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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They’re still holding the lottery this year though. Even w kids back in school.

Anyone think they’ll raise the bar to 90% from the 85?[/quote]

There is no evidence to support this.

They already posted dates for the CogAT testing.

Last year they only did the lottery when they were unable to administer the CogAT.[/quote]
MCPS sent out a letter on 9/30:
https://connectdocs.blackboard.com/broadcasts/Docs/caf1a3dfb505ffed0d024130f58c5cfa/36ad00e6-f1e8-4cdf-87c1-d993c7f5ea4d.pdf?ticket=t_VvtAf85J&xythos-download=true

No CogAT this year. Lottery again. Cutoff not announced.[/quote]

This link is broken but I did see their announcement a few days ago that listed the days on which CogAT would be administered to various grades. This seems to contradict the information that may have been at your broken link.[/quote]

DP. The link worked fine for me.[/quote]

Dear Parents/Guardians of Grade 5 Students:
Montgomery County Public Schools offers various opportunities for rising Grade 6 students who
demonstrate the potential to be successful in enriched and accelerated programming. These
opportunities are in both the local middle schools and regional middle school magnet (interest and
criteria-based) programs. Local enriched opportunities include two enriched courses in humanities and
math along with additional high school credit courses offered in middle school. The regional magnet
programs include the Middle School Magnet Consortium (MSMC/interest-based) and regional magnet
(criteria-based) programs.
The MSMC includes Argyle MS for Digital Design and Development, A. Mario Loiederman MS for
Creative and Performing Arts and Parkland MS for Aerospace Technology. Interested parents may apply
to the programs in October 2021. The MSMC parent/student information session is available on the
MCPS website.
The (criteria-based) magnet programs include the Humanities and Communication program at Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. (upcounty) and Eastern (downcounty); and Math, Science and Computer Science at
Roberto Clemente (upcounty) and Takoma Park (downcounty). A student’s home address determines
which regional program (upcounty) or (downcounty) they would be considered.
For these programs, the admission plan will begin with the universal review of Grade 5 students by
utilizing student performance information about how students learn. Students whose data indicate that
their overall academic profile may demonstrate the potential to succeed in enriched and accelerated
instruction will be considered for a seat in either the Humanities and Communication and/or Math,
Science, Computer Science programs and/or local enriched programming without having to submit an
application.
Multiple criteria will continue to be used to identify students for enriched services and include 2020-2021
and 2021-2022 data such as report card grades, reading level, external assessments Measures of
Academic Progress-Reading (MAP-R) and Measures of Academic Progress-Math (MAP-M) and student
services (students who receive services in ESOL- English for Speakers of Other Languages, FARMS-
Free and Reduced Meals System, IEP- Individualized Education Plan or a 504 plan). The Cognitive
Abilities Assessment (CogAT) will not be administered this year.
The universal review process will occur in December 2021 by identifying the students who demonstrate
the potential to be successful in enriched services. These students will be placed into a lottery pool. All
students in the lottery pool are guaranteed enriched instruction either in the regional magnet or local
enriched courses. Students with missing data, such as students new to MCPS for the 2021-2022 school
year, private/home schooled students may be considered for placement into the candidate pool by an
expert review panel pending all required data is submitted. See below for more information. Once the
lottery pool has been identified, a lottery will be conducted for placement into a regional magnet program.[/quote]

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