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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Something like 80% of kids in Arlington are identified as gifted by middle school so the reality is the "programming" doesn't amount to much. If the label is what you're after, you'll probably get it. But if you're looking for genuine services, you may need to go private. [/quote]

Is this true?  Genuine curiosity, not snark.  [/quote]

No.  The average county-wide is 8%.  The range county-wide is between 1 and 17% of a given elementary school's population.

Interesting reading here for those like OP who are interested in how the GT program is supposed to work, and the facts and figures behind it. 
https://www.apsva.us/planning-and-evaluation/evaluation/evaluation-reports/
This appendix breaks down the numbers.  https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/APPENDIX-C-GIFTED.pdf

The 80% figure relates more to the fact that once a kid is referred, the vast majority tend to be then identified as gifted. Overall, the number of kids identified is not that high. It's not completely Lake Wobegon.

To me the real takeaway is two-fold.  First, that they know they are lagging in referring and identifying kids who are lower-socioeconomic status, ethnicities other than white and asian, and kids who are disabled.  Second, long-term that by middle school there are little or no gifted services targeted at kids who have been identified.

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Thanks!  I'll check this out.

My kid was referred in K and I was asked to fill out the referral form from my POV as a parent.  There's so much eye rolling about "gifted" stuff that I asked if I could just let the teacher referral stand on it's own without my input, lest it appear that I was pushing for it or exaggerating.  I ended up filling it out, but I felt incredibly awkward doing it.

Even before identification, I was impressed by our teacher's ability to work with students at their respective levels.  There was a very wide range in the classroom. [/quote]

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