Anonymous
Post 01/25/2020 10:52     Subject: HS Magnet decisions
This does not make sense. And it is not true that the students share many classes with non-magnet kids. At least when my son attended there were Magnet courses grades 9 - 10 for all academic courses, only non-academic and nonIB courses were with the whole school. Makes no sense to make the JW families and kids wait if that is still the expected plan. Unless they don't have their act together in administration and counseling. Don't be surprised if there are new changes to the Magnet program revealed once the selected students are notified. The school will need to line up with the rest of the regional programs, so when it becomes a regional program it won't be a noticeable change.

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Correct me if I am wrong but unlike Wootton, RM has a county-wide IB magnet program, to which applied a whole
LOT of kids from the entire MoCo. MCPS will notify students who got accepted into test-in magnet programs including
IB at RM by the end of January. Many kids will get accepted to more then one program. Nobody knows when the
decisions letters will arrive to the homes of the students. It is fairly logical speculation that MCPS did the right
decision to give some time for the letters to arrive and then some more for the students to decide weather
to accept the invitation to the program, choose if accepted to more or decline. It is a process.

One could assume that the Early February date is set to accommodate the time needed for all the letters
to arrive and for all the kids to sort their situation. That will give all the kids both magnet and non magnet
equal chance to register to the shared classes at RMIB since magnet kids do share many classes with
non-magnet kids.

This is not a fact, this is an opinion.

That makes sense. Non-magnet high schools have it in January and magnet high schools wait until February?
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2020 09:07     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why the decision is taking so long with new format? They have all information by 1st week of Nov and Cogat information right away.

It's not just based on test scores. There are committees that review all of the data to do selection. Those committees meet in mid-January.


Test scores can be released as soon as they become available while the committees are still reviewing all other data.

And fuel even more parent speculation and gnashing of teeth by releasing scores before a decision is made? Ugh, no. Recipe for disaster.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2020 08:03     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why the decision is taking so long with new format? They have all information by 1st week of Nov and Cogat information right away.

It's not just based on test scores. There are committees that review all of the data to do selection. Those committees meet in mid-January.


Test scores can be released as soon as they become available while the committees are still reviewing all other data.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 18:51     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
Anonymous wrote:Why the decision is taking so long with new format? They have all information by 1st week of Nov and Cogat information right away.

It's not just based on test scores. There are committees that review all of the data to do selection. Those committees meet in mid-January.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 18:32     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
Why the decision is taking so long with new format? They have all information by 1st week of Nov and Cogat information right away.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 17:51     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My dc (at a magnet) has heard of 2 people getting letters well over a week ago, so we're ready to get the info It can't be too much longer, now, right?


This isn’t true


It might be true for the non-test in magnets of downtown consortium that were lottery based but this
is not true for the magnets that required testing.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 16:25     Subject: HS Magnet decisions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How did the MS’ers get their Acceptances/Rejections this year? Letter or Portal?


The middle schoolers got CogAT in the Portal, decisions by mail.


Yes but they do each level differently and for HS decisions it may just be in the portal
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 16:06     Subject: HS Magnet decisions
Anonymous wrote:How did the MS’ers get their Acceptances/Rejections this year? Letter or Portal?


The middle schoolers got CogAT in the Portal, decisions by mail.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 16:03     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
Anonymous wrote:I am expecting Cogat results in the portal next Friday and decisions in postal box by Saturday.


Why mail box when it clearly says that decisions will be in the portal late January?
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 14:56     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
I am expecting Cogat results in the portal next Friday and decisions in postal box by Saturday.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 14:48     Subject: HS Magnet decisions
How did the MS’ers get their Acceptances/Rejections this year? Letter or Portal?
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 13:47     Subject: HS Magnet decisions
I predict that it will be next Thursday or Friday in the portal
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 13:46     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
Anonymous wrote:My dc (at a magnet) has heard of 2 people getting letters well over a week ago, so we're ready to get the info It can't be too much longer, now, right?


This isn’t true
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 13:37     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
My dc (at a magnet) has heard of 2 people getting letters well over a week ago, so we're ready to get the info It can't be too much longer, now, right?
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 11:55     Subject: Re:HS Magnet decisions
Anyone get anything yet? What are the predictions on timing?