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[quote=Anonymous]AAP is great for kids at Title 1 schools because it allows kids who are above grade level to move at a pace that meets their needs. The diversity of skills at Title 1 schools is massive, there are kids in class who are 2-3 grade levels behind and kids who are 1-2 grade levels ahead. The kids who are behind will get the lions share to the Teachers attention because they need that attention to try and catch up.

AAP at other schools is good for kids who are ahead and need something that challenges them or pushes them a bit. It is meant to keep kids who are ahead, due to overall intelligence, being inquisitive, or hard workers, engaged in school. There are other options for kids like this, we choose a LI school for DS because we liked the idea of that extra bit of a challenge. We knew we could move him to the regular class if the language was too much so why not give it a go? The language added some additional work and challenge to DS school day. He has really enjoyed it and choose to stay in the language program over moving to the AAP Center.

Parents and Teachers can refer kids into AAP between 3 and 8th grade because the County knows that kids change and their are kids who were not ready for AAP in 2nd grade but who are in 4th or 7th. I know of kids who have moved into AAP throughout ES.

AAP is not going to set AAP kids up for all AP classes or turn every kid into a genius or send all of the kids to Ivies. Plenty of kids from the Gen Ed program end up in AP/IB classes and do great in high school. Kids mature differently. The point of AAP is to keep kids who are ahead engaged in education at a younger age versus sitting in the classroom and being bored and disconnecting from school.  [/quote]

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