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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you actually have children in DCPS and feel that there isn't anything in place for advanced learners you should call your child's school to speak to the principal and find out the whole story and whether this is actually the case or not. [/quote]

What if we have children that qualify for DCPS schools, but we don't believe that there is anything in place and nobody can answer during the open houses and there is no indication that there is any formal program in place?  My child is reading and doing math three grade levels ahead.  I have absolutely no confidence that a system that can not articulate what it does for such children can actually support them.  Leaving it up to a classroom teacher that also has 80% below proficient children is not an acceptable answer.

I went to many different schools growing up (we moved a lot), and I have never heard of a system that did not at least have break out honors classes.  The better school districts also had either pull-out, one day a week in school programs or pull-out, one day a week programs where I was sent to a gifted school for that day.   These programs were imperitive to keeping my interest in academics.  Otherwise, I too likely would have been one of the statistics.  Gifted children that are left without motivation or academic challenges fail.[/quote]

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