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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on the very limited data given, we do know that 75% of the Magnet MS slots went to non-CES kids. 75%, really? That means the bulk of new MS magnet students did not take the advanced CES curriculum. Just ONE Cold Spring CES child (the highest testing CES in the county) was admitted to TPMS. None were admitted on appeal, despite a number scoring straight 99s on COGAT and in the 270s and 280s on MAP-M, well above OP's child's scores. Standards necessarily were, and will be, lowered. It is social engineering, pure and simple. [/quote]

The CES curriculum is humanities based, nothing to do with STEM/ TPMS program. Plenty of non-CES kids are in the same compacted math as CES  kids. [/quote]

[b]OP here, my W school DC had fifth gradeMAP M scores also in 270s [/b]and also scored all 99s in the Cogat, the raw sores were all on the higher end, and being from W school, just to let you know 4 kids got selected in the TPMS magnet from this ES. A couple decided to stay with home school. Do not compare M scores of sixth grade with fifth grade. FYI, talking to w home middle school friends, the M score of those who could not make to TPMS magnet is also in 250s.thise kids are no less smart than the ones in the TPMS.

I agree that county selected less numbers from the CES and probably somewhere applies the outlier rule also, my whole point of this post, and I say again, that in my belief, based on my attending the school one day, hearing about M scores for lots of new magnet sixth graders, the students selected are no dumbos, or seem to be any less intelligent ( e.g. a kid from DCC ES with high FARM and now in TPMS scored in 250s in MAP M- same as many others from W ES School with less or no FARM). There was less gaming of the system this year by certain class of parents, and I am happy about it as those kids who were taking summer classes to get in to the magnet program, yes, were extreme end on AMC and math count but were they also as good overall, there are three non magnet subjects too. They were mostly the students who had tears on getting a Grade C on certain assignments perhaps because the parents can not tolerate to see lower grades on their magnet kids report card. I feel this is better selection criteria and hopefully there will be overall good performance across different subjects rather than AMC and math count only. Yes my DC was lucky, and may not be lucky for HS testing, but it would not mean that HS students who will get selected from non magnet schools will be any  less than mine. 
I totally agree that a few more such programs in the county is the need of the hour. [/quote]

OP, in an earlier post you said your child's MAP-M score was 265, and dropped to 255 this fall. So which is the truth? (never mind, we know)
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