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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am also positive gender plays a role in if a kid gets in.  MCPS also tries to balance this out.  [/quote]
I think you're right - gender IS known to the reviewers, to make sure Takoma isn't all male and Eastern all female.[/quote]
It’s pretty sexist to think one school would end up with only one sex without outside interference. How can that be possible?[/quote]

No assumptions being made. MCPS said they needed to balance gender.[/quote]

You realize that's illegal?[/quote]

Really? When DC was in the magnet at TPMS, it was acknowledged that they tried to get more girls. [b]We were told the admission process was completely "blind" w.r.t. everything else - race/home school/etc.[/b] I do not know if this has changed with the new admissions process.[/quote]

And you really believe that? [/quote]

Whether I believe what you have bolded is completely irrelevant to the post I was responding to. The point was that the same MCPS official who claimed that the process was blind w.r.t. to the other factors had no problem[b] acknowledging that MCPS did try to balance gender.[/b] Again, this was a few years ago.[/quote]

I've heard this claim from others before but like a lot of things stated on this board may just be a rumor. Can you provide a citation, please...

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It's noted on MCPS docs about the selection process. See page 7: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/msmagnet/about/Middle%20school%20magnet%20selection%20process%20overview.PDF[/quote]

page 7 just discusses the review process but says nothing of the kind. Here's the exact text. I can't believe you people keep trying to perpetuate these lies.

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Process Step Action Decision
Round 1 A: Individual
Review
Review academic performance and
student voice
Limited
Substantial
Definitive
Round 1B: Individual
Review
Review CogAT score and reevaluate
rating
Limited
Substantial
Definitive
Exceptional
Round 2: Paired Review Compare, discuss, and determine if
you can come to consensus
Round 3: Group Review for
Consensus
Only if needed
Round 4: Program
Recommendation Decision
Led by OSA Recommended
Wait Pool
Not Recommended
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Sorry, slide 6 states "factors for consideration" and notes that gender is indicated on application.  How would you interpret this?

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