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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While I love the energy spent on Duran v Youngkin, it does seem like everyone here seems to agree that the addition of super intensified math 6 or pre-algebra, or whatever it's called - this is a GOOD thing, right?  I don't care who gets credit for it, the point is to offer something that is, I don't know, good for our children?  And good for learning?

So, with that in mind...since this addition can be viewed positively, is it too much to ask that Duran and the rest of the School Board here take heed of why this has been so successful or well received by the community, and do more to offer challenging additions to our curriculum for our high performers?  And by that, yes, I mean, let's start earlier in the elementary schools and put some real meat in the gifted or academic coach program?  (Again, I don't care what the hell you want to call this).

Grouping works.  It's also intuitive, and it's also something that helps teachers.  Kids who are not pulled into the smart group will feel bad.  Ok.  And?  Why are we spending on this money, time and energy on SEL if they can't handle something like this?  When they get to middle school, do they continue to feel bad when they're not in the Intensified classes?  Or should we eliminate those too?  [/quote]

APS already does cluster gifted students together in elementary. [/quote]
Yes, all "Advanced academics" activities are for the entire class though. They do not get any pull out or individual services (unless someone goes rogue). The gifted clusters are often in classes with the SPED/ELL cluster and in practice they can be ignored much of the time.[/quote]

So, what is getting in the way of parents, teachers, principals appealing to Duran to change this?  Are we really just stuck with this limitation until Duran is gone?  And if so, how does one get rid of Duran?  [/quote]

Why are you so against Duran? He is the one you should be thanking for finally putting intensified classes in middle schools after the prior super would not. You are so clueless and clearly have a vendetta against duran. Still bitter from the pandemic huh? [/quote]
I am staff and really liked Duran at the beginning but over time have turned. He has done a ton of mismanagement. His cabinet is huge, yet does very little to help us in the schools (sometimes actively make things worse). He’s pushing for more inclusion without support, things are changed last minute creating chaos and confusion, HR is a complete disaster.[/quote]

This isn't Duran's fault. All levels of government are not funding schools sufficiently. Are you lobbying to change that? or just blaming the wrong person?[/quote]
The things I’ve cited as my issues with him are not budget related (well unless you count paying the many layers of his cabinet) [/quote]

You said you blame him for inclusion without support. Inclusion with the right staffing support is a budget item. [/quote]
I don’t know if you work in a school. If you do the circumstances may be different from my school. It is not always a budget issue. sometimes the inclusion is supported with staff (i.e. 1:1 or even more) but it’s still not inappropriate placement. There are times in the inclusion model is more expensive than a self-contained model which they have been getting rid of in my decade aps. 
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