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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have been happy with APS for the most part, although it's been far from perfect. The neighborhood elem schools are nice communities. I had kids in gifted, but don't think we would have wanted the while AAP scene in FCPS. They were challenged once ID'ed for gifted for the most part. Appreciated APS's smaller class sizes and schools compared to FCPS.

Would have liked intensified classes in middle school, but APS has since fixed that. No issues being challenges in HS with plenty of AP opportunities. [/quote]
It sounds like your experience with APS elementary schools was very long ago.  There's virtually no elementary gifted program at this point.  The AAC only does enrichment activities for the whole class.  There's no longer push in or pull out enrichment in APS.[/quote]

It was a while ago, so I've seen the evolution. The old pullout system had its issues too. The RTGs were gatekeeping kids out of the program to keep their workloads lower, and the curriculum in the once a week pullout had no alignment to what was being taught in the classroom.

[b]Keep in mind, there should be things going on behind the scenes that you cannot see. For instance, the AAC should be working with classroom teachers to differentiate for advanced learners. The AAC is not the only one delivering advanced content.[/b] [/quote]
That's not how it's been working in the last 1-2 years.  There's a real shift towards only offering every activity to everyone, so AAC-planned activities are only done by the whole class.  Those are listed each quarter in a report.  There isn't push in in class differentiation available anymore.  I've asked several times about math, in particular, and was told the option is the iPad (previously Dreambox, now IXL).  They no longer offer extension packets or other in class differentiation activities.  [/quote]

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