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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]There is no gifted program in DC. I'm not OP. She's just trying to get some info. Like in DC, you can enter a lottery without being a resident, but to enroll, you have to show proof of residency. She is probably wondering what the process is in the burbs. [/quote]

This. And wondering if I can find out if our daughter qualifies, and THEN move. We rent and are looking to buy somewhere, so we're in a position to do this. Like I said, I'm not unhappy with our DC options, but a combination of real estate and a desire for a smaller school (maybe the gifted schools in MD aren't smaller? I'm getting that impression) is driving my question. [/quote]

In MD, the highly gifted centers require both the standardized tests and some recommendations from teachers and administration.  I'm not sure how you access that if you are not a resident, and [b]given that there are many more gifted kids than spaces, I don't think they are incentivized to make exceptions for folks who are jurisdiction shopping. [/b] [/quote]

This.   I live in VA and [b]so tired of folks showing up from[/b] DC or [b]privates[/b] just for AAP. [/quote]

[b]VA residents with children in private schools are taxpayers, too.[/quote][/b]

Yep, and I've known some who act like if their kid isn't in AAP, public isn't good enough.  That's part of the problem, not the solution.  To have a good public school system, people need to be all in and supportive of the schools wherever their child is placed.  It's the only way to make the whole system better.  But too many people around here selfishly only care about their kids.  [/quote]

It's selfish to care about your own kids?  Feel sorry for your children.[/quote]

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