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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think there is a connection. I know alot of PTA moms whose kids are not AAP. [/quote]

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PTA board always has kids in AAP-[/quote]

PTO Board Members are active in volunteering at the school.[b] They are probably also active in their kids education which could very well mean that their kids are in enrichment programs and are advanced in their learning. Maybe they belong in AAP based on their grades, test scores, and the like. [/b]

Perhaps you are noticing more invested parents in the school who are probably also invested in their kids education. Perhaps the kids were in-pool and accepted. Perhaps the kids parents choose to parent refer because they wanted the extra challenge. Perhaps the Principal is handing out favors to favorite families. I would guess it is more of one and two then three.[/quote]

None of that has any bearing on whether or not a kid is gifted. [/quote]

AAP is not a gifted and talented program. It is an Advanced Academics program. Plenty of kids in AAP are not gifted but are, functionally ahead of their peers. AAP provides them advanced work that meets them where they are at. The Committee is looking for kids who need more then is offered in Gen Ed. It does not require that the kids are gifted, only advanced. So yes, enrichment matters because it does move kids ahead.  FCPS is inundated with parents who read to their kids early, did some type of math enrichment, and took their kids to museums and battlefields and the like at an early age because of the types of jobs in the area. That will show up in test scores as well as their kid being in the higher math groups and reading groups. If you have an above average child who is moderately well behaved that is likely to translate into AAP either through Committee Selection or Principal placement.

And I would bet that parents who are volunteering with the PTA or Scout Troops (Girl or Boy) and in other activities are the same parents who are doing the above because the parents are actively involved in their kids schooling. So their above average intelligence kid probably gets good GBRS and ends up in AAP because they are ahead in many subjects.

Not every kid in AAP has the involved parent but I wouldn't be surprised if someone did a survey of AAP parents and asked about volunteer activities associated with their kids a large percentage checked off one or two activities. 
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PTA means stay at home mom which may or may not correspond to above average intelligence. [/quote]

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