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[quote=Anonymous]OP here , not at all trying to have fun here. We all should get an official email from MCPS by the day end today.                       MCPS Magnet (Criteria-based) Admission Process: Pandemic Plan Overview
Key Changes/Pandemic Plan:  MCPS will maintain a multiple measures approach for identifying students for magnet (criteria-based) programs,  and some changes are necessary as a result of conditions associated with the pandemic and virtual processes. These changes include:
External measures are included but will not utilize the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)  as a criteria to select students for the 2021-2022 school year because of  limits to in-person testing and concerns with remote testing;
Addition of a lottery approach along with an expert review panel for elementary and middle school programs; and
Removal of teacher recommendations as part of the high school process, given the conditions of virtual learning.
The Impact of covid-19
Our choice work has affirmed that we have highly-able students in all schools, zip codes and neighborhoods.  
Serving our students is critically important and we do this in a variety of ways.  Enriched programming to students is provided at their local school, through regional (magnet) programs and thematic based (interest-based) programs .  
Although the pandemic has impacted school systems across the nation,  it is important to continue identifying and providing access to students who need and/or are interested in enriched and accelerated programming.
Identifying students for enriched and accelerated programming begins with using multiple measures.  In response to the pandemic, we are making adjustments to the admission process for elementary and secondary regional (magnet) programs this year.
Admission Process
This year, as in all years prior, using multiple measures is important to seeing a student’s academic profile.  It will include student data collected pre-Covid and in 2020.  This set of data will provide a holistic view of students and their academic needs.
Multiple measures have always been used in the admission process for MCPS’ magnet programs at the elementary and secondary levels. To ensure equitable access to programming, like many other large school systems, MCPS will not administer the CogAT, a reasoning ability assessment, this year.  
The elementary and middle school admission process will begin with a universal review and program placement will use both an expert panel committee and a lottery. The lottery pool will be comprised of students who demonstrate a need for enriched and accelerated instruction.
All students who are in the lottery pool will either be placed in regional or local enriched programming. .
The high school programs will continue with professional review committees to evaluate the students’ academic profiles for each program they applied.  
Key Dates:
High School Magnet (Criteria-based) Programs
Nov 30         Parent/Guardian Communication to only students who applied to one or more  
                     programs
Jan  2021     Review committees evaluate student applicants
Feb  2021     Parent/guardian and school results, notification, acceptances, and appeals
Middle School Magnet (Criteria-based) Programs
Dec 4           Parent/Guardian Communication to Grade 5 parents about admission process and  
                                  parent/guardian information meeting
Dec 21          Downcounty presentation (virtual)  English 6 p.m., Spanish 7 p.m.
Dec 22          Upcounty presentation (virtual) English 6 p.m., Spanish 7 p.m.
Feb 2021      Universal Review, Parent/guardian/school results, notification
March 2021  Parent/guardian/students acceptances and appeals
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