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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reading the appeals decisions thread about insane wisc scores getting denied makes me wonder if there is more to the story at FCPS AAP this year.

Does anyone know if race is now being taken into consideration?[/quote]

Race is likely a factor but it is just one factor. I doubt the county has quotas to fill, that would likely be illegal. Consideration of race is not just a quota issue anyways. Having a more diverse AAP population serves a more important purpose - studies have shown that when a student body is more diverse than the collective experience is more valuable.

It may not seem fair that kids aren't held to the same standards but it is not an easy one to fix. In the end, if race is one factor so that the AAP population is more diverse, we are better for it.
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It is actually an easy one to fix. 
Option 1 - provide programming and opportunities in PK3-2nd that help more hispanic and AA kids meet the standards they need to be successful in AAP.  You can increase their representation without needing to artificially decrease anyone else's.  If there is a hard cap on numbers of kids, then put in the Asian and white kids who are actually gifted and not the ones with 120s test scores and high GBRS.
Option 2 - LLIV at all schools.  Admit any kids to AAP who show that they need more than gen ed.  Conduct a lottery for the AAP Center spots, and have the lottery pick a percentage of students from each race comparable to the representation of that race in the FCPS population.  Centers would be diverse and serve everyone's needs, and while the LLIVs might be less diverse, at least the kids would get what they need academically.  
Option 3 - Make AAP open enrollment, just like MS Honors.  Keep standards high, and provide extra help, kind of like the MS AVID program, for the kids from underrepresented groups.

What they shouldn't be doing is placing kids with absurdly high WISC scores into the average/remedial track.[/quote]

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