How does Young Scholars work?

[Anonymous]

We just moved to the area and our zoned elementary school has a Young Scholars program.

Is this program only offered in schools with a large free lunch/ESOL population?
Can a native English speaker who is not free lunch participate in the program?
Do the young scholars move on to AAP/GT when they hit 3rd grade?

[Anonymous]

Young scholars can be of any race or socioeconomic status, although the program was originally designed for the underserved populations.
The AART and teacher would be responsible for determinining who is in the program.
No, Young Scholars do not get any preferential treatment when it is time for the AAP screening process in 2nd grade. They are screened just like everyone else, and are no more likely to be found eligible than the general population.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Young scholars can be of any race or socioeconomic status, although the program was originally designed for the underserved populations.
The AART and teacher would be responsible for determinining who is in the program.
No, Young Scholars do not get any preferential treatment when it is time for the AAP screening process in 2nd grade. They are screened just like everyone else, and are no more likely to be found eligible than the general population.

We are actually Asian-Americans. DH and I grew up here and our kids speak only English. In Fairfax County, we don't seem to be considered a minority. When I was growing up, I was only 1 of a handful of Asians in the school and we were the smallest minority.

[Anonymous]

Young scholars was originally intended for populations that are underrepresented in the AAP program (african-american and hispanic, and those who are low-income). Asian-Americans are certainly not underrepresented in the AAP program. However, anyone can be invited to be a young scholar. Even the typical white middle class male

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Young scholars was originally intended for populations that are underrepresented in the AAP program (african-american and hispanic, and those who are low-income). Asian-Americans are certainly not underrepresented in the AAP program. However, anyone can be invited to be a young scholar. Even the typical white middle class male

I'm glad to hear that my children will be able to participate. It sounds like a wonderful program.

[Anonymous]

2011 Percentage of Ethnic Membership

43.1% White
22.1% Hispanic/Latino
19.3% Asian
10.4% Black
4.6% Two or More
0.2% American Indian/Alaskan
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

(from CIP: http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/cip/cipbook2013-17.pdf )