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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I think MCPS should do is rank kids who were in the running for a magnet program and then track them accordingly. The top 3% go to TPMS/Eastern, the next 10% go to their home schools and take the enriched classes with their cohorts, and those who aren't qualified will just have to make do with 'Honors'.

I believe Faifax County has a similar system in place with their different levels of AAP programs.[/quote]

I like this idea, but I do think they need to reintroduce some sort of application component.  The worst part of this new program is that nowhere in the process are students actually asked to do anything to show their desire to be part of such a challenging academic program.  My DS completed the magnet application a few years ago and didn't get in, but it was so valuable for him to ask his teachers for recommendations, and to complete the application on his own.  That part of it is just as important in culling kids who will be most successful in the program as the testing is.[/quote]

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