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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If these are the cut offs 80% of the kids at our elementary made the pool.[/quote]

My guess is these pools were huge.[/quote]

This is what irks me.  Why was my DS not in the pool? 98% for math, all A’s on report cards. His past Map Ms have been either 98 or 99.  He loves math and is so self motivated, he wanted to compete in math competitions and used to wake up on Saturdays sneaking Khan academy. I know he’s not a genius or anything, but he clearly has a passion for it. What am I missing that kids with percentiles as low as 89 were in the lottery. I’m sorry but that is a huge jump with no other explanation. I don’t see the point in appealing but I would like to know how he missed the cutoff. Thanks a lot MCPS.[/quote]

I totally understand your frustration.  I've emailed my kid's principal asking if they can explain how the pool decisions were made or if they see anything in my child's profile that would help explain why they weren't in the pool or if an appeal makes any sense. Lack of clarity is incredibly frustrating; ironically, the lottery process was supposed to be a more open and transparent process.  I may send MCPS a letter pointing out that it really wasn't.[/quote]

Thank you for understanding my rant 😊. Please do update this post if you hear back.   [/quote]

Well, my principal had no insights or information on how kids were selected for the pool.  I think I will email the person listed as the contacts for this process to let them know that their new "transparent' lottery process is not so transparent.[/quote]

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