Those are still higher criteria than you see for most schools.

I'm a big proponent of looking at the quality of all of the data - not just cut scores. In blackcat's DD's case, she is clearly earning gifted IQ scores AND achievement scores. She'd be in my program! I think a program that fails to look at all of the data (including the quality of the data and very high scores, not just use a cut score formula), is going to miss some gifted kids that need the program.

You raise a good point, blackcat - what about children who lack any environmental advantages (and perhaps many environmental DISADVANTAGES)? They might be missed entirely. It would certainly be much more difficult for a child not living in an enriched environment to attain those achievement scores.