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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is TP seats are for entire DCC or only for TP? If it's only for TP, it makes no sense.[/quote]

What's so unique about TP to give them quota?[/quote]

Many MCCPTA leaders and county executives live in TP.[/quote]

Yo crazy people every MS magnet in MCPS has a set aside for the host school because it doesn't cost anything as has been explained here about 1000 times.[/quote]

Yup. Roberto Clemente MS had it. I don't know if MLK MS has taken over the Humanities one, but I would assume so.[/quote]

They shouldn't have it because if we are putting 25 kids n magnet from one middle school then that means that middle school has large enough peer group.[/quote]

You're shifting the goalposts.

The kids who at Roberto Clemente MS who benefit from the set-aside are, by and large, not white kids. They're Asian-American kids.

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Shifting goal post???

Same person???

Come, on lots of people post here.

Since MCPS is focusing on peer group and if peer group is large enough then they shouldn't be in magnet. That's what MCPS is saying.

Clearly, if Roberto Clemente MS or TPMS is having 25 kids good enough for magnet then they don't need to be in magnet. Magnet seats should be given to others who don't have large enough peer group.

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Then they'll get rid of the 25 seats, and the outliers at TPMS will take some of the 100 seats currently designated for OOB. This is so stupid. Same for RCMS. Less kids served all around. Certainly fewer OOB kids. If that's what you want....[/quote]

No, MCPS shouldn't get rid of those 25 seats because there are enough teachers to educate 125 magnet students. They should simply allow 125 as county wide seat and not give backdoor entry to magnet to anyone. As far as capacity of school is concerned, it should be addressed by county wide boundary change to balance everything. This is one issue I want consultant to look closely when doing boundary analysis.

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OK, so you REALLY DON'T get it. They have 100 county wide seats, not 125. 100. ONLY 100.  The only reason that 25 are added is the addition of local resources. it's not all "MCPS." Resources are appropriated to schools by enrollment. That is why schools lose or gain teachers. There is no avenue to open up additional seats for OOB. If you want to get rid of in-boundary kids, the seats will be at 100, and the TP kids will take seats from your kids. Local school capacity is not a county-wide issue. I think all magnets should have local seats because they allow more spaces for out of boundary and allow more kids to benefit from the magnet without costing anything extra. TP, RC and RM do it. Eastern and Blair should as well. If you want to advocate, advocate for a magnet at your school! Or for more spots in general! Taking the local spots for the umpteenth million time does NOT add spots for OOB kids. It takes them AWAY. Duh.[/quote]

You are  describing how MCPS decide to do it long time ago.

TPMS quota seat has the same diversity as county or not , that's the question MCPS should be asking. Clearly, it's not  and given what's going on right now, MCPS shouldn't be practicing that.

Your argument about 100 vs 125 seats due to capacity can be taken care by changing boundary and making up 25 extra seats in TPMS for magnet. Those extra seats can be taken by any one including kids from TPMS.

There is absolutely no basis to give backdoor entry in any magnet based on this capacity argument when county is trying o make it equitable for everyone.[/quote]

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