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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think one thing to keep in mind is 2000 kids were tested for the magnets.  That means about 1900 were sent a [b]rejection[/b] letter.  That letter explained that sometimes a strong student isn't accepted and explained the cohort concept; however, the majority of those students were not rejected because of a cohort, the majority of those students were simply rejected, they have a cohort that is the regular student population.  So now you are waiting to hear if your student has been chosen for the pilot program, that's the March letter mentioned, but no one knows where they stand until then.  [/quote]

+1 - The beauty of an online Board like this is that everyone talks past each other.  4000 kids were tested for 200 seats.  Many of those students were above average on the CogAT, but did not perform at levels that require academic challenge to be successful.  It is important to read the learning profile associated with the test score - it gives insight into student need.  MCPS will be looking at those students whose learning profiles say they become disengaged if not challenged, challenged, challenged for the new pilot in the home schools.  This is not an effort to place 4000, or even 2000 students into new classes at the home school.  There is much ado about nothing at this point.  As Lin Manuel Miranda so aptly wrote, “wait for it.”[/quote]

Thank you, make that 4000, I'm going to mush!  And, yes profile, that's going to be key.  [/quote]

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