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[quote=Anonymous]This is my thought on the application process.

The cut off for the pool is usually at or about 130, which is 2 standard deviations from the norm.

If a student has scores 3 standard deviations from the norm, around 145+, then they should be automatically accepted into the program.  That is an exceptional difference and clearly indicates a student who requires the differentiation.

The students who scored within the range of 2 standard deviations from the norm would go through the gbrs and work sample review, only rejected if there is a notable reason why they do not belong in the program, such as a significant gap between score, work samples and gbrs.  Students just below the 2 standard deviations receive level 3 services, unless the gbrs is in the top 1%.

Some might argue that a kid might be prepped into that 3 deviations from the norm group.  But think about it, if a kid can work hard enough to jump his/her score 15 points to go from the top 98% to the top 99%, then that is a child who would clearly succeed  in the AAP classroom.  The kids who are average and prepped into the bottom of the 2nd deviation group would be mostly filtered out by gbrs and work samples.[/quote]

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