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[quote=Anonymous]From the document describing the selection process (I have highlighted the last sentence by bolding it):

Goal of Choice
To effectively and efficiently meet the 
instructional needs of all highly able learners by 
identifying a myriad of ways to ensure that they 
are receiving instruction to meet their needs.

Purpose of Program
Although many students would benefit from a 
selective magnet program experience, [b]the 
intent of the program is to serve students who 
lack an academic cohort in their home school. [/b]

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/msmagnet/about/Middle%20school%20magnet%20selection%20process%20overview.PDF

I am not sure how narrowly they are defining an academic cohort.  It nearly looks like they are identifying a large number of "highly able" learners and then using the geography criteria to make their final selections.  
If you look at the number of "highly able" learners they identify it is quite a large number - just looking at the COGAT Q results nearly 800 students from 19 sending middle schools (MCPS has 40 middle schools with a total enrollment of 36,000).  
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/msmagnet/about/MS%20Magnet%20Field%20Test%20Data%20by%20Sending%20MS.pdf

This is probably how they are justifying their decision to pick a 88th percentile kid over a 99th percentile kid.    Are they saying that any child in the top 15 percent is equally qualified for the magnet programs?  
I would argue that any child in the top 15 percent is qualified to take an advanced class in their home middle school but the magnet programs should really be for the top 3-5% of students who are in a different cohort from the top 15%.  [/quote]

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