Hoover will get passed over for a 90% kid from a MS that was lower performing.[/quote]

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