Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 23:03     Subject: Re:December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the universal screener they are speaking about? Are the kids going to get a screening test in school


The universal screener is the iready kids take unless they opt out. I believe they're referring to it for the similarity in a test administered unless you opt out of it. However hye do plan to limit the TJ problem solving and whatever else test/essay to only the kids who qualify based on GPA or whatever other metrics. Essentially instead of requiring the kids in that pool to opt in they will require them to opt out if they don't want to take it.


So they’ll get lots of kids who don’t opt out to avoid a confrontation with their parents but write things in their personal essays about how they don’t really want to go to TJ. All on the taxpayer’s dime to sort through.


That is going to take a lot of staffing to go through all these extra applications. I think they are trying to do too much at once.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 23:00     Subject: Re:December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the universal screener they are speaking about? Are the kids going to get a screening test in school


The universal screener is the iready kids take unless they opt out. I believe they're referring to it for the similarity in a test administered unless you opt out of it. However hye do plan to limit the TJ problem solving and whatever else test/essay to only the kids who qualify based on GPA or whatever other metrics. Essentially instead of requiring the kids in that pool to opt in they will require them to opt out if they don't want to take it.


So they’ll get lots of kids who don’t opt out to avoid a confrontation with their parents but write things in their personal essays about how they don’t really want to go to TJ. All on the taxpayer’s dime to sort through.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:57     Subject: Re:December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the universal screener they are speaking about? Are the kids going to get a screening test in school


The universal screener is the iready kids take unless they opt out. I believe they're referring to it for the similarity in a test administered unless you opt out of it. However hye do plan to limit the TJ problem solving and whatever else test/essay to only the kids who qualify based on GPA or whatever other metrics. Essentially instead of requiring the kids in that pool to opt in they will require them to opt out if they don't want to take it.


Don’t half of middle school students have a 3.5 gpa?

My friend whose daughter went to twain (not well represented at TJ) told me it felt like at least half of the grade made honor roll.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:57     Subject: December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:I'm fine with the 1.5% but the fully proportional representation amendment currently up for vote is too far. Why should middle schools that already have a concentration of kids identified as advanced be limited to a proportion based on theor population? That would effectively gut 8th grade AAP centers because your better chance would be to go back to your base school. It also punishes kids whose middle school is the center.


It is all so discombobulated. I can’t believe how on-the-fly this all feels for something they’ve literally been discussing for months. I will sign recall petitions for Tholen and Omeish this weekend.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:56     Subject: December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:I'm fine with the 1.5% but the fully proportional representation amendment currently up for vote is too far. Why should middle schools that already have a concentration of kids identified as advanced be limited to a proportion based on theor population? That would effectively gut 8th grade AAP centers because your better chance would be to go back to your base school. It also punishes kids whose middle school is the center.


I don’t think it will pass. Why are they adding all this crap? They went from a lottery to something reasonable. Now they keep adding amendments.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:55     Subject: Re:December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:What is the universal screener they are speaking about? Are the kids going to get a screening test in school


The universal screener is the iready kids take unless they opt out. I believe they're referring to it for the similarity in a test administered unless you opt out of it. However hye do plan to limit the TJ problem solving and whatever else test/essay to only the kids who qualify based on GPA or whatever other metrics. Essentially instead of requiring the kids in that pool to opt in they will require them to opt out if they don't want to take it.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:52     Subject: December 17 - TJ decision?
I'm fine with the 1.5% but the fully proportional representation amendment currently up for vote is too far. Why should middle schools that already have a concentration of kids identified as advanced be limited to a proportion based on theor population? That would effectively gut 8th grade AAP centers because your better chance would be to go back to your base school. It also punishes kids whose middle school is the center.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:50     Subject: Re:December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:What is the universal screener they are speaking about? Are the kids going to get a screening test in school


Now they are adding a test??

Why are they discussing 2022? Ugh.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:47     Subject: Re:December 17 - TJ decision?
What is the universal screener they are speaking about? Are the kids going to get a screening test in school
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:47     Subject: December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For next year, SIS, problem solving essay, “experience factors”, 1.5% of “qualified” kids from each MS, remainder evaluated with holistic approach to highest evaluated applicants without regard to region. But it’s utterly unclear how they will rig the class with the experience factors.


What does this even mean "“experience factors”, 1.5% of “qualified” kids from each MS, remainder evaluated with holistic approach to highest evaluated applicants "?????


Dp here. I think they are trying to capture 1.5% of each middle school so schools like hayfield and Poe will send some kids vs none or very few. Now they will have some representation. The remainder of the seats left at TJ will be selected by a holistic approach.

Basically they are taking some seats away from McLean and Chantilly and giving them to kids in lower represented areas.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:46     Subject: December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Pleaaaase someone tell us what is going to be the process for our kid this year !!!!


I think it is a holistic process with no test. 1.5% from each middle school will be represented.


Minimum 1.5%. Some middle schools will have more but the numbers from top MS feeders will go way down and a lot of families will just decide to go with their base high school rather than a watered-down TJ.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:44     Subject: Re:December 17 - TJ decision?
Where’s rachna? I like her best and I haven’t seen her tonight.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:43     Subject: December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:For next year, SIS, problem solving essay, “experience factors”, 1.5% of “qualified” kids from each MS, remainder evaluated with holistic approach to highest evaluated applicants without regard to region. But it’s utterly unclear how they will rig the class with the experience factors.


What does this even mean "“experience factors”, 1.5% of “qualified” kids from each MS, remainder evaluated with holistic approach to highest evaluated applicants "?????
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:41     Subject: December 17 - TJ decision?
For next year, SIS, problem solving essay, “experience factors”, 1.5% of “qualified” kids from each MS, remainder evaluated with holistic approach to highest evaluated applicants without regard to region. But it’s utterly unclear how they will rig the class with the experience factors.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 22:39     Subject: December 17 - TJ decision?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Pleaaaase someone tell us what is going to be the process for our kid this year !!!!


I think it is a holistic process with no test. 1.5% from each middle school will be represented.


Quesiton - how would the 1.5% be chosen? Top 1.5% from each school in terms of grades? or some other way - random 1.5%?