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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do we get elementary AAP centers at every school Like they are doing with middle schools?[/quote]

They're already doing Local Level IV, it's supposed to be at every elementary by now[/quote]
LLIV quality, implementation and enrollment varies between schools. So not exactly the same experience that centers offer. Our LLIV program does a cluster model with less than 10% of the kids being Level IV. Our center school offers a better experience. Some LLIV programs are more robust. [/quote]

Totally agree, I was just responding to the PP who asked to get AAP centers at every school - and that's basically what LLIV is. Unfortunately you can't often replicate the "center" experience b/c there just aren't enough kids to form a large enough cohort at most elementary schools - which is *why* they need centers.[/quote]

I bet the level 3 kids could round out those classes quite well.  I bet that some of the level 3 kids will even outperform the committee designated level 4 kids.
My son had a friend who was getting not just passed advanced, but perfect scores on his sols as a level 3, and still couldn't convince the committee to put him in level 4
I'm quite sure that your level 4 experience would not have been sullied by having kids like him in the classroom [/quote]
DP. Some schools have enough level 4 and level 3 kids to make a class. Many schools do not. Some schools do a cluster model instead of a dedicated class. The point is many schools are not setup to offer a true full time AAP experience. But some schools are.[/quote]

Meanwhile the level 3 kid with perfect sols got to hang out in a class where a quarter of the kids were below grade level and kids who were getting pulled out for remediation in math were getting the level 4 experience [/quote]
I’m sure this does happen but I would guess it’s the unfortunate rare case. Also knowing nothing about these two kids and what was in their submission packets, it’s hard to say what made one eligible vs the other. This would probably be a good case for the level 3 kid to appeal.[/quote]

My understanding is that the kid applied every year and never got in and is now taking honors in middle school.

I don't think it's quite as rare as you think, but it makes people feel better to think so. I know of several level 4 kids who struggle with the math, and/ or who even struggled with math before they were selected and basically got tutored to look better at math than they probably are.  I know of several level 3 kids who needed advanced math but were told too bad we don't have room for you. [/quote]
I wonder if this is more common in pyramids / centers where parents are very competitive. We’re not in one of those areas so the type of prepping you’re talking about doesn’t really happen. So it would be very rare in our area. My kid and the other students in the center program are very strong in math. I only know one student who gets math tutoring to reinforce the concepts, not because they can’t grasp the material. But this student is also very strong in the other subjects. It’s unfortunate that there are some parents who try to rig the system. It’s not only unfair to others but also detrimental for their child.[/quote]

I agree, except they are not only hurting their own child, they are using up extra resources that could benefit other children as well [/quote]
100%. And undermining the integrity of the program.[/quote]

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