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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with using MAP from what we've seen is that the small number of more middle class or wealthier kids at high FARMS schools will be at an advantage over the kids who are actually FARMS so you are missing the actual smart kids with a lot of potential.

I know Cogat is not perfect but it would capture more of those outlier smart kids who with the influence of strong peers and strong teachers could be really successful.

I would bet anything the local norming if you use Cogat would be unnecessary or at least nowhere as intense as it is for MAP. There would be more of an even distribution throughout the county.[/quote]

This gets at what folks were discussing above. If you actually look at the list of schools and the associated scores, the schools where kids get the biggest boost is a much shorter list and are schools with functionally no middle class children.

So, the kids that get the biggest boost are coming from schools that are profoundly disadvantaged.

The bulk of the schools are in one of the mid levels and the swing between required scores is not actually that large in that middle band.[/quote]

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