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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think everyone needs to be clear that tracking is not going to happen. Part of this is due to the legally enforceable mandate that children receiving IEPs are educated in the Least Restrictive Environment. If there was tracking in elementary, children's with learning disabilities etc. would be most likely be defacto put in a "lower track" and consequently be in a more restrictive environment.  Unless a child has considerable disabilities whose needs can not be met in a general education setting, they will be mainstreamed in a variety of ways. 
 LRE is one of the primary considerations of IDEA and it will not change and tracking will not happen.

AAP eligibility is based on multiple criteria and essentially is stating that children found eligible need a specialized environment, similar to special education self-contained settings. Gifted kids in many other states (Pennsylvania, etc) are on IEPs and go through a larger process to be eligible for services.  Maybe in time this same larger process (wisc testing by School Psychologists, etc) will occur here, but it is too darn expensive for this district at this point. 
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IT ALREADY IS HAPPENING![/quote]

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