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No one is addressing the point that the county resorted to lottery because of covid (and therefore no Cogats). The point we should be addressing is when they'll get back to using Cogats. I don't think they'll do it in the spring, but they could do it starting the 2022-2023 school year.
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IProblem is there is no transparency in the process. Lottery due to COVID is what they said earlier. However, if you read the case text related to the lawsuit someone posted earlier? MCPS states that if there is cohort of 20 or more kids in homeschool, they will not consider those kids in CES program. If there are less than 20, and the homeschool cannot meet their accilerated need, then they will be placed in Regional programs. It is unclear whether MCPS even considers academic performance at par when they place the kids in regional program.

There is no plan at the moment from MCPS to get back to CoGAT even though kids are back in school in person. Also there is a problem with Virtual Academy in the mix. There are no accelerated program in VA and there is no cohort either. CoGAT is also discontinued.
It is not clear whether MCPS will consider VA students for Regional CES programs based on performance. MCPS BOE gets an F for creating all this mess. [/quote]

[b]The process seems completely clear to me. I think you're confused. Not liking the process is different than not understanding it[/b].[/quote]

A lot of people only seem to hear what they want to hear and would like to present it isn't clear. I get it. I don't like the lottery either but I understand it.  [/quote]

What is not transparent and clear is how different factors (FARMS & gender) are weighted in the lottery and subsequent waitlist. If it was a true lottery your child would be assigned a number,  You would have a clear order for the waitlist. For example, numbers 1-100 get offered spots. If you were 101, you'd know that your child had the next spot on the waitlist and would likely be offered a spot. If you were number 3,500, you'd know that your kid was not getting a spot.[/quote]
The objective is to increase diversity so the outcome is to put a thumb on the scale for certain kids over others. It's not complicated. If you think this is good and proper you support it. If you think its ridiculous, then you oppose it. I'm in the latter camp.[/quote]

Equality, defn. "the state of being equal, especially in social status, rights, and opportunities."  Ex. Top children are selected for Magnet, regardless of skin color.
Equity, defn. "fairness or justice in the way people are treated."  Ex. Children not selected are either provided a number of slots to balance race, or are provided a program to better prepare them.

If anyone believes the lottery is both an equal and equitable means to decide a child's academic future, I respectfully disagree.[/quote]

A lot of people do not understand the implications of these decisions long into the future. They just want momentary satisfaction derived from "look of the class rooms". I am so surprised that some look through lens of race and think that the competition is not good. This is crazy because competition always resulted in better outcomes and better results.  Be it academics or sports. Imagine if you apply same equity principles applied to competitive sports. The resutls will be disastrous

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