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Are you arguing that black/brown kids had 139+ and didnt get in or are you mad that white kids below 132 got in?

There is a threshold. A child not hitting that threshold is the exception not the rule. [/quote]
There is not a threshold.  Tons of kids get in with 115-125 test scores.  The AAP equity report showed that the average scores for Level IV Black and Hispanic kids are around 114-120.  It also showed that there were kids in each ethnic group who scored around 80 (score - which equates to around the 10th percentile!) who still got in.  I can cite the AAP equity report to illustrate my point.  What can you cite to show that there is a threshold?[/quote]

You already know the threshold.

Yes, cite the pages of the report here please.

And again, what is your argument? That black and brown kids should not have gotten in? This is a pretty bold argument.[/quote]

What are you even talking about?  There is no threshold!  There is no minimum score for admission, and there is no score that will disqualify any child.  Lots of kids of all colors get in with scores below 132 or even below 125.  The test scores are largely irrelevant compared to GBRS and work samples.

Equity report is here:  https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BPD4M50C2B1F/$file/FCPS%20final%20report%2005.05.20.pdf. Page 6 shows the racial breakdown in the scores of eligible students.

I'm not arguing anything about whether black or brown kids should have gotten in.  I'm arguing that there's no CogAT and NNAT threshold that bars eligibility.  There is no score too low to be accepted, providing that the child has a good GBRS.  If anything, YOU'RE the one implying that the black and brown kids with lower scores who got in shouldn't have, because you're the one insisting that there's some sort of score threshold.  All of the races showed comparable GBRS scores among the admitted students, because the committee is currently using that and not test scores as the main factor.  [/quote]

Page 6 of this report doesnt show any of what you're talking about. Page 6 is a breakdown of the AAP participation rates by demographic.

Surely you know that a threshold is a benchmark and that kids can be accepted below that given special circumstances? I'm definitely not implying that black and brown kids should not be allowed entry based on lower scores. I'm still trying to figure out what your point is though. Its not some outlandish idea that if a kid has a lower score but the rest of his/her package is impressive that he should be let into the program. Otherwise why even ask for anything other than test? If anything using a broader criteria will increase the amount of diversity in the program because know that generally bias exists in standardized testing.[/quote]

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