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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because it was intended to be a way to provide appropriate coursework and peer interaction in line with the state requirement for gifted education.  Gifted education is not meant to serve all students, just like special education is not meant to serve all students.  This doesn’t mean all schools shouldn’t have excellent lab and other opportunities.  But it’s the answer to why TJ exists.[/quote]

Please provide the proof for this assertion.

I believe you will find that Jefferson High was converted to TJHSST in the mid-1980s not to respond to any state mandate, but because (1) enrollment had dropped in part of the county at the time, leading the School Board to believe that one of Annandale, Jefferson, or Stuart HS should be closed or repurposed; and (2) the Board of Supervisors believed that a magnet high school with a STEM focus would be beneficial from a marketing perspective.

The needs of "gifted" students in FCPS were already being met at the time, as they could be met again without an exclusive (and exclusionary) magnet. [/quote]

TJ is a Governor's School.  This is from the VA DOE on the purpose of Governor's Schools:

Governor's Schools give gifted students academic and visual and performing arts opportunities beyond those normally available in the students' home schools. Students are able to focus on a specific area of intellectual or artistic strength and interest and to study in a way that best suits the gifted learner's needs.

The Virginia Governor's School Program has been designed to assist divisions as they meet the needs of a small population of students whose learning levels are remarkably different from their age-level peers. The foundation of the Virginia Governor's School Program centers on best practices in the field of gifted education and the presentation of advanced content to able learners.[/quote]

if gifted is all that matters, give kids a WISC and use that to form a lottery pool. Right now gifted is equated with achievement in the application process, but if gifted is all that matters, just admit based on giftedness[/quote]

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