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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Md is moving in the direction of the FCPS model and they will be sorry[/quote]
Why?[/quote]
DP.. a program designed for the top 2 to 3% is going to look different than a program designed for the top 20%.  The caliber of work won't be the same.[/quote]

And yet people complain that there are many more kids that could be served in the MCPS gifted program. Wouldn't opening it up to more be one solution?[/quote]
Depends on what "your" goal is.  If you are looking for just an "enriched" program, then yes. But if the goal is to keep it as  "gifted" program, then no.  Gifted doesn't mean top 20% of your student body.  An above average student who works hard to get that grade is not gifted.  If that is no longer the purpose of CES (which sounds like it isn't), then it's fine to open it up to the more hard working kids.  But, HGC used to be designed for those kids who were not necessarily the harder working kids, but the kids whose intelligence was really above and beyond but not necessarily hard working.[/quote]
I think there's a misperception here. The CES/HGC program is purely test-in. It's not for hard workers or students with strong grades/recommendations; it's for students with outlying test scores (at least in relation to their local elementary). The reason for the name change is just political; there is [b]no change [/b]to the rigor or content of the academic program.[/quote]

Not yet. MCPS has already changed the test making it shorter and, presumably, easier. Yes, three years ago the program was purely test-in, but I don't think this is the case anymore. [/quote]
My DD is currently applying (coming from independent). As far as I can tell, there is nothing evaluated other than the test. No grades, no recommendations, no interview. It's purely based on test results. Here's the form if you're curious: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/specialprograms/elementary/CES%20Private%20School%20application%202018%2011-17.pdf

In terms of the test itself, the only thing they said at the parent information meeting was that they'd changed it to an online format, instead of paper and pen. I have no idea if it's the same length or difficulty.[/quote]
Test is different.  When DC#1 took it, it was about two  hours, several sections.  When DC#2 took it, it was 30min.  The test scores you get back are different too. They use to break it out into 3 sections - verbal, nonverbal and quantitative. Now you get one overall score.   If the test is the only thing they look at, wouldn't they want the test to be vigorous?  I think they are using a more 'holistic" approach per the METIS report.[/quote]

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