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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCUM won’t like my post, but I am a teacher who does the interviews. I’m not defending two questions or three minutes or whatever, but I can tell you that after 10 years of being at the school, it is possible to see within ten minutes who is a good fit. [b]Parent interview portion does not factor into the score except to help students who appear to have strong family support. [/b]However, with gpa inflation the past two years due to WS plus the ban on getting parcc scores plus random charter schools who have weird report cards, it is very difficult to assess candidates, honestly.

I would support an application ranking system with no interview, just lottery of qualified students. I hate interview days and would rather be teaching.[/quote]

Interesting...we were told last year that the parent interview had zero bearing on the score.  But it appears there may be exceptions.[/quote]

What does “strong family support” mean and how is it relevant to student qualifications?[/quote]

That phrase hit my ear wrong as well. [/quote]

"except to help students who appear to have strong family support"....um, yes, this is problematic.

First, we were told (last year) the family interview did not count AT ALL toward the interview. My husband was not available at the time that Walls scheduled interview  (we had no say in that time). Did that end up being a mark against my child?

Second, it seems to me there is potential discrimination here...what does Walls deem to be "strong parent support"? Were kids with single parents less likely to get in? What about kids with non-English speaking parents? What about kids who live with their grandparents or aunts/uncles?  Does Walls prefer stay-at-home moms?[/quote]

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