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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take aviation at Magruder in Region 5 - I don't see that in other regions - what does that mean? Anyone from MCPS can apply to that?

And if Machine learning and Data science is offered only in some regions, what do the kids in other regions do?

Tech magnet is interest based - so how does the cohort even work for that? Wouldn't it be watered down?

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That is so sad! I wonder what the criteria will be.  Completed 8th grade Geometry?

In today's noon virtual information session, Jennie said that only Region 5 students can apply to Aviation program, and only Region 6 students can apply to Poolsville GE. She said it was comparable as every region will have something unique.

And more, the criteria-based program will put all applicants meeting the criteria in the pool and run a lottery, same to the CES and MS magnets. So every program will be unbelievably watered down (lottery plays a critical role in failure, but also teaching resource, student cohort size, etc.)[/quote][/quote]

That is so sad! I wonder what the criteria will be. Completed 8th grade Geometry?[/quote]

For ES and MS it is 85th percentile or above MAP scores (locally normed).  My guess is that they will bump that a little higher so as to have about an equal number of slots as kids that qualify (as opposed to MS and ES where thousands of kids miss out each year) so maybe 90th-95th percentile?  [/quote]

I highly doubt if they will put the criteria high. I'd rather think the opposite way. [/quote]

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