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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Similarly, when are we going to discuss the average level of FCPS students not in AAP? My guess is that level of academic achievement has gone down significantly widening the gap from the most gifted to the least gifted student.[/quote]

But is that a real effect from changing demographics, or an artificial one from changing the bar for AAP qualification?  15 years ago, when only 5% of the students were in AAP and 95% in gen ed, there were still many higher performers in gen ed, thus bringing up the average gen ed achievement.  AAP likewise would have had higher achievement, since it was the top 5% and not the top 20%.   Now, when 15% of the highest performing gen ed students are counted in the AAP totals and not the gen ed totals, of course gen ed achievement will decrease.  What people are not wanting to acknowledge is that AAP average achievement has also decreased significantly.  There's a huge difference between top 5% and top 20%, and the program has slowed down significantly to accommodate those extra 15% at the expense of the top 5%.[/quote]

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