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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The criteria is for the pool. Then it's a [b]lottery[/b] from within the pool. Criteria is not just scores, also recs from teachers and consideration if their needs can be met at the home school. [/quote]

BS. Does a lottery pick several friends from same class at same school while students of same "criteria" in a different class are not chosen? [/quote]

Ok, we get it, you keep insisting that it’s not a real lottery. The truth is they’ve [b]had a hard time filling spots [/b]since the lottery and most kids get offered a place.[/quote]

No they have not "since the lottery."[/quote]

Yes, they have. 
1. Families with low scores who won the lottery tend to decline, because it's not useful.

2. Families with high scores at high performing schools far away: When you look around and see that more highly-cademic peers lost the lottery than won, you realize that its better to stay with your cohort at home school.
More students/parents are declining invitations now. (And this is fine! The higher performing kids at low performing schools need the magnet. What's not fine is when the 90+%ile kids at high FARMS school lose the lottery  to 70%ile kids who can't make use of the magnet programming)[/quote]

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