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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pp who keeps arguing 1/3 of the class being low income is plausible….is it because you think they lowered the barbTHAT much? Low income students generally struggle at MUCH higher rates re: academics in FCPS than other kids - and that is comparing them just to the average testing level not the top. Why do you think it is believable that SO many now meet the TJ requirements ? I know they are lower than prior years but they still do mandate GOA and classes that are far less common for low income students. [/quote]

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There are only 550 seats. Fewer if you are just looking at FCPS. Out of the approx 3800 low-income 8th graders in FCPS I’m sure there are at least 180 well-qualified students who will succeed at TJ.

I know one low-income kid who was just admitted and this kid is great. Very bright, hard worker, received recognition from school in an academic area. Too in classes. Only in Alg I honors because they moved here two years ago and didn’t understand the rat race math early on. Anyway. Great kid. TJ will be lucky to have them. Glad they have the opportunity with the new admissions process.

I’m sure some unethical parents answered yes, but very unlikely it was many because most understood what the question represented and they didn’t want to cheat. [/quote]

The question is not about how deserving lower-income kids are.  Nor is it about the wonderful lower income family and how lucky TJ is to have them.  I am sure that is all true.

This is about the School Board fudging numbers to show 33% lower-income admits.  It is too far-fetched to be plausible.  FCPS is 27% lower-income and the TJ admits are 33% lower-income.  Those of us that work with underprivileged know that it is a struggle for the underprivileged to access what is due to them - for reasons of apathy, discrimination and such.  But for the underprivileged to punch beyond their weight especially in such a charged environment?  Somebody nominate the School Board for the Nobel Prize
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My point is this kid is well-qualified and will do well at TJ. Likely wouldn’t have had the opportunity with the previous admissions process.

This kid is not alone. You doubt there are 180 well-qualified, low-income 8th graders in all of FCPS? 
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I doubt that the 180 low-income admits as reported by FCPS are truly low-income.  This is for all the reasons discussed  on this board.  FARMS is normally offered to those families that earn less than 185% of the poverty level (defined at $27,750 in 2019).  That comes to an income level of $47,638.  You can index it for inflation and it could be $55,000 or so in 2022.  You are telling me that 33% of the class is made up of families making less than $55k annually.  I will have what you are smoking. Thank you.

And again this is not about doubting the capabilities of the underprivileged.  FCPS statistics run counter to studies from over the years that show how the underprivileged access public services.  It is implausible and the data is corrupt. [/quote]

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