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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.fcps.org/advanced/elementary-gifted-and-talented-services-frequently-asked-questions

Of note (towards the bottom of the page): "We were hoping our child could participate in the FCPS Magnet Program. Why are the FCPS Magnet Programs being phased out? 
Gifted and talented students are now an accountability group for every school in Maryland, just like English language learners and students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Gifted and talented students must be identified and served at every elementary school. Services must address the unique academic and emotional needs of gifted and talented students.

COMAR for Gifted and Talented Education mandates equity for gifted and talented identification and services. FCPS Magnet Programs have a limited number of “seats.” Not every child who is identified as gifted and talented is admitted to these programs."

We don't hear a lot about COMAR in MCPS (or maybe we do and I'm in a bubble). Thoughts from those more experienced with COMAR in MCPS? What about the MCCPTA Gifted Committee?[/quote]

[b]MCPS differentiates between gifted kids who can be served at their home school and the highly gifted who need magnets.[/b] This is similar to all schools offering English instruction to EMLs, but only some schools having METS or all schools teaching students with SN, but only some schools having a Autism program, GT/LD, etc.[/quote]

The current lottery system for the elementary and middle school magnets doesn’t do this, though. The older (pre-COVID) system did. The current system may claim that all identified kids are served, either through the magnets or through home school enrichment, but it doesn’t have a way to differentiate once kids are in the lottery pool.

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