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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]... and I'll say it, how much diversity they 'need' for the current year. [/quote]

Does the committee know the race/social economic background of a child?  I guess they'd know if their last name is Wang or Sunjab.   But nobody knows how diverse a Johnson is. [/quote]

They can tell from other indicators:  there may be a few "Young Scholars" who are not URM, but the aim of the program is to reach URM, so that's a pretty good bet and is on the materials in the packet. Likewise, the packet includes references to whether the student is a "minority language" student and his or her ESOL status.  HOPE also includes whether they are exceptionally talented in a "World Language,"  so that could be another indicator. So the committee members are generally able to discern whether the student is a minority and/or ESOL student.  [/quote]

What NNAT/COGAT scores would they be looking for a ESOL kid?[/quote]

No particular score. The "local school norm"  for "in-pool" in a school with many ESOL kids is likely to be lower than in some schools, especially in reading.  They've said they would be taking a "holistic" approach, which allows for flexibility to account for different life experiences, and there is a lot of pressure within FCPS to make AAP more diverse.[/quote]

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