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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When they screened local norms last year, they said it wouldn’t lead to a higher cutoff at schools with higher local norms.  Is that no longer true this year?[/quote]

No one here really knows. It has not been communicated, at least not officially.[/quote]

OP of the thread here - that's my problem. There's been no official communication and a lot of chaos and confusion. Same thing with work samples, FWIW. Last year the SB voted to eliminate them for this year, yet there are still 2 this year?

What probably should have happened:

1. SB votes on it at a regular meeting (like they did 12/2 last year), sometime hopefully in Sept or Oct when the Brabrand Briefing went out. Maybe a short accompanying slide deck explaining change from pilot to this year.
2. Information is pushed to AARTs, who communicate clearly for parents with older kids or who already know the process what has changed. This explanation could come in the meetings and/or 2nd grade teacher newsletters.
3. FCPS News should have a short paragraph with a link to a press release explaining the change. In said press release they can pat themselves on the back as much as they like, as they usually do.
4. Description of pool per school is, at a minimum, available to families at that school. I can see why they don't want to publish it county-wide, but that would certainly be the most transparent.[/quote]

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