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OK,[b] then you tell me how they should change the admittance criteria to bring in more URM without lowering the bar on the test scores? [/b] I don't doubt that there are gifted URM students.

Let's look at the results of the InView test in 2nd grade as a predictor since InView tests cognitive abilities and all 2nd graders are tested.  What is the stats on the InView test scores across demographics?

If the stats show that let's say 30% of URM  are scoring gifted, but only 1% are taking the HGC test, then either those kids' parents aren't aware of the HGC or don't want them to go to one so they don't bother with the HGC test.  So, if it's a matter of outreach, sure, MCPS should do a better job.

If it turns out that they are taking the test at about the same rate as those represented as "gifted" by InView, then they are still not getting in because they don't score as high on the HGC, and MCPS still wants more URM participation in HGC, then it shows that they want to change the admission criteria to either lower the bar or not rely on test scores.  Either way, kids who don't score very high on the HGC aren't as qualified to attend HGC compared to a kid who does score high.[/quote]

Ah. You assume that it means admitting less-qualified students because you're equating "qualified" and "test scores".

I think that's a mistake.

Not to mention that, as a PP pointed out, MCPS is ALREADY admitting less-qualified students, given that every HGC that is not Cold Spring consistently has lower median admitted test scores than Cold Spring. Probably every HGC other than Cold Spring already has a watered-down, dumbed-down, whatever-you-want-to-call-it-down curriculum. Things probably also got dumber when my kid's HGC went from two classrooms per grade to three.[/quote]

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