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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]The hearing regarding the emergency stay request is Friday 3/11 at 10am

Below is the link to the brief filed by plaintiffs opposing the stay

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.505154/gov.uscourts.vaed.505154.148.0.pdf[/quote]

I stopped reading when PLF made the argument that the Admissions Office was free to use the previous admissions process to select students instead of developing a new process. They plainly are not as two of the exams that were previously used no longer exist and developing a plan for assessing the Quant-Q, using it to cull a list of semifinalists, and then gathering teacher recommendations would almost certainly drive the process well into the fall.

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I actually love the idea of transitioning TJ to a 10th-12th or even 11th-12th grade school.  There are virtually no classes that freshman or sophomores take that are not offered at the base schools.

Just do not seat the class of 2026 until next year.  Expand the other classes if needed using PSATs/GPAs.

Done, simple. [/quote]

This is an idea what should at least be discussed by the school board.  It would help solve the problem that there are waaay more kids interested and qualified for the advanced TJ courses than there are current slots.  [/quote]

Nope. TJ is a full-service high school. Eliminating freshmen from the environment would have devastating effects on all of their non-STEM programs. Additionally, if you know ANYTHING about TJ, you know that the freshman year is absolutely crucial for students to adjust to the environment and the level of rigor.

What you have here is folks panicking that their actions are going to result in a lottery and end up harming their kids in the process when in reality, the new admissions process didn't have an enormous impact on their kids.[/quote]

The primary mission of TJ is education.  Education is delivered from course work. The freshman classes could ALL be delivered at the base schools. Extracurriculars can be done outside of school hours.

This is an idea that should be on the table if FCPS loses the emergency stay order.

The school board really should have had the courage to completely rethink TJ instead of just focusing on the admissions process.  Now, the Spring of 2022 is another opportunity to do so.

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But the problem wasn't the school. It was the method by which students were selected to the school specifically shutting out Black, Hispanic, and low SES populations.

There is no need to rethink TJ, except to the extent that they're already working on decoupling workload and rigor. The model works - it just needs to work for a broader segment of the population.[/quote]

It’s a problem when there are hundreds of kids that were interested in and qualified to do the classes that are only offered at TJ.  Example - the vast majority of CS classes are only offered at TJ.

Expanding access to education should be the goal.  Making TJ an Academy or an 11th-12th grade school would do that.  [/quote]

Nah. TJ is for top 1-2% of students in the N. VA. not not top 20% of students.[/quote]
TJ admits the top 15%. If you want an exclusive program for top 2%, move to moco.[/quote]

I believe its less than 3% of the 8th grade population.[/quote]

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