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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a short test (<50 questions) and the swing from median (50th percentile) to 2 standard deviations (98th percentile) is only 5 questions (last years numbers, raw number of questions could vary somewhat based on population of participants) so scores can fluctuate wildly based on a few more or a few less missed questions.  Could be anything, poor instructions, skipped questions, a butterfly flying around.  [/quote]

This is exactly why using these tests to track kids for 6 years (3rd-8th grade) in FCPS is ridiculous.  [/quote]

They aren't. FCPS uses them as one piece of a referral packet. The teacher observations weigh heavily as do the work samples. I'm an administrator in FCPS, and we spend a lot of time discussing which kids demonstrate that they would be successful in a Level IV classroom. It is not just about the number. I know plenty of kids who came up with the "right" score but didn't have the classroom performance to match it.  And conversely, I've seen plenty of kids who did not have the cut score, but demonstrated curiosity, strong work habits and/or creativity that supported a move to a Level IV classroom. [/quote]

This is where I get confused.  Kids who demonstrate curiosity, strong work habits and creativity will thrive and succeed in a regular classroom.  Isn't AAP meant for kids who would not.

I have a 3rd grader who's in AAP.  It was clear from a very early age that she is highly intelligent - well beyond her peers, learns and thinks in a very different way.  Her tests scores confirmed this, but it wasn't even in question.  She very clearly NEEDS a different learning environment than most other kids.  She did not learn well in a traditional classroom.

Our youngest is currently in K and he is the curious and creative kid with strong work habits that the teachers all love.  He's a pleaser and does really well in school, but he is not like his sister.  I see no need for AAP for a kid like him because he does well in a traditional classroom.

[b]If AAP isn't being used only for those who really need it than I wish the schools would reconsider the intent of this program and adjust admittance accordingly. [/b]

My daughter has definitely found a better groove and teachers better qualified to work with her, but there are many kids that still call her out on being "weird" along with some of her peers.  Of course she is "weird" to them and this program should be for those kids only.  
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I agree.  AAP has become a completely mainstreamed program in which many (if not most) of the kids would be right at home in a "traditional classroom".  The entire intent of AAP has become completely distorted over the past years, as so many mainstream kids are admitted.[/quote]

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