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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pat Hynes
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Mar 20
Does sound like TJ. DiBlasio’s proposed solution for NY is to admit the top students from every middle school - geographic equality as a stand-in for equity. Might work. Look at SF’s experience with Lowell HS - geography-plus. FCPS will begin TJ reform plan this year.
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Has anyone been following this?[/quote]

No, but this is a terrible idea. It came up a few years ago and[b] a bunch of parents said outright that they'll simply rent in less-desirable school middle school boundaries to increase their kids' chances if FCPS goes this route.[/b] FCPS is loathe to admit it, but they're well-aware that the county has a vested interest in not losing the TJ and AAP parents. I think they'll talk a big game but never follow through.[/quote]

Sounds great!

I'm all for this plan![/quote]

+1 This would be a great incentive to get people to integrate schools by SES.  Some schools in FCPS are overs 50 percent FARMS and some are 5 percent.  This would help to mitigate that disparity, and would actually improve FCPS overall performance.  It won't do anything for the diversity of TJ, though.  I really think not having any school above 35 percent FARMS is a way better goal than integrating TJ.  If dangling the carrot of an easier way into TJ would result in fixing the FARMS disparity, I don't care if TJ doesn't increase the number of URMs admitted.  A high performing URM isn't disadvantaged by shining at the base HS over being one of a sea of high performing kids at TJ.  [/quote]

People aren’t going to send their kids through a week AAP Center for ES. They will “move” as late as allowed in 8th grade.  Then move back. So some MSs would be more integrated for part of 8th. [/quote]

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