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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The EL Haynes number is surprising in light of the school’s past performance.

EL Haynes Pres Scholars # / NMSF #
2014 0 / 0
2015 0 / 0
2016 0 / 0
2017 1 / 0
2018 8 / 0

Perhaps Haynes should tell DCPS and DCPCS what secret sauce it used this year! I’m sure others would want to know. 
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For the general category, in addition to the top 20 male and female SAT scorers (plus more for ties) in each state, the chief state school officer gets to nominate another 10 males and 10 females. Plus, there are some partnered recognition groups that are able to nominate 40 of their participants. There are also scholars chosen for the arts program and the career/technical education program that do not use SAT scores for nomination.[/quote]

I think that's the answer, PP.  From the US Dept of Education website:

[quote]The combined file of scores from the top male examinees and top female examinees are then ranked from high to low in each state. The scores associated with the top 20 male examinees and top 20 female examinees are used to identify the candidates in each state. When ties occur in the cut off score, more than 20 persons of that gender are selected in that state.

[u]In addition, each Chief State School Officer (CSSO) may nominate ten male and ten female candidates based on their outstanding scholarship, residing in the CSSO's jurisdiction.[/u]

[u]Additionally, the program is partnering with several recognition organizations that will each nominate up to 40 candidates from their individual programs.[/u][/quote]

That especially makes sense when you consider who DC's chief state school officer currently is ...

[quote]Jennie Niles serves as Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) in Washington, DC. ... Niles is the founder and former head of school of the acclaimed and award-winning E.L. Haynes Public Charter School.[/quote]

Of course, IMHO, none of this takes anything away from any of the student candidates.  Indeed, having candidates selected beyond just raw test scores is a great way of ensuring the pool of potential Presidential Scholars will be strong in all sorts of different ways.  Many paths to success.

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Oh that is a fantastic aspect of the program (though the Niles part is downright ... classic DC). Thanks for posting.[/quote]

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