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My kid took a prep course for a successful MCPS High School magnet admission.  We spent $1000 total, for a single class, over 3 years.  During that time frame, we rented in a W feeder and definitely could not afford private school.  As soon as my daughter entered her magnet HS, we moved to a non-W area to save on housing.

My daughter's SES is a little below a typical magnet student, but not significantly so.  There are certainly other students whose financial situation is more precarious than ours.

We are grateful to the county for creating magnet programs for dedicated students.  I do not feel that being "rich" is a determinant for entering.  It's more that parents want to hedge their bets and have several children.  There may be one (or more) who attends a magnet, but others need a good non-magnet school.  That is what causes the parents to sacrifice and live in W areas.  Once the need is lifted many, like us, move to less expensive areas with average schools.[/quote]

You just made the argument for the middle-school cohort criterion. Did you intend to do that? That is, Bethesda and Potomac are where the "good schools" are, so there's no need for kids zoned for those schools to attend the test-in magnet program. The test-in magnet program is for kids from less expensive areas with average schools - as you describe them.[/quote]

I did not intend to make an argument for middle-school cohort criterion.  Test-in magnet schools should be for best-prepared students.  Otherwise, you will see the destruction of the magnet brand and reduction in number of selective college admissions.

The place that needs to be reformed is not the magnet school selection process, nor the schools themselves.  The magnet division of MCPS is already working on a national level and should be left alone.  What needs reform is education at the regular schools.  Specifically, there need to be more opportunities for children in ALL schools to have access to a deeper curriculum, especially in maths and sciences.[/quote]

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