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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to let all those parents know who criticized the magnet selection not being fair as many high performing kids from CES centers did not get selected, raw scores were requested, data were shared, and law suits were threatened, MAP- M scores of most of selected kids range from 250-294. Math counts try outs are competitive and still have high flyers from sixth grade though the selection criteria of these sixth graders was based on cogat and not traditional way, science class is serious business with lots of hands raised to answer teacher’s questions on a specific topic discussion. I don’t see these kids being any less smart (than those who did not make it to the magnet and parents cried foul). 
Just sharing my observations as I see similar threads popping up about this year’s selection to middle school magnets.[/quote]

I have no doubt the kids are bright and enthusiastic, but 250 MAP scores are not high for TPMS.  If you had said 270-294, I'd be impressed.  I do think these kids will do fine, but there are definitely kids at least on this level excluded. And, what about the kids who aren't great test takers?  I guess, my point is that MCPS 1) needs more seats overall and 2) made a mistake using only test and location. It just feels very arbitrary.  Glad to hear the class dynamic is good. Don't have a kid in this game, my kids are old school TPMS magnet.[/quote]

Agreed. 4th grader CES kid's mom report here: for the fall MAP-M just tested a few weeks ago, I heard quite a few 250+ scores from my DC's classmates, and my DC got 260 even at 2nd grade MAP-P and around that score thereafter for MAP-M (this time, 262). 294 is impressive, 250 for 6th grade MAP-M? Not impressive at all.[/quote]

I just want to say the same thing. W-feeder, 4th grade MAP-M 260 is norm. 250 for 6th grade MAP-M? I won't even think it's close to good. [/quote]

It is not the "norm" by a long shot. I have a DD at the CES and nearly all the scores she heard from her friends were in the 230s. [/quote]

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