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[quote=Anonymous]https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BVUQLV69E127/$file/Additional%20Information%20Related%20to%20the%20Use%20of%20Local%20Norm%20in%20Creating%20Level%20IV%20Screening%20Pool.pdf

Local Norms for determining in-pool cutoffs for AAP are now illegal.  FCPS must comply or risk losing federal funding.

FCPS changed the policy from a universal score of 132 on cogat/NNAT testing to determine “in pool” or automatic referrals for AAP to “local norms”.  This has happened to create a more racially and economically balanced number of students in the program.  Students from elementary schools with higher overall intelligence are now at a disadvantage as in pool scores are now higher than being in the 99th percentile.  Students from elementary schools with lower overall intelligence are at an advantage with in pool cutoff scores lowered to meet the school’s intelligence.  For example certain high SES schools have in pool scores of 138 on the cogat to be considered in pool and other schools with lower SES have scores of 120 to be considered in pool.

FCPS has justified denying students in the 99th percentile of intelligence and above from being automatically considered for AAP by suggesting that having similar intellectual peers in their general education classes is the same as “Programming that has increased depth, complexity, and pace in all academic content areas.”

The sole purpose of the change from national scores to local (elementary specific) scores has been to change the percent of students in each race and socioeconomic status to more align with FCPS population.

FCPS is closing the gap from the top down.  They are hoping that this will have rippling effects for years to come.  Over the years higher SES middle/high schools will have less kids prepared for more advanced coursework at earlier ages.  This is just another way to make schools have “equity”.[/quote]

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