Boundary study materials float "open-enrollment gifted and talented programming"

[Anonymous]

https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/February%206%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%2011.pdf

Recommendation 17

Rigorous programming for all DCPS feeder pathways
DCPS shall ensure that there is parity in rigorous programming within each DCPS
high school feeder pathway.
Some Advisory Committee members believe that additional programming in
elementary, middle, and high schools, particularly in the Anacostia, Ballou, and H.D.
Woodson feeder patterns, could encourage families to enroll closer to home.
• Dual language, International Baccalaureate, additional advanced placement
classes, and open-enrollment gifted and talented programming (which DCPS does
not currently offer anywhere).
Any additional programming would be led by DCPS in consultation with school
leadership and communities (similar to their earlier efforts) and has a longer
implementation timeline.

[Anonymous]

That would be an incredible way to get enrichment opportunities to those schools and encourage integration.

[Anonymous]

I think this is a wonderful idea. What's the downside?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this is a wonderful idea. What's the downside?

When parents at Janney, et al, complain their children are being discriminated against.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this is a wonderful idea. What's the downside?

The cost, I guess. Curriculum and staffing.

[Anonymous]

Ugh, then DC becomes VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, then DC becomes VA.

It has good schools?

[Anonymous]

open-enrollment gifted and talented programming

This is an oxymoron.

[Anonymous]

There already exists differentiation/advancement in DCPS which is open-enrollment or close to it and you can see how it goes. There are high schools in DC with sub-5% AP test score pass rates. There are middle school algebra classes where no one is passing the PARCC. There are students doing "early college" programs who aren't at grade level. I don't want to say this doesn't fool anyone, but I would not say it makes schools broadly attractive which were not attractive before.

[Anonymous]

Open enrollment gifted and talented means what exactly? Can a teacher actually teach the gifted curriculum when any parent can just enroll their kid? We all know DCPS won’t kick kids out of programs so you just end up with watered down classes again. I guess the behavior would be better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Open enrollment gifted and talented means what exactly? Can a teacher actually teach the gifted curriculum when any parent can just enroll their kid? We all know DCPS won’t kick kids out of programs so you just end up with watered down classes again. I guess the behavior would be better

The only way I can see it working is if kids can be kicked out if they don’t meet homework & behavioral standards, and are allowed to fail if they can’t keep up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Open enrollment gifted and talented means what exactly? Can a teacher actually teach the gifted curriculum when any parent can just enroll their kid? We all know DCPS won’t kick kids out of programs so you just end up with watered down classes again. I guess the behavior would be better

The only way I can see it working is if kids can be kicked out if they don’t meet homework & behavioral standards, and are allowed to fail if they can’t keep up.

I don't see how open enrollment would work in ES. Everybody might as well stick their kid in the G&T class.

Open enrollment AP or whatever is different because there is a heavy workload and grades that matter.

[Anonymous]

Open enrollment G and T sounds meaningless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Open enrollment G and T sounds meaningless.

That’s EXACTLY what it would be. Utterly meaningless. Laughable.

[Anonymous]

Not equitable.