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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]   OP here-thank you for you response. It's really interesting to get your perspective. You bring up things I had never thought about.

Couldn't home schools have AAP teacher assigned to a few grade levels much like special-ed teachers. Sometimes the regular teacher might teach the AAP math group, but when that isn't possible, you have the AAP teacher do it? I find the AART position a total waste and that could be eliminated if you had mostly level IV schools with just a few centers in areas where it is essential.

It seems particularly wasteful to have kids gifted in just one category go to a center school when they can just be grouped with other gifted kids in those subjects at the home school. Those kids can also get the support they need in other subjects I'm not talking about GTLD, but just kids who are average in some areas ad gifted in others.[/quote]

Really like your ideas here!  I also wonder about the AART.  I know they are heavily involved in the testing but wonder what else they really provide.  As with most things in the county/education, unfortunately, it probably looks very different at different schools and is very much based on who is in that role.

Given the climate surrounding the budget, I think the AAP office staff should really start thinking about better ways to serve our gifted students.  It is clear that the current model doesn't work for a large number of stakeholders, so instead of risk the program being chopped, where can it be streamlined to still meet the needs of this population while costing less taxpayer money?[/quote]

AART does almost nothing for the level IV identified kids. They spend huge amounts of time doing the screening of 2nd graders, and also do the pull outs and enrichment for levels I-III.  So, they are basically providing all the differentiation in levels I-III.  So, they add value outside of screening only if you think level I-III kids need extra services.  [/quote]

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