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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no point to arguining logically with the unhinged anti-AAP posters.  They ignore all the facts and responses given and keep posting bitter, emotional rants.  
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Again, I have yet to hear one actual answer to the question: why are kids bused to centers when they are already provided LLIV at their base schools?  Still waiting.[/quote]

Asked (in multiple threads) and answered (in multiple threads).[/quote]

There have been no answers, only rationalizations.  I, too, would like to hear this "answer" - particulary in regards to schools with large LLIV populations (all of Cluster 1, for example).  Why are these kids given the option at all to be bussed to a center?  [/quote]

Here's your answer from the Frequently Asked Questions document on the FCPS website:

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/faqs/esfaqs.shtml

[quote][b]What are Local Level IV Services? [/b]
Local Level IV Services provide an important option for advanced learners who need the challenge of a full-time AAP center curriculum and do not want to leave their local school. They also provide another avenue of access for advanced academic services to students who may need to practice and strengthen their basic skills but have the capacity to think, reason, and problem solve at advanced levels.

[b]How does Local Level IV differ from the Full-time AAP Center?[/b]
The teachers in both settings are trained in gifted education and teach the same advanced academic curriculum to students who are ready for a highly challenging instructional program in the four core subject areas.  The main difference is in the make-up of the class.  All of the students in a full-time AAP center-based class have been identified as center-eligible by a central selection committee and will be coming from several neighborhood schools to comprise the center class.  In a Local Level IV classroom, the students are a mix of students who are center-eligible and high achieving students who are capable of working at advanced levels, all enrolled in their local school.

Many schools that offer Local Level IV services add students to the Level IV class in areas of academic strength through flexible grouping.  This is an important avenue of access for students who have traditionally been underrepresented in advanced academic programs.

[b]Will Local Level IV Services replace the existing full-time AAP center programs?[/b]
No, Local Level IV Services are not an attempt to close the existing full-time AAP centers; they are designed to provide access to the advanced academic level IV curriculum to more students.  Families of eligible students have a choice about which option best meets their student's academic and social-emotional needs while access to curriculum and teachers trained in working with advanced learners is expanded to reach more students who are ready in areas of academic strength.

[b]How is it determined which schools will provide Local Level IV Services?[/b]
Elementary schools that are interested in providing this level of service with strong community support submit a proposal to their Cluster Assistant Superintendent.  The proposal is reviewed, discussed, and then forwarded to the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and the Advanced Academic Programs office.  The proposal includes a rationale for providing Local Level IV Services, an implementation timeline, professional development plans for teachers, and staff and community input.

[b]Which elementary schools offer Local Level IV Services?[/b]
Local Level IV service locations
http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/centers/leveliv.shtml

[b]If my local school offers Local Level IV Services, what are my choices and how do I indicate my decision? [/b]
Parent/guardians of students at schools that offer Local Level IV Services have two choices if they wish their level IV- eligible child to participate in the full-time AAP (level IV) curriculum.  The eligibility letter mailed to parent/guardians includes a Permission Form.  Parent/guardians may elect to keep the child at the local school and receive Level IV Services OR request that the child be placed in the full-time AAP (level IV) center based on your FCPS street address.

[b]If my local school does NOT offer Local Level IV Services, what are my choices and how do I indicate my decision?[/b]
Parent/guardians of students found eligible for full-time AAP (level IV) center placement are assigned to a full-time AAP (level IV) center based on their address.  The eligibility letter mailed to parent/guardians includes a Permission Form.  If your local school does not offer Local Level IV services and you choose not to send your child to the available full-time AAP (level IV) center, your child may participate in the school-based (level III) program at your local school.[/quote][/quote]

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