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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 99 percentile straight A kid was kept out of the ms magnets due to the "peer cohort" rationale. The problem was they made no effort to group the these peer cohorts at CJMS, even in the enriched social studies classes, which were very large. Even more than curriculum, this was a big negative for DC. The only positive I can say is that it was three years of easy As and no stress. So, a break before returning to a magnet in hs. Even though bored and disengaged in most classes, DC now says didn't mind having that break, and did not have much trouble readjusting to a more rigorous course load in hs.[/quote]

The peer cohort criteria selected top students from each school to ensure a level playing field with the less affluent schools where students typically aren't enrolled in math enrichment.  It ensured the very top students from all schools were admitted. [/quote]

Sure, but keeping a bunch of 99 percentile kids out was also based on the premise that they would receive enrichment in peer cohorts at their home schools. That did not happen.[/quote]

It sounds like PP's child was in the very first class with the "cohort" rationale, since that cadre just finished 9th grade. I'd be interested to hear from someone with more recent experience at Cabin John because apparently AEI later issued a reminder to principals that they were supposed to be cohorting the kids who would have made it into the magnet. Whether Cabin John did or not is unclear, but we know that first year was weird in a number of ways. [/quote]

We were told that this was done at the school's discretion and that CJMS admin did not believe in cohorting. [/quote]

MCPS drives me crazy.[/quote]

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