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A lower FARMS rate currently at Westland hasn't lowered the achievement gap, so why do you think a higher one, with higher ESOL won't increase the gap? [/quote]

Could you explain your logic here?  You are saying that a lower FARMS rate has had no effect on the achievement rate, so therefore a higher FARMS will of course dramatically increase it?  I just don't get how you are getting from A to B.

What I am saying is that Westland now has a 10% FARMS rate and those kids pass state tests at 60-65%.  What do you think is going to happen when the FARMS rate is doubled under Option 7?  In MCPS, pass rates and FARMS are correlated.  
I wish this was not the case, but we can't pretend there is no relationship.

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What data are you using for Westland test results?  I see plenty of schools way beyond 15% Farms which BcC2 would have where test results aren't vastly different on the PARRC.[/quote]
DATA from MCPS directly 
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/03412.pdf
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/westlandms/homepage/Westland%20SIP%20Link%20201516%20Jan%2020.pdf

The conversation was about the achievement gap and if the demographics for B-CC#2 would help or hurt.  The difference between FARMS and White kids currently at WEstland is pretty great.  I personally don't care what it is at other schools, I'm concerned about my cluster and whether option 7 is going to help or hurt my child of color overcome the achievement gap.  Looking at these numbers, I think we will be on this site in 4 years asking why we should proximity over academics.

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Yes you are looking at grade 8 only with no comparison to other schools.  If you go to Maryland report card and play around with the different schools yo can schools like Rocky hill have twice the FARMs as Westland but only slightly worse percentage wise.[/quote][/quote]

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