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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I noticed at our high ses school that many kids would transfer in to aap from other less rigorous schools where it is likely much easier to get in. How is that fair? [/quote]

AAP is not that big a deal. I am really not that sure why so many people are worried about it. If your kid is at a school with super high in-pool cut offs, they are at a school with a good number of kids in the regular classroom who are likely ahead. The Teachers are aware of this and the regular curriculum will reflect that. If your kid is at a school with a lower in-pool cut off then they are probably going to need the LIV class more because they are going to have fewer peers in the regular class. [/quote]

We’re at a high performing, high SES center school and there is a huge difference between AAP and base both in curriculum and cohort. I have children in both programs and it absolutely makes a difference. [/quote]

The gap is magnitudes higher at some Title I schools. There are classrooms in early ES grades where the majority are learning English and are equally illiterate in their native language. The kids in those classrooms who do qualify for AAP deserve an escape valve even if the threshold for in-pool is lower. Based on the level of their surroundings, the need for an advanced program for bright kids in low-SES environments outweighs the need for an advanced program for bright kids in high-SES environments. That is the pillar of local building norms.[/quote]

Yes, I understand the gap is magnitudes higher at title I schools, but that doesn’t mean the needs of advanced kids at high performing schools shouldn’t also be met. That’s the failing of this move to local building norms. [/quote]

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