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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, but this thread is getting quite long, so I'm not going to read every post, but what does this mean exactly:

"1. Letting RM students enter the magnet IB program without any "qualification" vetting (this is a recent change) and hence lowering the cohort academic level "

So, are they letting ANY RM student into the IB program in 11th grade who apply?  Or is there some standard, like they look at grades, PARCC scores, etc..?  And if so, is this not some sort of vetting?[/quote]

The following was a description of the second path to magnet (provided to cluster parents only) a couple of years ago:

[quote]This pathway to the Magnet IB at RMHS is open only to students already enrolled in RMHS in grade 10. [b]After students complete an application process that includes an application form, teacher recommendations, an MCPS transcript, and an admissions test, qualified students are selected to join IB in grade 11.[/b][/quote]

Here is what the recently changed RM IB website says:

[quote]While not all students who attend Richard Montgomery are in the four year Magnet, all RM students are eligible to participate in the full Diploma Programme offered at the school. [/quote]

The website still fails to mention that all Diploma candidates get a letter for college applications which identifies them as "magnet" student and they take share all class/resources that the four year magnet students do.

In recent meetings RM admin has confirmed there is no test, no application or teacher recommendation. You tell me, what you think.

In any case, why should the RM 10th grade non-magnet students not be evaluated through the same process that everyone else (in 8th grade) is to enter the magnet program? Why should non-RM cluster student not be offered the second chance to the magnet program?
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What you bolded states that they are "eligible" not that they can actually join it.

But, if what you say is true... that RM students can just join the IB program without any kind of vetting (grades, teacher recs) at their own whim, then that's wrong.  I'm an RM cluster parent.  However, I would like to understand this better.  So, what if there are more than 40 RM students who want to be in the IB program? How would they choose who gets in?  Lottery?

They may be "eligible" but there must be some kind of vetting for these students.[/quote]

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