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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The magnet programs at all levels are outstanding. Unfortunately, for ES and MS you can only access them through a lottery so the vast majority of qualified students can’t join the programs, which have limited seats.

MCPS is about to change the upper ES/MS math pathways soon, so that’s up in the air.

And they are completely changing MS and HS magnets, as well, probably making more seats available but somewhat watered down programs, staff, and student criteria. No one knows what the outcomes will be, so any info we have on current programs will be obsolete by Fall 2027.

The curricular opportunities and enriched/accelerated offerings at regular home schools exist, but don’t really meet the needs of gifted students much of the time, particularly in middle school which is the weak link. [/quote]

Thx.  I am the OP and this lottery system for G&T really worries me.  [/quote]

You can look at Fairfax.  At the elementary level, everyone identified is served, but look at the AAPP forum - lots of complaints about it being “watered down.”

I don’t know anywhere that does it just right - especially since every parent’s definition of just right is “serving my kid but not any kids who might be below them.” [/quote]

The MCPS model says everyone who meets the central review criteria (different from gifted) is served-- some in a regional program and some at their local schools.  That's what FFX does too.  The difference is that in FFX there are tiers or levels and in MCPS all who meet the criteria are put in a pool and those who get the regional program are selected by lottery and local schools are hit or miss in providing something "different" for identified kids.[/quote]

I'd say that pretty universally gen-ed programs in local middle schools are bad at meeting the needs of gifted kids. That's why everyone in clamoring to get into Eastern and Takoma. We would rather have our kids served at home schools, but even the classes intended for gifted learners like HIGH and AIM are not particularly challenging. [/quote]

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