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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you have 25 - 50% in AAP, the term "gifted" has lost all meaning.[/quote]

It is not a gifted program. FCPS did away with its gifted program (in early 2000s??).  Now it is Advanced Academics.  There is a difference - AAP is intended to be more inclusive.  It is not intended to be only for the gifted.  So gifted still has its meaning - it just doesn't apply to FCPS AAP.[/quote]
So FCPS has no "gifted" program, then?[/quote]

AAP is a gifted program.  They changed the name and slightly widened the net in the 2000s, but they didn't change the program, it was and still is a gifted program.

And it really doesn't take 25-50% of kids -- our center school draws from the surrounding 6 elementary schools, as does the next center school over.  [/quote]

AAP takes considerably fewer than 25% of kids (I've seen 12%, 15%, 17%, but it's hard to figure out which numbers count LIII services, LLIV principal placements, all honors in LLIV MSs, etc). Certain schools have more than a quarter of kids qualify. And they are exactly where you would expect-- areas with highly educated and affluent parents. That is not surprising. Other schools have 1-2 kids qualify a year-- or even none. These are also exactly where you would expect-- areas with high ELL/ FARMs rate. Also, not surprising. What is nice to see is that TJ has developed several outreach programs in the last few years to try to encourage qualified AA, Hispanic and FARMS kids to apply. Young scholars is also nice, and it would be great to see it expanded and strengthened. [/quote]

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