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Generally I understand and agree with what you are saying but I'm not sure that relying exclusively on scores solves the problem. (Not trying to put words in your mouth but I think this is what you are suggesting would help?) Personally I'd like to see a lot less noise in the process as well, but one does have to admit that parents introduce issues too if they heavily prep their kid and their kid really is not suitable for AAP (although I'm not sure how often that really happens in practice?) 
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I'm not saying that they should rely exclusively on scores.  I am saying that they should have a more straightforward set of standards.  Honestly, since AAP at best is a way to give kids math that is accelerated by 1 year and access to mildly accelerated language arts, it doesn't make sense to put kids in AAP who aren't academically advanced.  If the kid wouldn't otherwise be placed into advanced math and isn't considered above grade level in language arts, it's pretty weird to put them in a program that primarily is advanced math and above grade level language arts.

But, if they want to be more holistic, then they basically have 3 scores: CogAT, achievement (iready, but perhaps they could find something better), and GBRS.  Any kids above a certain combined threshold should be in.  They could create a 0-100 score assignment for GBRS, then average that, the CogAT percentile rank, and the iready average percentile rank.  Any kid with an average above 90 or 95 is in.  If a kid falls short, then the parents should be able to submit a portfolio, but kids should only get in if the portfolio is abnormally advanced.  This is more or less the way most other gifted programs operate.  If they wanted an even better program, math and language arts could be split into 2 separate designations, so the kids who are advanced in one but not the other can still be placed appropriately.

Even if a kid were to be heavily prepped, I highly doubt that any kid with an average percentile rank of 95th percentile or higher on iready and CogAT would struggle in the slightest with AAP.  [/quote]

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