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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The TJ admissions rubric was made public and it was noted that GPA and experience factors were a very small part of the admissions determination and that the test questions/essay questions were by far the most important part of the admissions determination.  [/quote]

The rubric was made public as part of the lawsuit. And the experience points are absolutely enough to swing an admission determination. This was the intent, which was established by text messages and emails among FCPS school board members and administrators, also made public as part of the lawsuit.

Here's an example:
Student A at School X scores a 5 on both essays= 600 points
Student B at School X scores a 5 on one essay and a 4 on one essay= 540 points

Student B is eligible for free/reduced lunch, so gets an automatic 90 bonus points. Therefore Student B ends up with 630 points and gets the spot.

The FARMS eligibility rates at APS middle schools range from ~2% at Williamsburg to ~50% at Kenmore. The new admissions policy impacts APS middle schools differently, because the student body demographics are so different across APS middle schools.

As an aside, GPA is worth the same as each essay (also 300 points), but because APS doesn't use an A- (which Fairfax does), most of the APS kids are going to have the exact same GPA. And we all know that it is not hard to get straight As in the APS middle schools if you are a motivated student. 
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