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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The CES rejection letter emphasizes that needs can be met at the home school with presence of a peer group, but quite a few kids from our home school (10+) went to the CES and more[b] seem to be coming off the waitlist.[/b] There honestly doesn't seem to be a peer group left. DC was 99th percentile all around. Some of the kids pulled from the waitlist had lower scores. I realize there are other factors at play but it is frustrating. Our principal has emphasized that high achievers get split into different classrooms to achieve balance in each room.  [/quote]

Coming off the waitlist now? Isn't that too late?

FWIW, PP, I can relate. My child was also 99 percent all around and wasn't even waitlisted. I don't know what 'other factors' are in play here but it sure is not fair.
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Didn’t the article mention they de-emphasized the standardized testing and emphasized student’s grades instead.  It’s not unfair if other kids had higher grades than your kid.[/quote]

Grades are a more subjective measure (some teachers give many As, others few), but there might have been significant differences in MAP scores. CES kids are often not just 99% for their grade but 99% 2-4 grades ahead in a given subject. Those are the outliers.[/quote]

Those are the outliers, but in school they were not. I know the kid who got in from DC's class, whatever the hell they meant by 'outliers' that was not the case![/quote]

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