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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again. Does anyone have any comments on my recommendations?

Any suggestions on how to provide enrichment at non-center schools without a level IV program?[/quote]

Implement Level IV curriculum in every single class.  Centers can move at a faster pace, regular classes at a regular pace.  SAME curriculum (it's not just for gifted kids), SAME teacher training.

Raise up all of FCPS, not just a small percentage.
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OP here. I don't think that will work. Many [b]kids cannot handle[/b] advanced math or language arts. Many kids in FCPS are below grade. This would do them a disservice by teaching [b]above their level[/b] and not addressing their needs.

I do agree all teachers should be trained in some level of gifted teaching.[/quote]

The only thing 'advanced' is that the concepts are taught more quickly so there is less review.  The curriculum itself is NOT advanced and would NOT be teaching ''above their level".  Which is why I stated that the "Advanced" kids can advance through the text at a quicker pace and the "regular" kids can be taught at at regular pace.

Kids that are below grade level are a much smaller percentage and can still be team taught with the special ed. teacher.

There is ALREADY a disservice to the GenEd students going on and it's coming from people like you who wrongly think a stronger and better curriculum is "above their level" and think it should be reserved strictly for Level IV students.
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Precisely.  We hear from AAP parents who state that no one can possibly know what their kids "need," but when we say what our kids need, it's dismissed.  ALL kids need access to an advanced curriculum.  The only way to know who can do what is to actually [i]let all kids try it out[/i].  I'd wager that FAR more kids are perfectly capable of doing AAP work than are currently doing it.  Certainly, AAP parents are in no position to insist they know better than we what our kids are capable of.  What hypocrisy.[/quote]

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