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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They really should simplify the process:  
Split AAP into separate advanced math and advanced language arts programs.  
1.  Continue using CogAT.  A score of 130+ gives one point.
2.  Use some sort of achievement test.  Testing above grade level is a point.
3.  Ask teachers to check a box that is either recommending or not recommending for AAP.  Having the box checked is a point.

Getting 2 or more points means the kid is in.  Then, kids with the high test scores who are above grade level would get in, even if the teachers don't like them.  Kids who are lacking in some area could still get boosted with the teacher recommendation.

For kids in the program, if they fail to get pass advanced on the SOL and then the teacher also checks the box that the kid does not belong in the advanced class, the kid is bumped back down.  Likewise, gen ed kids who score pass advanced on the SOL and have the teacher recommendation get moved up.  [/quote]

I like your thinking but disagree on the Pass Advanced. Some kids are just terrible test takers. Some kids just have an off day. Some AAP kids get in their heads and over analyze and don’t do as well. I would say a solid pass of 450 or higher is fair. [/quote]
Yeah, but they'd only get removed if the teacher also agrees that they should be removed.  One of the biggest flaws with AAP is that even if all of the SOLs/iready tests and all of the teachers agree that the kid is not advanced and does not belong in an advanced classroom, there's no way to remove the kid from AAP.   Teachers can be biased, so I'd hate to use their opinion alone.  Some kids can be bad test takers or overthink things.  But if both of these indicate a need for gen ed, then the kid should be placed in gen ed.  [/quote]

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