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It's also not fair that a highly able learner from a high FARMS school likely doesn't have the peer group to let the teacher get through base material and enrich/cover more content, likely doesn't have the parent time/access to outside tutoring to effect the same, and likely scores lower on a measure highly reliant on exposure to material like MAP as a result.  To keep the programs more concentrated, advocate for higher reliance on measures of ability vs. achievement and for guardrails against their being prone to gaming, along with a move back away from a lottery.  A high-ability 99th percentile MAPer would still get in.[/quote]

I couldn't agree with this more. The people the lottery hurts the most are the children from disadvantaged areas that have high potential but no peer group and therefore need more support, motivation, teachers who recognize their strengths, and a curriculum that stimulates them. Right now they are saying they'll take basically any kid as long as they work a little bit and get a really mediocre MAP and grades. That helps no one.

Even the old system which was not great but involved cogat, teacher recommendations and an application is better because it at least captures motivation in those groups. Universal screening that is ranked and uses cogat works a lot better to identify the kids that need the program. Why not get rid of it altogether if they are using this lottery approach? What need is it meeting if only a small percentage of those in the pool get in and the pool is like 20% of the county?
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