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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Board to make these decisions. It's representative democracy in action. [b]Also qualified kids have a right under VA law to gifted services. A local community cannot vote to do away with that right-- which would be the effect in many base school of closing centers.[/b] Also, does this really make sense: I want FCPS to be required to offer/ teach Swahili (or creationism or swimming or allow for language immersion in every school) there should be a ballot initiate. Welcome the to the 70 page local ballot. Or, as a previous poster said: election law (and I'd add constitutional law). [/quote]

VA is under no obligation to provide center schools.  Qualified students can and should be receiving gifted services in their base schools.  No other county in VA provides center schools, nor should they have to.[/quote]

Gifted services includes ". . .gifted education service options from kindergarten through twelfth grade are offered continuously and sequentially, with instructional time during the school day and week to (i) work with their age-level peers, (ii) work with their intellectual and academic peers, (iii) work independently, and (iv) foster intellectual and academic growth of gifted students."  - 8VAC20-40-60

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+reg+8VAC20-40-60

One Center-eligible child in a grade at a base school receiving gifted services is not working "with their intellectual and academic peers" -- but would be at a Center. [/quote]

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