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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP is moving to setting the pool based on the scores of the top 10% at each school so that the top kids in each school are automatically considered. Parents and Teachers can still refer so kids at the higher SES schools that do not fall into that top 10% can still be considered. It should mean that AAP starts to reflect the schools and Centers population more accurately. [/quote]m
How would that solve the issue of having some high income powerhouse centers and low income centers in name only?  It almost seems to do the opposite of equity.[/quote]

You can't force equity between high SES and low SES centers without specifically sabotaging the kids at high SES centers.  The "high income powerhouse centers" are that way because they have a large cohort of high IQ kids.  Many of the high SES centers don't have especially strong teachers and aren't doing anything amazing to cultivate the talents of the kids.  Some of the worst, laziest teachers are the ones who gravitate toward AAP programs in higher SES schools.  They don't have to do much of anything, and the kids will still pass the SOLs with flying colors.  The cohort of smart kids are the ones making the teacher and school look good.

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