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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think the gap can be explained by the HGC.  The HGC is very small- only 50 kids or so total and probably 7 or 8 would have gone to Oak View anyway. [/quote]

The Roundtable ordered by Starr answered this question, but the moderator of the Roundtable chose not to include it in the public report.  The FARMS rates at OV was estimated to be about 76% without the HGC program and as a PreK-5 school. The school is only about 350 kids so 50 kids (a 15% addition) surely has some impact. Plus, many children from NHE's PK-2 program do not make the transition to OV, seeking out more convenient alternatives in PG county or elsewhere, which may add to the somewhat lower number in OV.  But focusing on the difference in FARMS between NHE and OV is playing MCPS's game. It's a red herring.  When you're dealing with FARMS rates of 70, 80, 90 percent the distinctions are meaningless as each such school is high poverty and unable to play the "low FARMS school" role that's need for a pairing arrangement to have any chance of being successful. [/quote]

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