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[quote=Anonymous]A little more info: in Arlington kids are referred for specific subjects- math, for instance.  There is an ongoing identification process involving teachers, the school's gifted resources specialist and teachers.  Generally a teacher or the gifted resources specialist first identifies a "gifted" child based on schoolwork, but parents can refer a child as well.  Once a child is identified a packet is mailed home that includes a little info about the program, a form for parents to fill out with their observations of their child's strengths in the subject, and an approval form that needs to be returned within 10 days.  If the form is not returned the process is terminated.  If the parents approve the child may be pulled out of class multiple times for a series of tests (this was our 2nd grader's experience with math; not sure if the process is the same for other subjects).  Once all the pieces are in place a committee composed of the child's teacher, the gifted resources specialist, the principal and possibly a couple of other people meet to make a final decision (within 90 days of the packet going home).  I don't know how much of this process might be bypassed for a child coming from another AP program; perhaps at least the testing part could be bypassed?[/quote]

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