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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, remember that CES is a humanities/language arts-based program, not a math one, so MAP-M scores are not part of the criteria. I have a fifth grader in a CES who is doing great and has high 99% MAP-R scores, but whose MAP-M has always been in the 90-95% (high enough to do well in compacted math, but not the 99%-across-the-board student that others mention here).[/quote]

The 5th graders got in under the old admissions criteria where they reviewed every child individually. The current 4th graders are the only ones that went through universal testing where everyone was basically reduced to a number.[/quote]

I have a fifth grader at the CES now.  His year was the first when MCPS considered MAP-R as well s MAP-M.  His year was also the first to take the shortened CES test.  So your statement is false.[/quote]

What statement is false? The Map m not being part of the critera? yes that's false. it is part of the criteria.[/quote]

Where they reduced children to numbers.  :(  [/quote]

The current 5th graders are the first group where they MCPS changed the naming to CES from HGC.  They are the first group of kids whose MAP-M was considered.  They were the first group that had the shortened CES test.  They are the first group of kids whose scores were not reported comprehensively to the parents.  I am told in years past, multiple scores were sent home.  In my 5th grader's year, he got one score and nothing else sent home.[/quote]

So the only thing that changed for current 4th graders is the cohort criteria?  And the universal screening/testing?  I thought the current 4th graders were the ones first subject to the new selection process - certainly the cohort criteria everyone complains about.[/quote]

I'm the PP you responded to.  I remember distinctly that "peer cohort" was written as part of the selection criteria.  That said, I don't think peer cohort matter much at the elementary school level when the same geographical group of kids are competing with each other for a spot, whereas, in the MS selection process, the cohort will play a bigger role. [/quote]

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