32% of 2nd grade went AAP in 3rd

[Anonymous]

Our base school is an AAP Center. As I wait for my child’s results, out of curiosity, I looked in the school directories to see how many 2016-17 2nd graders went on to AAP this year in 3rd and it was 32% of the grade. This really surprises me. I feel like it hurts the truly gifted that are leaps and bounds above their peers and it hurts the gen ed classes because it seems like you are basically taking out all of the high academically motivated children. No wonder why so many parents push so hard for AAP when over 32% of the grade gets into it. I understand it is not a “gifted program” but geez- 32% of a second grade class was determined to need an advanced program? Interesting.

[Anonymous]

Wow...that's a very high percentage. Either you have a lot of smart kids with high test scores or your Our center school is totally opposite, we only have 5-10% accepted from our school, the rest from the feeder schools. Parents complain about that lower percentage of acceptance.

[Anonymous]

FCPS's general ed program now caters to special ed and ESOL students. Unfortunately "gifted" is regular ed in many other districts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow...that's a very high percentage. Either you have a lot of smart kids with high test scores or your Our center school is totally opposite, we only have 5-10% accepted from our school, the rest from the feeder schools. Parents complain about that lower percentage of acceptance.

At our center school, only 5-8% of 2nd graders go to AAP in 3rd grade also. I am sure there are many schools with higher percentages, but it's not universal.

[Anonymous]

Interesting - at our non center school it was about 15%

[Anonymous]

About 20% at our high FARMS, Title I school. This means about 40% of the non ESOL, non FARMS kids are found eligible for AAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our base school is an AAP Center. As I wait for my child’s results, out of curiosity, I looked in the school directories to see how many 2016-17 2nd graders went on to AAP this year in 3rd and it was 32% of the grade. This really surprises me. I feel like it hurts the truly gifted that are leaps and bounds above their peers and it hurts the gen ed classes because it seems like you are basically taking out all of the high academically motivated children. No wonder why so many parents push so hard for AAP when over 32% of the grade gets into it. I understand it is not a “gifted program” but geez- 32% of a second grade class was determined to need an advanced program? Interesting.

Where can I find this for my school? Link please.

[Anonymous]

What school? I would not be surprised if this were true at our school--also a center. Never counted but I feel like all of the second graders I knew last year are all in AAP now.

[Anonymous]

Every kid is gifted, or, at least above average.

[Anonymous]

OP, are all 32% center-eligible? Could it be that some of them are Principal placed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our base school is an AAP Center. As I wait for my child’s results, out of curiosity, I looked in the school directories to see how many 2016-17 2nd graders went on to AAP this year in 3rd and it was 32% of the grade. This really surprises me. I feel like it hurts the truly gifted that are leaps and bounds above their peers and it hurts the gen ed classes because it seems like you are basically taking out all of the high academically motivated children. No wonder why so many parents push so hard for AAP when over 32% of the grade gets into it. I understand it is not a “gifted program” but geez- 32% of a second grade class was determined to need an advanced program? Interesting.

Where can I find this for my school? Link please.

NP, but the PP said it was from the school directory. She probably looked at the 3rd grade AAP classroom listings and counted the number of kids from 2nd grade. If you want the numbers for your school, you can always ask your school's AART. Mine directly stated the number of kids who qualified for AAP out of the current 3rd grade class during the AAP info session earlier this year. It's not top secret information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our base school is an AAP Center. As I wait for my child’s results, out of curiosity, I looked in the school directories to see how many 2016-17 2nd graders went on to AAP this year in 3rd and it was 32% of the grade. This really surprises me. I feel like it hurts the truly gifted that are leaps and bounds above their peers and it hurts the gen ed classes because it seems like you are basically taking out all of the high academically motivated children. No wonder why so many parents push so hard for AAP when over 32% of the grade gets into it. I understand it is not a “gifted program” but geez- 32% of a second grade class was determined to need an advanced program? Interesting.

Where can I find this for my school? Link please.

Sounds like OP just counted in the directory.

There's a list that someone previously linked to that says how many students went to AAP from each school. I've used that to figure out our school's percentage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our base school is an AAP Center. As I wait for my child’s results, out of curiosity, I looked in the school directories to see how many 2016-17 2nd graders went on to AAP this year in 3rd and it was 32% of the grade. This really surprises me. I feel like it hurts the truly gifted that are leaps and bounds above their peers and it hurts the gen ed classes because it seems like you are basically taking out all of the high academically motivated children. No wonder why so many parents push so hard for AAP when over 32% of the grade gets into it. I understand it is not a “gifted program” but geez- 32% of a second grade class was determined to need an advanced program? Interesting.

Where can I find this for my school? Link please.

I think OP did his or her own work by comparing last year and this year's school directory, so the 32% is an estimated number.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our base school is an AAP Center. As I wait for my child’s results, out of curiosity, I looked in the school directories to see how many 2016-17 2nd graders went on to AAP this year in 3rd and it was 32% of the grade. This really surprises me. I feel like it hurts the truly gifted that are leaps and bounds above their peers and it hurts the gen ed classes because it seems like you are basically taking out all of the high academically motivated children. No wonder why so many parents push so hard for AAP when over 32% of the grade gets into it. I understand it is not a “gifted program” but geez- 32% of a second grade class was determined to need an advanced program? Interesting.

Where can I find this for my school? Link please.

NP, but the PP said it was from the school directory. She probably looked at the 3rd grade AAP classroom listings and counted the number of kids from 2nd grade. If you want the numbers for your school, you can always ask your school's AART. Mine directly stated the number of kids who qualified for AAP out of the current 3rd grade class during the AAP info session earlier this year. It's not top secret information.

Ours didn't say that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, are all 32% center-eligible? Could it be that some of them are Principal placed?

No principal placement available in center schools