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[quote=Anonymous]I think one of the challenges here is that a certain subset of parents has complained about every. single. change. to the magnet admissions process. That includes changes that were evidence-based and objectively correct, like getting rid of teacher recommendations for the younger kids and relying less on outside achievements.

Because those folks have been complaining and filing lawsuits over the changes to date, policymakers are less inclined to pay attention to the new round of concerns.

This is a problem because the "new" changes are objectively bad, lack an evidence base, and are weirdly designed to both appear to seek equity while not actually being equitable.

For example, relying on grades and MAP instead of returing to CoGAT now that kids are back in school is an objectively bad choice because it means you are rewarding the kids who have been accelerated outside of school.

Setting the "cut off" at 85th percentile is also a terrible choice. The magnets are not designed for the 85th percentile kids, and I don't think the teachers are going to change some of the more demanding deliverables, so we're going to see a whole lot more kids leave the programs.

It's just all around a badly managed situation. The changes that MCPS made a few years ago were GOOD, but the MCPS leadership didn't even give them a chance to play out before wading in and mucking everything up again. [/quote]

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