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[quote=Anonymous][quote=ikornika]I posted this on the AAP board but was told that wasn't the correct place to pose my query so I'm trying here:

We're relocating to the DMV area in June 2018 and have decided on Virginia as our target residence; where exactly will depend on schools.

My daughter is currently in gifted here in Florida. She's in first grade now and will be entering into second grade (captain obvious here) once we're there.

I've read the Virginia DOE's FAQ page about needing a referral to get into TAG programs. What exactly does that entail? [b] TAG = AAP  For Fairfax county public schools.  In 1st grade students take NNAT. In the fall of Second grade students take the CogAt test.  If a student scores above a set rate (different every year but usually between 130-133) they are referred to a pool of students.  Teachers also do an evaluation called the GBRS.  Those scores and the teacher evaluations go to the committee.  That committee decides to accept or reject the student for level IV AAP.  Parents can also submit work for the committee to see.  The pool is usually announced in January and the results come out later in the year.  Level IV AAP doesn't start until 3rd grade so your child will be able to participate in the normal referral program. [/b]

I have her intellectual evaluation that was performed by our school district's psychologist and her WISC-V scores (full scale: 136, verbal 133, and fluid 134 with all scaled scores above 13). [b] Those numbers are decent and should be high enough to admission  into AAP, but if they were done prior to age 7, I would suggest that you have be re- evaluated as those types of tests can vary if taken too young.[/b]

Also, how is elementary school gifted done? Is it once a week or fully immersive or ...? Here, it's once weekly and if she didn't already attend the school where the gifted program was offered, she'd be bussed in on that one day. [b]K-2 is usually differentiating in the classroom, sometimes pullout.  They would not go to another school. It would be built into their day. AAP is for the four core classes (Math, science, social studiers and language arts).  Some programs mixed everyone together for the other classes (eg PE, Art, Music, lunch, recess..) - others sequester the AAP students all day.[/b]

Do y'all have a recommendation for best school district for us to live in if we wish to pursue public schools? We've sort of set our hearts on Alexandria, but only because we don't know what else is nearby. [b]Alexandria City schools have quite a bit of problems and are separate from Fairfax County Public Schools.  I would avoid.  Fairfax County schools that have an Alexandria Postal code and are outside of Alexandria city would have the AAP program. [/b]

Hubs will work downtown DC, near N Street, and I will seek employment later based on where we land. We'd like to be within a 30-45 minute commute (whether by car or rail) and we'd like to avoid Maryland as we've read there's a local income tax there in addition to state and federal.

Any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated.[/quote][/quote]

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