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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an eighth grader considering TJ. I was following TJ admissions last year but then lost track after appeals.

Is FCPS still doing the top kids from each middle school?
Will there still be extra weight on if you are free lunch or URM?
Will there be a test this year and when?[/quote]

Yes to top kids from each middle school
Yes to students from economically disadvantaged families
No to racial groups - this has never been the case
No to a content oriented exam, but yes to a student portrait sheet

All of this subject to change based on court decisions coming up early this year.[/quote]

Are you seriously going to say there was no push to get more URMs?[/quote]

There's a difference between "a push to get more students from underrepresented groups" and "extra weight if you are one". The former, yes, the latter, no.[/quote]

The whole point of the portrait sheet and to a lesser extent the writing sample was to do this.  Additionally there were actual bonus points for URM and FARMS folks.[/quote]

Wasn’t that what the courts deemed illegal before fcps appealed?[/quote]

The lawsuit lost on appeal no changes were made

The only thing I have to go on is a link to the sheet that was an exhibit from the lawsuit

I don't think anyone really knows what rubric was finally used.[/quote]

The appeal is still pending.  It will get argued on Sept. 16 and decided months later.  One thing to keep in mind is that the Virginia Attorney General filed a brief and will be presenting an argument in favor of the lower court decision and the equal protection claim raised by Coalition for TJ. [/quote]

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