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How does Local Level IV differ from the Full-time AAP Center?
The teachers in both settings are trained in gifted education and teach the same advanced academic curriculum to students who are ready for a highly challenging instructional program in the four core subject areas.  [b]The main difference is in the make-up of the class.[/b]  [b]All of the students in a full-time AAP center-based class have been identified as center-eligible[/b] by a central selection committee and will be coming from several neighborhood schools to comprise the center class.  In a Local Level IV classroom, the students are a mix of students who are center-eligible and high achieving students who are capable of working at advanced levels, all enrolled in their local school.   
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This point makes a huge difference. A class that is fully comprised of center-eligible kids will move at a faster pace and explore a subject with greater depth than a mixed class can.
Yes, the teachers work from the same curriculum guidelines, but what happens in the actual classroom can vary greatly, depending on the interests of the students in the class and their ability to quickly grasp and work with new information. 
Maybe you could talk to some teachers of both types of classes about what they see as the differences.

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