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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So it seems that some kids with lower scores ‘won’ the lottery and that’s bad luck for the high scoring and also deserving kids. I don’t understand how high scorers were not included in the pool when there are clearly kids with lower (still very good) scores in there.[/quote]

A much simpler way to doing it would have been to select the top scorers, taking into account previous years of MAP scores to account for the pandemic.[/quote]

True, although the scores may not be the perfect predictor for success in magnet programs. [/quote]

Honestly, the magnet middle school program could double or triple their seating and not dilute their excellence. Due to seat shortages, it's more selective than either high school or elementary school magnets.

No selection method is perfect, but I would rather have a strictly academic selection method than any other. This isn't so much for the children who get in since I know they'll do well (see above). It's to allow the outliers and higher-scorers to avoid their home school. A bright kid who is on the cusp might be expected to do well at either school, but for a kid who consistently scores higher than anyone else - how can anyone think they'd be fine in their home school? Weren't magnets made for just these children?[/quote]

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