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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given all of the conversations around AAP selection, the granularity of reliability for COGAT and other tests, I wonder how a banded lottery system would work? Have some threshold (135+ test scores, max HOPE, and or some set combination of test + HOPE). Everyone who meets said threshold goes in the lottery, then random selection.

It seems silly to try to meaningfully differentiate who deserves it based on difference that are likely just noise anyways. 
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There's no reason to do a lottery and no reason to limit AAP seats.  In theory, AAP should be capable of accommodating any number of kids.   A lottery is also likely illegal, since AAP is used to meet the VA mandate for gifted education, and a lottery would leave out some number of gifted kids.

A better question is:  Why doesn't every school just have an advanced math&science and advanced LA/history program, modeled after the current gen ed advanced math?  Most kids' needs would be met fine at the base school if they could switch into an advanced classroom for instruction in their areas of strength.  There wouldn't be any need for any of the AAP nonsense if kids were placed in advanced classes on a yearly basis, based on their achievement tests, SOL scores, end-of-year/ beginning-of-year assessments, and the teacher's recommendation.[/quote]

It is helpful to read the law of Virginia first. 
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter40/section40/
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Every school should have Advanced Math, Advanced LA, Advanced Science, and Advanced Social Studies as an option. Kids are placed in the Advanced Classes based on their performance in class, on iReadys, and SOLs. If that is not enough to meet the Virginia standards, then return to a Gifted program that serves only the top 5% of the kids at a specific school or pyramid with one Center school per HS cathcment area.

I suspect that the Advanced tracking would be more then enough to meet VDOE requirements given that Arlington and Alexandria and Loundoun County all have not run into trouble with the VDOE and they don't have programs close to AAP.

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I don't disagree; this is a reversion to the way it was handled 2 generations ago.  But what about the optics: the advanced track may be mostly white and Asian, isn't this why the AAP standards were revamped (i.e. so it "looks" more like FCPS as a whole)?[/quote]

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