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[quote=Anonymous][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.

[b]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. [/b]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]

This is the important part - while my kid was selected last year, we are pretty far away (and both H and I work in opposite directions even further away) and the home middle is quite good and meeting their needs.  High performers at low performing schools are the intended targets of the magnet programs and while the lottery system and localized norms are not perfect I think the intent of the system is true.  It just may need to be adjusted a bit.  I understand that i am saying this because I believe the best decision for my child was their home school, but I think if the home school is good parents, should leave the seats at the middle school magnets for the low performing home school students.[/quote]

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