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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This table posted for the 2018-2019 school year on mcps website is quite interesting to me.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/msmagnet/about/Summary%20of%20the%20Middle%20School%20Magnet%20Data.pdf

[u]Summary[/u]:
FARMS - 1202 students identified, 27 invited to Eastern, 28 invited to Takoma
ESL - 1262 students identified, 20 invited to Eastern, 27 invited to Takoma
Students from CES - 335 identified, 28 invited to Eastern, 25 invited to Takoma

Given that there are about 14 CES, that means that an average of 2 students got invited to Eastern, and &lt;2 got invited to Takoma from the CES. So ~3.8 students from the CES were invited to attend one of the magnets.

I am a bit confused with the ESL numbers invited to Eastern.  If someone could help me understand -- if a child is ESL, how is s/he more qualified to be invited to a humanities/writing program at Eastern?  Additionally, we have yet to account for the kids who are not FARMS/ESL/At a CES.  That leaves very few invited seats in certain geographical locations (maybe W-school areas?), specifically 25 students for Eastern and 20 students for Takoma given that each magnet school takes 100 kids.

Interpret this information how you will.  [b]For me, it seems obvious that MCPS is trying very hard to give opportunities to kids who are FARMS and ESL.  I am not saying that this is a bad or a good thing, but it aligns with the claims said by a previous poster:  A child who scored 88% on tests (MAPs/cogat/etc) would be selected if a peer cohort does not exist over one who scored 98/99% who do have peer cohort at the MS.[/b][/quote]

I'm the poster who said this, because it was told to us at the Magnet MS meeting.  I came to the same conclusion, as did many other parents.  Most of the parents at my DC's CES took the Magnet test, but are most likely going to stick with the home MS.  At the Magnet MS meeting, they very much portrayed the MS Magnets as a place for high performing kids from lower performing MSs to come together.  I did not get the impression that TPMS/Eastern are looking for the 'best and the brightest' or the highest performing kids in the County.  It aligns with the MCPS main goal of closing the achievement gap, and helps them identify the students from these lower performing MSs who are motivated to do better.  [/quote]

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