Some hope for those waitlisted. The magnet coordinator at one of the schools confirmed that accepting a spot at one magnet will remove the child from the waitlist at the other.

So a lot of seats will probably open as people decide to take the "bird in the hand" over the uncertaintly of the lottery.

Anonymous wrote:It's awkward. My kids would like to know who else from his school will be joining him. He's not in the CES but knows some of the CES kids and no one is talking about it and he's not going to initiate it. One teacher congratulated my kid privately.

Go to the orientation nigth and find out. Thats the only way.

Give the teacher a break. Don't be so faint-hearted.

Anonymous wrote:That's a lot! Can you tell us whether it's one of those high SES schools or lower than that?

I'm not the PP, but my child is at a CES where I can absolutely imagine the teacher doing that. My child is at a sleepover tonight so I can't subtly ask if that happened, but I'm going to assume it is the same teacher because it fits a pattern.

Assuming I'm right, the SES question is hard to answer because it is a very diverse regional CES and the asnwer depends on whether they are going by CES school, home school, or assigned middle school.

It's awkward. My kids would like to know who else from his school will be joining him. He's not in the CES but knows some of the CES kids and no one is talking about it and he's not going to initiate it. One teacher congratulated my kid privately.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child at a CES and know approximately how many got in from your school this year?
Can you name your CES and how many you know so far?

I don’t want to name the CES, but ours has an interesting pattern given the discussion on this thread. Last year (and I don’t know whether our CES was part of the pilot or not) only five students in the entire 50-kid CES were selected for magnet programs, according to my DC’s teacher. This year, DC’s teacher asked kids to raise their hand if they were selected for a magnet, and seven kids raised their hands, just in DC’s class of 25.

Why wouldn't you want to name the CES? It sounds like your CES gets great results!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child at a CES and know approximately how many got in from your school this year?
Can you name your CES and how many you know so far?

I don’t want to name the CES, but ours has an interesting pattern given the discussion on this thread. Last year (and I don’t know whether our CES was part of the pilot or not) only five students in the entire 50-kid CES were selected for magnet programs, according to my DC’s teacher. This year, DC’s teacher asked kids to raise their hand if they were selected for a magnet, and seven kids raised their hands, just in DC’s class of 25.

Wow. That's really terrible, for so many reasons! Shaming kids unnecessary...asking them to publicly identify what their parents might have asked them to keep private, and lucking kids into the fact that decisions are out if their parents hadn't yet told them for some reason. Awful!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child at a CES and know approximately how many got in from your school this year?
Can you name your CES and how many you know so far?

I don’t want to name the CES, but ours has an interesting pattern given the discussion on this thread. Last year (and I don’t know whether our CES was part of the pilot or not) only five students in the entire 50-kid CES were selected for magnet programs, according to my DC’s teacher. This year, DC’s teacher asked kids to raise their hand if they were selected for a magnet, and seven kids raised their hands, just in DC’s class of 25.

Are you saying a CES teacher asked kids to raise their hand in front of everybody? Talk about drama!
My child got into one magnet out of a regular ES. She knows another kid who got into both magnets since they are in the same class and generally friendly. But they have no idea if anyone else was accepted from different classes, and our school is really keeping quiet about the whole thing.

They need to fire that teacher.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child at a CES and know approximately how many got in from your school this year?
Can you name your CES and how many you know so far?

I don’t want to name the CES, but ours has an interesting pattern given the discussion on this thread. Last year (and I don’t know whether our CES was part of the pilot or not) only five students in the entire 50-kid CES were selected for magnet programs, according to my DC’s teacher. This year, DC’s teacher asked kids to raise their hand if they were selected for a magnet, and seven kids raised their hands, just in DC’s class of 25.

Are you saying a CES teacher asked kids to raise their hand in front of everybody? Talk about drama!
My child got into one magnet out of a regular ES. She knows another kid who got into both magnets since they are in the same class and generally friendly. But they have no idea if anyone else was accepted from different classes, and our school is really keeping quiet about the whole thing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child at a CES and know approximately how many got in from your school this year?
Can you name your CES and how many you know so far?

I don’t want to name the CES, but ours has an interesting pattern given the discussion on this thread. Last year (and I don’t know whether our CES was part of the pilot or not) only five students in the entire 50-kid CES were selected for magnet programs, according to my DC’s teacher. This year, DC’s teacher asked kids to raise their hand if they were selected for a magnet, and seven kids raised their hands, just in DC’s class of 25.

I’m shocked that the teacher would ask them to do that!

DP. For DC's high SES school DC knows of 4 so far but there must be more. Kids are being very respectful about it and not asking too much.

That's a lot! Can you tell us whether it's one of those high SES schools or lower than that?

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child at a CES and know approximately how many got in from your school this year?
Can you name your CES and how many you know so far?

I don’t want to name the CES, but ours has an interesting pattern given the discussion on this thread. Last year (and I don’t know whether our CES was part of the pilot or not) only five students in the entire 50-kid CES were selected for magnet programs, according to my DC’s teacher. This year, DC’s teacher asked kids to raise their hand if they were selected for a magnet, and seven kids raised their hands, just in DC’s class of 25.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cold spring and Clear spring parents - how many got in from your CES last year?

Cold Spring CES: < 5 (<10%) for the first round. The final number is about 10 after appeal and scratch from waitpool. This year looks a bit better for the first round, but still significantly less than 25%.

Cold spring poster can you guess how many this year?

Anyone have a child at a CES and know approximately how many got in from your school this year?
Can you name your CES and how many you know so far?