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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another new doc:

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BVF4EB0B2C63/$file/TJ%20White%20Paper%2011.17.2020.pdf[/quote]

I read this and it seems 1/2 baked.  Why did they only include information about 8th graders in FCPS?  The applicant pool includes 8th graders from LCPS, PWCPS, FCCPS, and APS.  Too much work to ask these counties for this basic information?  [/quote]

I started to read the above link, and I saw the following:-

[i]Class of 2018 (SY 2012-13): During this admissions cycle, FCPS made two substantive changes to the
admissions process: (a) shift to holistic review; and (b) proctoring the completion of the Student
Information Sheet (SIS). The change in the review process moved away from a ranking of applicants
with composite scores (based on individually scored components in the application process) to a
holistic review of all application components. The shift in procedure was the result of changes made
by the School Board to FCPS Policy 3355
(https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/9BHHQF4997CB/$file/P3355.pdf).
Implementation of a proctored Student Information Sheet (SIS), which had previously been included
in the application materials submitted by students, was undertaken to ensure that applicants did
not receive assistance when completing the SIS. These changes impacted the Class of 2018 to the
present.[/i]

My kid was in the Class of 2018. The proctored SIS was an absolute disaster with computer systems failing at multiple testing sites. The testing session had to be abandoned. (check old DCUM threads) The applicants ended up doing the Student Info Sheets at home, so this part of the report may need revision.  Maybe they achieved proctored SIS sheets for the Class of 2019.

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