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[quote=Anonymous]The OP's PTA GT rep did not deliver the correct message.  They are piloting a program this year in which teachers will recommend 3rd Graders to take the GT test.  This is to overcome the barrier to entry for those parents who don't get the message about the program.  All students in 3rd Grade these pilot program schools will then get a notice about their child's status with respect to the recommendation.  Then parents can override the decision in either direction by opting their kid into or out of testing.

With respect to the person who said, "Just test everyone, already"  the particular test they administer is designed to differentiate among high performers, and it would indeed be a frustrating experience for students who were really not suited to take that test.  Could they change the testing instrument, I suppose so, but then they really would have to rejigger the entire admission process based on a different test.

I applaud MCPS for trying small incremental shifts like this one to overcome obvious barriers to entry for under represented populations.  This is not instituting a quota system.  [/quote]

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