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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The complaint specifically states there is discrimintion againt blacks and Hispanics and outlines how that discrimination is occurring - including the failure of the school system to identify and nurture black/Hispanic students in the early years as is done for white students.[/quote]

[b]So why did they spend the majority of their complaint focusing on statistics re: TJ admissions vs. focusing on statistics re: AAP eligibility, especially given the timing of changes in the AAP eligibility process so tat it no longer simply looks at test scores?[/b] [/quote]

I don't undertand your question.[/quote]

The focus of their complaint is not on TJ admissions but is instead on Level 4 AAP eligibility, as their complaint states the "best" (my word, not theirs) way into TJ is through Level 4 Centers.

They provide historical data about TJ admissions in their complaint, but do not provide historical data about Level 4 AAP eligibility.

FCPS has made changes to the Level 4 AAP eligibility methodology, specifically to address historically underrepresented populations. Presentations to the School Board have shown some gains for black and Hispanic populations over this period in time. (As an aside, there have been many that have complained about these changes in the eligibility criteria, arguing that AAP Centers are now "watered down.")

So why doesn't their complaint show the longitudinal data about Level 4 GT/AAP eligibility and instead simply focuses on a snapshot of data about AAP Centers (from 2009, I believe) and the longitudinal data about TJ admissions?[/quote]

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