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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recently received a letter from MCPS that they have decided that the revised HGC curriculum was not rigorous enough.  They are now going back to the previous curriculum.  So there must have been a number of teachers, parents, administrators who thought this year's curriculum was less rigorous than in the past.  Apparently it was different enough from the regular 4th grade curriculum.  [/quote]

We also received a letter that said they're going back to the previous curriculum for next semester of this year. It has a whole lot of other words, too, which they really could have skipped, for all the communication they (don't) provide. Here is the letter:

As you know, MCPS has been implementing the Common Core State Standards in Curriculum 2.0 in all of our elementary schools beginning this school year. This new curriculum is designed to challenge all levels of students across the various content areas with significantly higher expectations for learning.

To address the changing student performance needs, the Division of Accelerated and Enriched Instruction has begun writing a new curriculum in the area of Reading Language Arts. This curriculum will provide differentiated instructional approaches and authentic learning assessments to meet the unique needs of the center program students. During our initial implementation this fall, we have heard feedback from parents, teachers, and administrators about a further need to provide increased rigorous opportunities for the students in this program. Therefore, we will reinstate the previous center curriculum for second semester of 2013-2014. Our office will work collaboratively with schools to align the curriculum with the new grading and reporting system. This change will provide our writers and schools with additional time to ensure the new curriculum and resources are aligned with best practices for highly gifted learners.

We apologize for the delay in rolling out a new curriculum in entirety but greatly appreciate the feedback to ensure we are providing a more distinctive program in our schools.[/quote]

Wow.  The kids at the home schools get screwed.  This sucks.  My highly intelligent child doesn't get a rigorous curriculum, even though he tests gifted and talented.  [/quote]

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