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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of it is knowing the system here in FCPS.  I'm white, and it honestly didn't occur to me that a large group of kids under the cutoff would be admitted.  I assumed that the program was only for gifted kids and outliers, and I also assumed that the school would either tell me that my child belonged in AAP, or would automatically refer and place my child.  It wasn't until after I started reading dcum and talking to neighbors that I realized that strong parental involvement was one reason many kids were being admitted to AAP.  I can easily see why hispanic or lower SES families who don't have the luxury of being over-involved in their children's education might assume that the schools would just appropriately place their children, that children who didn't test in don't belong in AAP, and that if a child is rejected, they should just accept that and move on.

People have said on these forums that one of the reasons for so many parent referrals, appeals, and applying year after year is that parents just won't take "no" for an answer.  On the flip side, clearly some groups are taking "no" for an answer way too easily.  I would still love to see the demographics for parent referrals for kids in the 120-126 score range as well as the 126-131 range.  I wouldn't at all be surprised if the overwhelming majority of white or asian kids in the 120-125 range are parent referred, while a decent percent of black or hispanic ones aren't.  [/quote]

+1. Has anyone ever done a FOIA on this, I wonder?[/quote]

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