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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I went to the local level IV orientation, it was explained that the center and the local level 4, follows the same curriculum that they receive from Dr. Carol Horn. [/quote]

The INTENDED curriculum is the same -- the difference is the peer group.

A Center peer group of all Center-eligible kids will be (some would argue markedly) different from a Local Level IV peer group of some Center-eligible kids and others that are not Center-eligible and are simply selected by the principal. If the Local Level IV peer group is comprised of a majority of not Center-eligible kids, there is a (some would argue strong) chance that the pace and depth will not be at the same speed or depth as that of a similar Center class comprised of all Center-eligible kids.

In addition, a Center school with more than one class of Center-eligible kids per grade will find it logistically easier to further differentiate by grouping similar ability kids across classes.  That is often not the case with Local Level IV as there is often a single Local Level IV class per grade.

Therefore, a 3rd grader that has already mastered 5th grade mathematics (as an example) will likely find it difficult to be challenged in math in a Local Level IV setting. That is less likely the case in a Level IV Center setting. As an example, my DS (who is a 5th grader at a Center) told me about two of his friends in 3rd grade that are placed in the 6th grade AAP class group for math. My DS and his 3rd grade friends took the Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test in January and will be taking the 7th grade Math SOL this month.
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