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Or MCPS decided that the only way to increase URM representation was to use "peer cohort", a la Metis report.[/quote]

Where does the Metis report mention peer cohort? On which pages?[/quote]

Don't know but it was a stroke of genius to bake the differences in school quality into the criteria. So many parents try to game the system by ensuring their children receive a stronger foundation than other less affluent children that are as or more gifted. [/quote]
lol.. "stroke of genius..".. the Metis report recommended it...

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Recommendation 3a: Implement modifications to the selection process used for academically competitive programs in MCPS, comprising elementary centers for highly
gifted students and secondary magnet programs, to focus these programs on selecting equitably from among those applicants that demonstrate a capacity to thrive in the
program, that include use of non-cognitive criteria, group-specific norms that benchmark student performance against school peers with comparable backgrounds,
and/or a process that offers automatic admissions to the programs for students in the top 5-10% of sending elementary or middle schools in the district.[/quote][/quote]

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