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[quote=Anonymous]Is it possible that the scores are different for different pyramids?

In the pyramids with fewer FARMs kids, there ends up being a higher bar to be accepted into AAP because it is more likely that kids have parents at home reading to them, buying educational games, potentially paying for tutoring and the like so the kids tend to score higher on the tests. But the Centers only have room for a certain number of kids, and so you need to have higher scores in order to be invited into the program. In pyramids were there are more FARMs kids, the number of kids who score higher on the tests is lower, but the number of seats available at the centers is the same so the bar is lower?

I get that there is suppose to be room for anyone who meets the standard but that does not seem to be the case. My kid is not at this stage yet but it sounds like, from the descriptions here, that the centers have a certain number of AAP classes, with a certain number of seats. It does not sound like there is a way to expand the number of classes if there are more kids who meet the requirements. The Centers also have General Education classes and are going to be limited by the number of classrooms and teachers at the school. It also does not sound like there is an option to send kids to different center schools that might have seats.

An example. There are 90 kids who could be eligible, based on test scores, but only 60 seats so 30 kids are not accepted based on work samples or GBRS. But at a different center, there are 60 seats and only 40 kids meet the test score requirements (132 on NNAt and/or CogAT). All of those kid are accepted but there are 20 open seats. Kids with lower tests scores or high GBRSs are accepted intot he program, lowering the test scores in the AAP class.

Does this sound right? So there are pyramids were the AAP bar is lower and you end up with kids with scores of 115 in AAP while there are other schools where a kid with a 130 was not accepted. [/quote]

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