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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TPMS sets aside 25 seats for in-bounds kids. That's kids coming from PBES and ESS, which have about 225 and 60 kids in 5th (that's this year...I know my kid's cohort was sightly larger because most were conceived right before the recession). So say there are between 275 and 310 kids each year headed to TPMS in the general population. It's a good chance your kid will be selected if they are at the top of their class at PBES or ESS. Mine was. But plenty were not who deserved it. Anyone can move here if you want to: plenty of housing stock at all rental and owner levels. [/quote]

But that's not fair. It's a county level program, and people throughout the county don't have the same chance. It's not how it's done upcounty either, so they aren't even being consistent. [/quote]

It would be unfair if you were banned from moving in-bounds. But we all have access to the same info, and as was said earlier, there are plenty of very affordable apartments in the boundary. So move. It is totally fair. It's just not the trade-off you want, or it's not where you want to live, or it's not where you chose to live. [/quote]

Guess what? I am a parent who would actually consider moving in bounds. But given that MCPS has changed their process for this program multiple times in the last 5-10 years, who can count on the in bounds set aside remaining? I made a real estate decision based on the notion that the 99 percenters and high Cogat scorers would earn a spot. My kid would have absolutely had the scores to get a seat if he were in 8th grade. But he’s not and they changed the process. [/quote]

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