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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The top 100 is not the top 100 as in the most gifted or intelligent.   This reads as though it's 100 seats set aside where they can take into account socioeconomic factors and underrepresented middle schools etc.  In other words, 100 seats set aside to make sure they can get more URMs in the class and take the luck of the lottery out of the equation when it comes to certain groups they want in the class.[/quote]

That is on p9/25.  Note Brabrand used the word ethical in his Townhall.  https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTZTK3753486/$file/TJHSST%20Admissions%20Revised%20Proposal%20for%20Posting%2010.6.2020.pdf

3 components for the 100:
1. "Student Portrait Sheet is designed to draw out qualities in areas aligned to Portrait of a Graduate and 21st Century Skills" includes [b]Ethical/Global Citizen[/b].  That is at https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/portrait-graduate
2. Problem-Solving Essay.   
3. Experience Factors
• Special education
• English language learner
• Economically disadvantaged
• Under-represented FCPS school (3 or fewer offered over the last 3 years)

The 100 are decided pre lottery.  Slide 21 includes some additional costs for TJ out of the tax payer provided funds that go along with the caring culture and p 20 includes additional FCPS outside of the normal school day stuff for URM in STEM.   Nothing on curriculum in actual classes k-8.

Under represented FCPS school could be school attended not base school.  FCAG has some numbers for various years per school and some are 0 or TS-too small.  The original merit lottery presentation would not guarantee the intended result like this one with the 100 weighted for experience factors. https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-column-admission-reforms-coming-for-governor-s-schools/article_74fc0fe6-de46-11ea-aa83-df25da7131e2.html
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Surovell ends with "We will also consider eliminating governor’s schools if they are unable to adopt more equitable admissions policies." [/b] So how is the budget looking this year for FX, FCPS, VA, sending jurisdictions?   Last time I checked we in a pandemic and FCPS is closed.   Brabrand wants to spend even more money on TJ which cost FX taxpayers over 3m extra than a base school.

Taxpayers paid for the labs so they should be used.  That 3m would be about a lot less if it was run as an academy.  Many under represented schools in FX are IB and feed to IB high schools.  Perhaps they should focus on STEM related curriculum and scrap IB, teach grammar, sync instruction and stop wasting money.  FCPS has too much variation and nothing ever changes.  Most after schooling is simply a reaction to FCPS deficiencies.

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I'm highly not reassured.  From our perspective, DC was denied AAP, despite being a 99-percenter and having top or next-to-top scores in the school on all tests (including WISC), being well beyond grade level, and being a minority in the sense of being the child of two immigrants.  I'm skeptical as to whether this move will be handled in good faith by the school board and whether it will reflect fairly and equitably for everyone.  Looks like it very easily could be about the school board engineering itself a way to claim that they know better than people who rightfully know better than them.[/quote]

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