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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hopefully "revamp AAP" doesn't mean lower AAP standards. There are already kids struggling in AAP who have parents that probably pushed to get them in. The goal should not be to make it general Ed. Please no.[/quote]

I am not the "revamp AAP" person, but I don't think that's what it means. AAP admissions are pretty unique at this point in terms of how other districts think about gifted education. So, when I hear "revamp AAP," I think about [b]getting rid of teacher input (an element that many districts are getting rid of due to cultural bias) and ending the practice of accepting private IQ tests as part of the appeals process. [/b]

Similarly, I would suggest a renewed and expanded program of identifying under-represented groups for an accelerate math track by middle school, even if it means busing them to a nearby school. It's absolute nonsense that the TJ admissions test would include material that is offered *in school* in some parts of the attendance zone but not in others. [/quote]

I think these are great ideas. I don't agree with having the private Wisc. test scores accepted. I think they should do away with accepting Wisc. scores or pay for the test for all kids. SOmeone on here said that you couldnt get rid of wisc though because 2E kids would sue for not being included (or something like that).

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See, I don't think so. MCPS does not accept any private IQ tests at any level of the magnet process and they are fine, legally. What they do is this: having an IEP or 504 is one of the factors that can give a student a leg up in the admissions process. Then, if you think your child's learning differences might have impacted testing, or accommodations were not followed, you can appeal on those grounds. But there's none of this WISC shopping we see in AAP and no leg up for having thousands of dollars to throw at private testing. [/quote]

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