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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How are you defining "most affluent"?  What type of "indexing" are you describing? [/quote]

The FCPS indexing. They used it to determine what schools were the least affluent for roll-out of full-day Kindergarten.[/quote]

To the extent that this indexing actually measured affluence (which I don't recall exactly; need to look at the link), there are several affluent schools that already had full-day kindergarten that would not have been on the list.  Mantua is one that comes to mind.  In the beginning of the FDK rollout, it wasn't just the disadvantaged schools that got it.[/quote]

http://www.fcps.edu/fs/budget/docs/questions/FY2011BudgetQuestionsandResponses.pdf

The implementation of full day kindergarten (FDK) was guided by a priority list based on several factors including, but not limited to, a risk index developed by the FCPS Office of Program Evaluation.  The purpose of the risk index was to establish a priority order for implementing FDK in schools that do not already have it.  This risk index is based on two-year averages of two criteria for each elementary school:  (1) the percentage of students receiving free or reducedmeals (FRM); and (2) the percentage of students with limited English proficiency (LEP).  Other factors that may have an impact on full-day kindergarten implementation include the capacity of the particular school, upcoming boundary changes, special education centers, and the reliance on private kindergarten by base school families. [/quote]

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