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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My take is that TJ is a Governor's School with[b] a mission of educating kids whose learning levels are remarkably different [/b]than their age level peers.  If a kid is rejected from TJ, FCPS is stating that the kid's needs can be met at the base school.

Given that, FCPS is obligated to meet the needs of kids at the base school who have exceeded the base school's offerings.  So, they need to provide additional dual enrollment math courses for the kids who take Calculus in 8th-10th grade.  They likewise need to provide additional post AP science classes for the kids who complete AP levels and need additional content.  If there aren't enough kids at the base school, then FCPS needs to pay for the kids to take equivalent college level classes at GMU.

FCPS can't have it both ways.  They can't decide that your kid can have their needs met at the base school, and then refuse to provide advanced enough content at the base school to meet your kid's needs.  Granted, the easiest and cheapest solution would be to admit kids like that to TJ, where they honestly belong.  [/quote]

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Intellectual laziness?  I mean, all you have to do is google search VA Governor's schools.

Since you seem to need a lot of handholding, I'll post the second paragraph on the VA Governor's School website.
[quote=VA Governor's Schools]The Virginia Governor's School Program has been designed to assist divisions as they meet the needs of a small population of students whose learning levels are remarkably different from their age-level peers.  The foundation of the Virginia Governor's School Program centers on best practices in the field of gifted education and the presentation of advanced content to able learners.[/quote]

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Guess you were too lazy to look at TJ’s actual mission: 
[i] The mission of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is to provide students with a challenging learning environment focused on math, science, and technology, to inspire joy at the prospect of discovery, and to foster a culture of innovation based on ethical behavior and the shared interests of humanity.[/i]

Every single applicant is advanced. Just not all of them have been groomed by their parents for TJ. 
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TJ's mission includes the mission of all Governor's Schools, since it is in fact a Governor's School.  If FCPS wants to open a non-Governor's school magnet with only the mission above, they can certainly do so.  TJ, however, is currently bound by all of the rules and missions for the Governor's Schools.  [/quote]

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