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Reply to "Middle school magnets - criteria-based"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The magnet should move every year for equity, and keep moving east until the Potomac families stop sending their kids. [/quote] That's a terrible idea and most of the kids in it aren't from Potomac so it wouldn't matter. The magnet directory shows the largest number of kids are zoned for Blair.[/quote] Similarly many of the "equity kids" aren't all that into it and drop out before the end of the first year.[/quote] Someone upthread made this point as well, and I don't think it's supported by the numbers. I've had both pre-lottery and post-lottery kids in the MS criteria-based magnets and attrition does not seem to be higher in the post-lottery cohort. Matriculation might be lower (more kids turning down a slot) but kids actually leaving the program seems pretty stable. If you have evidence that the post-lottery rate is higher, please post it. [/quote] There were close to 25 vacancies in the MS magnet since they started the lottery that's 20% attrition. Don't know what it was before the lottery but that seems bad.[/quote] Which magnet (there are four)? Which grades? Where are you getting this information? For what it is worth, there was about 20 percent attrition in my pre-lottery child's grade at Eastern. It was primarily the result of Potomac and Bethesda kids who got tired of the commute, as well as some kids who just decided they wanted to focus on extracurriculars instead of completing lengthy semester-long projects. None of them were "equity kids" and the attrition was not necessarily a bad thing. Kids made choices together with their families about their priorities, which is good. [/quote]
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