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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One way is that they stopped publishing the median test scores of the three categories of accepted students.   Why did they stop that?  Parent would be able to see where their child placed in regards to accepted students.   If the student's scores were much lower in all three areas compared to the median of accepted students, it's obvious why the student was denied. If it's lower in only one area, but higher in the other two, and was rejected, you might have the basis to appeal, or at least find out why your child was rejected.

The way it is no, you have no clue where your child falls, and so you have less reason to appeal.  IMO, that's why MCPS stopped publishing the test scores.
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I feel like I'm beating a dead horse here.

Under the new criteria, you don't get in just because you have higher Cogat scores in all three areas than the mean of accepted students country-wide. You get in based on your differentiation from the local peer group. So in order to know how close you were, you'd need to know your own scores and the medial scores of students who were selected from your local middle school cluster.[/quote]

That's true as far as selection goes, yes. But if a student scoring in the top 1% (or even top .3% based on raw data) in cumulative scores is rejected in favor of students scoring in the top 2-3% on an IQ test, there is a problem with that former group being served adequately by MCPS. Parents have a right to all the data in order to advocate effectively for their kids, whether that means an appeal or requesting the MCPS *assist* with implementing appropriate instruction at the home schools rather than telling parents to somehow "figure it out."[/quote]

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