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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]That PP wasn't me... they should focus on income level and leave race out of it. If that means majorty are Black/Hispanics, fine, I've no issue with it all. Again, I grew up low income. But that's not what MCPS is doing, is it. They are calling out Black/Hispanic based on income level. So, again, it's MCPS that focuses on race, not me.

There are lots of pretty smart Black/Hispanic kids. In our neighborhood, there are several Black/Hispanic lawyer parents whose children go to the same school as my kids. Spouse and I have a lowly bachelors degree from a low rated state university. Yet, somehow, in MCPS's mind (and some other people's minds), our kids have an advantage over the kids of the Black/Hispanic lawyers in our neighborhood when it comes to academics in our district. BTW, my parents are immigrants (as am I) and have an ES education, and barely speak any English.

So, I'm wondering what advantage my kids have over those other kids in MCPS, and why my kids are grouped separately by MCPS when it comes to tracking "achievement".[/quote]

Your kids are not grouped differently than the Black/Hispanic kids in your neighborhood. That is the entire literal point. Like, that's the whole thing people have been trying to explain for 100 pages on the threads about magnet admissions.

Magnet admissions, as well as allocation of resources like Focus and Title I funds that impact class sizes, are race blind. However, they are not neighborhood blind. So, your child and the children of your neighbors are being treated exactly the same by the system, assuming you are in a low-FARMS school. Which should make you feel good, yes? [/quote]
Did you even look at the link regarding the equity model?  It breaks it out by race, regardless of SES.  So, yes, my kids are grouped differently by MCPS in terms of achievement.

Here, let me post it for you since you refuse to look at it:

[quote]To hold ourselves accountable for all student outcomes, Montgomery County Public Schools has launched the Equity Accountability Model , a reporting tool designed to determine the impact schools have on the opportunity to learn and opportunity to excel for student groups that have historically underperformed in our schools. These student groups are:

? Black or African American students affected by poverty

? Black or African American students not in poverty

? Hispanic or Latino students affected by poverty

? Hispanic or Latino students not in poverty

? White, Asian and students of two or more races who are affected by poverty.[/quote][/quote]

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