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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd rather see separate cut scores on the exams by ward of residence or by middle school. Then at least there is a standard, and there's an incentive for high-scoring kids to attend lower-performing middle schools because they know they'll get a better shot at selective high schools.

If Walls and Banneker et al. reserved a portion of their seats for students who were in[b] the top 10% (or 25%, or whatever) at their middle schools and had no major disciplinary problems but missed the PARCC and entry exam threshold, that seems a lot fairer to me.[/b] [/quote]

But then Walls, Banneker get watered way down academically.  Listen, the PARCC isn't a hard test.  Every kid should get a 4.  It's completely egregious that DCPS can't get any (or a single digit worth of) kids at some schools to this level.  Admitting kids with a 3 or even 2 to a selective high school is just offensive and is letting DCPS feel good while they're [b]systematically failing kids. [/b] It's letting them completely get away with murder.
This makes me irate.  [/quote]

ITA.  [b]At the same time, I think those 45 kids that passed the PARCC in Wards 7 and 8 should get automatic admission wherever they want[/b].  That's the true function of a GT/selective program. [/quote]

I think this is a great compromise - increases diversity without watering down requirements. [/quote]

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