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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With universal screening, does it mean someone will receive a letter with scores in single digit (e.g. 5% National, 1% MCPS)?

That one is really hurting.....

Can someone from DCUM post this if they receive scores like these?[/quote]

No universal screening, [b]only a portion of potentially high scorers took the test[/b].

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Yes, and only the students who took the test are included in the MCPS percentile... and the students in a school with "similar" socio-economic stats. So, the MCPS group is much smaller and is a "selective" group to begin with, which explains why MCPS percentiles are typically lower than national where it includes all students of the same age/grade who took the same test at a similar time.  Many systems use the test system wide with all students, so not just a selected group of high performing students. [/quote]

No. It is universal screening unless opted out by parents. the whole point is to cast a wider net. So there are more students taking the test and they can catch more high potential students. At the same time, they will catch more lower potential students who maybe 5% National,
2% MCPS

[b]All Grade 3 students will be reviewed for the CES process and notified in early February 2019. At that time, parents will have the option to decline or request consideration.[/b]
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Y[b]es, but the universal review was the letter, not the actual test. [/b] [/quote]

+1
The universal review is of the existing data, they review all of that and invite those who meet a certain threshold to test - or be "further considered", the universal screening in third grade does not test everyone, so everyone is not included in the MCPS percentiles, only those who tested, who are presumably those the system thought or whose parents felt had a shot at attending a CES.[/quote]

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