Anonymous
Post 01/17/2025 10:48     Subject: Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Anonymous wrote:The letter was extremely confusing and unclear if you did not get a spot but qualified. The parkland/argyle/loiederman clearly stated if you didn't get selected from the lottery - whereas this one said you qualified and it was a mix of past and present tense, but no mention if you were not selected.

That said - waitlist for Takoma - 98% for Map-M in the fall.


Indeed, the letter has vague language when in lottery pool but did not get a spot. In the same boat as PP; waitlist for Takoma- 98% Map-M.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2025 08:53     Subject: Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
The letter was extremely confusing and unclear if you did not get a spot but qualified. The parkland/argyle/loiederman clearly stated if you didn't get selected from the lottery - whereas this one said you qualified and it was a mix of past and present tense, but no mention if you were not selected.

That said - waitlist for Takoma - 98% for Map-M in the fall.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2025 08:07     Subject: Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are excited! Qualified for both and have a place at Eastern, which is our home school so yes we had a higher chance of getting in there. Wait pool at Takoma Park.


How did you find out your child placed? The snail mail letter we got today only mentioned qualifying for the lottery.


That same letter says if you did or did not get “placed in the regional program”.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2025 06:26     Subject: Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Anonymous wrote:We are excited! Qualified for both and have a place at Eastern, which is our home school so yes we had a higher chance of getting in there. Wait pool at Takoma Park.


How did you find out your child placed? The snail mail letter we got today only mentioned qualifying for the lottery.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2025 06:05     Subject: Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
We are excited! Qualified for both and have a place at Eastern, which is our home school so yes we had a higher chance of getting in there. Wait pool at Takoma Park.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2025 00:33     Subject: Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Anonymous wrote:We got the letter today. DC was placed in the humanities and math pools, and won a math magnet slot at TPMS, which is our home school.

We’ll probably take the spot, although math is not my child’s favorite subject so it’s not definite.


Far, far easier to lottery in from the TPMS catchment. Several times more likely to get a spot.

There are 100 seats for those outside the catchment. There are another 25 seats reserved for those inside the catchment, though there are far fewer students there than 25% of the outside population.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2025 00:27     Subject: Re:Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We got the letter today. DD was placed in the humanities magnet and met criteria for math but not placed. Fall MAP scores were as follows Map-R 245, Map-m 237. Need to accept or decline by Feb 3rd.


Those are low scores - is she at a high poverty school?


Those are 99th and 96th percentiles nationally. Don't start on any 300-club tutoring-exposure nonsense.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 22:24     Subject: Re:Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We got the letter today. DD was placed in the humanities magnet and met criteria for math but not placed. Fall MAP scores were as follows Map-R 245, Map-m 237. Need to accept or decline by Feb 3rd.


Those are low scores - is she at a high poverty school?


Nope, CES program at Chevy chase. Map-R is 99th percentile and map-m 97th. Not sure why you think that is low? These are fall scores btw.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 21:27     Subject: Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
^^ MAP scores were in the 95-98%ile. I don’t know offhand.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 21:26     Subject: Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
We got the letter today. DC was placed in the humanities and math pools, and won a math magnet slot at TPMS, which is our home school.

We’ll probably take the spot, although math is not my child’s favorite subject so it’s not definite.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 19:03     Subject: Re:Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We got the letter today. DD was placed in the humanities magnet and met criteria for math but not placed. Fall MAP scores were as follows Map-R 245, Map-m 237. Need to accept or decline by Feb 3rd.


Those are low scores - is she at a high poverty school?


Not sure about the Map-R, but my DD got similar Map-M and it was 97 or 98 percentile. So not 99, but I think considered high enough to get into a magnet based on MCPS criteria.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 18:45     Subject: Re:Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Anonymous wrote:We got the letter today. DD was placed in the humanities magnet and met criteria for math but not placed. Fall MAP scores were as follows Map-R 245, Map-m 237. Need to accept or decline by Feb 3rd.


Those are low scores - is she at a high poverty school?
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 16:48     Subject: Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Places in Takoma Park magnet program. Map M was 237 for fall. Didn’t qualify for Humanities.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 16:42     Subject: Re:Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
We got the letter today. DD was placed in the humanities magnet and met criteria for math but not placed. Fall MAP scores were as follows Map-R 245, Map-m 237. Need to accept or decline by Feb 3rd.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 16:28     Subject: Re:Pool size for TPMS and Eastern lotteries
Not in humanities lottery despite having the right grades and a strong opinion from the classroom teacher that DC belonged there. Guess the MAP got normed out of the pool but don't know how to appeal that.