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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At our McLean elementary school, all AAP kids are placed in the Level IV class.  To fill the remaining seats, every student in the grade takes a placement ecart test each quarter and the students that score the highest for each subject fill in the rest of the seats for the class.  Students move in or out of the class  every quarter based on these tests, so it's great for a Gen Ed kid who is really good in 1 or 2 subjects, but not all 4.  Also, if someone improves during the year, they also have a good chance to move into the Level IV class since there is movement 3 times a year (not counting first time placement at the beginning of each year).  It's a great system I think.[/quote]

That has to be the worst, most developmentally inappropriate system I've ever heard of.

Why do people allow their kids to be treated the way that FCPS treats kids?  [/quote]

It actually works very well and is one of the more developmentaly appropriate systems for alll the children.  Student A does not qualify for AAP but is superioir in science and math.  Student A takes the AAP curriculum in science and math and the gen-ed in social studies and langauge arts.  Student B is superior in language arts but struggles in science and math and has a nack for history.  Student B take AAP in langauge arts and social studies and gen-ed in math and science.  Student C qualifies for AAP and take the AAP curriculum in all four core courses.  Student C is in special ed for language arts but is superior in math and science.  Student C takes AAP for math and science, special ed for langague arts and gen-ed for social studies.  ..........

At the ES school where DC attended, the classes were set for the year (although one or two student may move up/down as needed)- except in 2nd-4th grade math.  In math fort those years students took a pre-test for each unit and were place in the appropriate math class for that unit. By 5th grade the math classes were bascially set for the year. [/quote]

This would be a fine system.....if all ES's could implement it. Ours does not because the principal does not believe in differentiated learning. For example, my child has qualified for Level II math and SS in 3rd and 4th grade and it's all up to the teacher's discretion. The teacher does NOT teach the Level IV AAP curriculum in those subjects.

And the Level IV system definitely lets some children fall through the cracks. My child did not test well at all on the NNAT or the COGAT due to different circumstances, and so was passed over at the end of 2nd grade for AAP. Yet in 3rd grade, DC received EXTREMELY high GBRS from the teacher at the end of the year, had high grades, and scored Pass/Advanced on the SOLs. This year, 4th grade teacher encouraged us to parent-refer for Level IV b/c DC was getting Level II in all subjects, and teacher indicated the likelihood of a high GBRS. We did not get additional testing, just did the parent referral form, and DC was now found eligible for Level IV. Clearly would have been eligible to start Level IV AAP at the beginning of 3rd grade like others had it not been for a flawed system.[/quote]

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