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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] But I'm curious... why are AAP classes filled with relatively average kids and maybe a handful of these truly "gifted" students? Why is General Ed being depleted of smart-but-average kids in order to fill the AAP classes? Why isn't the bar set higher on the NNAT and CogAT so as to screen for only the gifted learners who actually [b]need[/b] a different classroom environment? I understand FCPS is required to provide an appropriate learning environment for every student... but what about those students who are placed in AAP but are not "gifted" and do not require a specialized classroom? Why are FCPS taxpayers paying for this? And finally, why isn't General Ed being beefed up in order to meet the needs of those students who are fully capable of higher-level work? I would really like to know the answers to these questions, and I'm sure there are many other parents who would too. FCPS is getting away with catering to a bloated group of students (and their parents) while ignoring the students in General Ed. I can't even imagine why, especially during this severe budget crisis, demands for more centers and more AAP teachers are even entertained.[/quote] +10000 I could NOT AGREE MORE.[/quote] It has been discussed before on these boards that AAP adds minimal cost to educating this group of children (small additional cost for bussing). Regardless of program these same students need teachers and classrooms. AAP classes are often larger than gen ed classes from what I have seen, so AAP may be offering some cost savings by having more kids per teacher at some schools. [/quote]
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