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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It worked very well when we kept the CESs, but added ELC and made parents feel like their kids were getting the CES experience at their home schools. Why don’t we add a few extra cohorted math and science classes to each region, tell parents that’s the magnet experience, but still keep the existing STEM magnets so the truly gifted kids can still take these tiny, super specialized advanced classes? Everyone will be happy.[/quote]

Exactly. The truly gifted kids should go to the existing programs and the ones who didn't make the cut but are advanced stay in the new regional magnets[/quote]

CES has lottery for 85-99 percetile kids. Lots of 99 percentiule don't win the lottery and 85 percentiles win it.

Truly gifted kids are not amking to CES.[/quote]
That was a Covid era policy adjustment that’s never been changed back. Today’s high school seniors weren’t admitted to CESs or middle school magnets via lottery.

Some people complain about the lottery system because it doesn’t yield the best of the best. Now we’re going to change the high school magnets to their admissions less competitive as well. We’ll admit everyone who meets minimum criteria, which will produce the exact same caliber of students as a lottery that randomly selects from everyone who meets minimum criteria. I hope everyone enjoys special programs that are focused on the basement instead of the ceiling.[/quote]

+100000[/quote]

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