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[quote] Some aggrieved parents think it is easier to get into centers in the poor/lower middle class areas.  :roll: [/quote]

Not particularly aggrieved, but it makes sense to me that some centers would be easier to get into than others (that includes DD’s).  [/quote]

No kidding.  Each center is going to have a range of students per grade that is ideal.  If they get too few, they will lack a proper cohort and may have to get rid of an AAP classroom.  If they get too many, they might end up being even more overcrowded or having to hire an extra AAP teacher.  I think the central panel is aware of how many kids they'd like to accept for AAP for each center, what percent of kids remain at the base schools for LLIV, and how to get as close as possible to that ideal number.  My local center has roughly the same number of kids entering 3rd grade each year.  It seems a bit improbable than out of a pool of 600 or so kids, around 90 attend the center each year.  I also think that many kids who are exceptionally borderline (low 120s test scores and only slightly above grade level) get in at the local center.

I don't want to sound tinfoil hat with this, but none of us really know how the process works.  I wouldn't be at all surprised if they admit the kids who need AAP, and then backfill with borderline kids until they reach their target number for each center.  [/quote]

I'm so sorry your rich AAP kid has to share the same program with my poor AAP kid. No doubt we're all just "backfill." I hope your kid won't catch cooties.

Seriously. You're an ass.[/quote]

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