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[quote=Anonymous]I was the one who mentioned the schools with no real TAG cohort once the lucky lottery winners leave for the Center. Our neighborhood school doesn't have a dedicated TAG teacher. They shifted to TAG in the regular classroom this year after being pull out because they simply don't have enough kids to warrant it now in 2-6th. TAG in the regular classroom is pretty lame if you are the only TAG identified kid in your grade. I like the idea of auto-admit into center if a school falls below a threshold of kids.

The TAG program description on the website says: "TAG Student Enrollment: In grades 2 through 6, it is recommended that at least seven (7) TAG identified students be cluster grouped within a class. For schools with fewer than seven (7) TAG students per grade level, all should be assigned to the same cluster. The pace and rigor of instruction for these gifted students should be based on student readiness, interests, and learning profile." No mention of what should happen if there are fewer than 7 TAG kids per grade, much less fewer than 7 TAG kids across grades, which is what happened to our neighbor's child.

I didn't mean to totally derail this thread with the TAG issue, but I do think it is one of several big causes of middle class abandonment of PG publics.[/quote]

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