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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No it’s about 20%. [/quote]

Ok so it could be that 10% in pool overlaps with parent referred kids significantly, so it's definitely more than the top 10% of the kids in that grade. [/quote]

That's not how it works.  Let's say a school has 100 2nd graders, to keep things simple.  10 of those kids will be in pool.  Another quite large group of kids who were not in pool will be parent referred for AAP.  Packets are made for all of these kids, and then the central committee decides on placement.  Across all of FCPS, around 20% of all FCPS kids (so around half of kids who are considered for AAP) are found eligible.  There isn't some "overlap" between in pool and parent referred.  Kids who are in pool are considered in pool, even if the parent fills out the referral form and questionnaire.  Some in pool kids are not found eligible.  Many referral kids are found eligible.  In the past, the conventional wisdom was that 2/3 of the in pool kids and 1/2 of the parent referred kids were typically admitted to AAP.  The numbers are almost certainly different now, though, with local pool designations.

At a high SES school with 100 2nd graders, only 10 are in pool, but it's likely that another 40-50 kids are parent referred.  Probably around 30 kids will get admitted.
At a low SES school with 100 2nd graders, 10 are in pool and maybe another 10 are parent referred.  Probably around 10-15 kids get admitted.   My kids attended a Title I school, and the AART personally reached out to encourage parents to refer their kids if the kids were in LII for math and reading, and if the CogAT scores were 120+.  I would imagine that high performing kids who were either ESOL or FARMS ended up being teacher referred.  [/quote]

Sorry, I was under the impression the target was 20% per school. This clarifies a lot, thanks.[/quote]

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