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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The FCAG email said that 21% of elementary students are in AAP, and the percentage is higher in some areas. That seems like a very high percentage to me.  It used to be about 10% overall and that seemed to work well.

[b]How difficult would it be at this point to get back to 10%[/b] as a goal? It would save money and improve the program at the same time, if they could do it. The alternative appears to be to eliminate the program altogether, which actually might be easier to sell to parents than the idea of ratcheting the program back. 
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I think the only way to do this for 2016-17 would be to close AAP Centers altogether and eliminate Level II and Level III as well.[/quote]

So, then what happens to the kids that are truly gifted?  If they're considering closing AAP centers down or eliminating the program, they need to have contingencies in place for the kids in the top 1-3percentile.  [b]Would they go to IEP plans or whatever they are called?[/b][/quote]

They will most likely not get IEPs. I don't think they'd qualify under IDEA unless they had some form of LD.  As those of us with kids that have special needs have learned, the law doesn't require that your child get the BEST education for him/her, only that s/he get FAPE.  For my kid (who tests in the 90 whatever percentile), getting her over the 30th percentile in achievement was considered FAPE. They have no legal obligation to have your child achieve what they are capable of achieving, only what's considered "appropriate."  I also  have a "gifted" child with no LDs, so I understand where you are coming from, but I would think through the law and your expectations.[/quote]

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