GT/AAP Appeals
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Anonymous
http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/gt/pdfs/gtac/GTAC%202006-07%20Annual%20Report.pdf During the course of the GTAC discussions this year, the question was raised about the name of the program itself. We know that the State of Virginia requires Fairfax County Public Schools to provide gifted services, but it does not designate the name of those services. Several choices were discussed and, while some members did not support a change, the majority of the Committee membership approved of a name change from Gifted and Talented Services to Advanced Academic Programs. It was felt by the Committee that this name change emphasizes efforts to put a label on the service being offered and recognizes the academic nature of the program. |
Anonymous
Thanks for posting this |
Anonymous
| I was informed at a countywide GT/AAP meeting that the change was instituted to emphasize the program's focus on academics. The coordinator mentioned that some parents were not able to understand while their musically or athletically "gifted" child was not admitted to the program. The program is designed for those who are academically gifted and advanced (working beyond their current grade level.) |
Anonymous
LOL! Yes, of course, why wouldn't you assume that your "athletically-gifted" child should be admitted to a gifted program IN THE SCHOOL and which has NO athletic component whatsoever?! |
Anonymous
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I completely agree.
I believe that every child has gifts and talents...but it makes sense to differentiate that the program is for those who are academically talented. |
Anonymous
| The name change also names/labels the service and not the child. |
Anonymous
| I'm very glad they changed the name to focus on the service - now if I could just get my rising 6th grader to call it AAP rather than the G/T as she's known it to be since 3rd grade...hopefully her younger sib will know it only as AAP. |
Anonymous
Surely your 6th grader is academically advanced enough to get a handle on the name change. |
Anonymous
The teachers still call it GT. |
Anonymous
Kind of a blanket statement. At our school, the teachers call it AAP. And if I ever accidentally say GT, my daughter is quick to correct me! |
Anonymous
| This is very much a school culture issue. Some schools must have been quick to change to the new name and maybe the principal has lead that. At our school is it still very much called "GT" by teachers and principals, so of course that is what the kids call it. |
Anonymous
I stand corrected. MANY, but not all, of the teachers still call it GT. |
Anonymous
| My kids - at GT (AAP) center school ... and one in GT (other one leaving to private school) were told that "every child is gifted and talented in some way," so the program will now be "advanced academic placement" |
Anonymous
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Several folks here have commented that non Level IV schools (which happens to be where my child goes) intentionally depress this score, so that they get to keep the good students?
I can see how the school has a BIG incentive to do so, but is this something pervasive? Should we be aggressively challenging how the 1st and 2nd grade teachers rate the child through the year? |
Anonymous
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I meant the GBRS score for the comment below
Several folks here have commented that non Level IV schools (which happens to be where my child goes) intentionally depress this score, so that they get to keep the good students? I can see how the school has a BIG incentive to do so, but is this something pervasive? Should we be aggressively challenging how the 1st and 2nd grade teachers rate the child through the year? [Report Post] |