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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would love to see the data for [b]race, sex, school, cogat scores, nnat scores, gbrs, dra, and wisc scores (when available) and accepted/rejected[/b].  I bet there would be some shocking trends.  [/quote]
They'll never let you see that. [/quote]

Why not?  Why couldn't you FOIA that information?  There's no personal sensitive information in what you're asking--you're not asking for the child's name!  I think it's entire possible to FOIA it, and it can't be held back as 'deliberative' especially if deliberation has already occurred and it's not a matter of national security, but rather transparency in a process against program criteria/claim.  I think FCAG could easily make the request and publish their findings, if they wanted to.  [/quote]

I'm not sure what a FOIA could turn up, I'm just basing it on the fact that we've sent multiple emails trying to clarify the basis of the decision and gotten multiple responses with some variant of the nebulous "it's a holistic process!" claim.[/quote]

A FOIA is very different from sending an email to Kristen Maloney or the school AART/Principal.  A FOIA request would be categorized as a raw data file supporting the bolded information noted above in an XLS spreadsheet or similar.  Or however they can get us the raw data.  We would then need to mine the data to produce a report.  I don't think FCPS will want to do this on their own accord because as we all suspect, the process is faulty--whether it's faulty on purpose or just because it's not thoroughly vetted process--and as such, the results are skewed.  I don't think FCPS wants to out itself on that front, so you'll never get a straight response from anyone within FCPS.  They aren't even above the board when it comes to the quotas at each center school.  How in the world do we expect them to be fully transparent on a response that could potentially put them in a lot of hot water.  [/quote]

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