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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Other than Montgomery County which spends considerably more per child than FCPS and doesn't teach advanced math in general ed, what other school systems are teaching advanced instruction better than FCPS?[/quote]

Palo Alto.  Cambridge MA.  Oak Park / River Forest IL.

You really need to know what you're talking about before you hold up FCPS as the national standard.
http://www.op97.org/teach-learn/Elementary-School.cfm[/quote]

NP here. Genuinely curious about the programs you listed. How do they do screening, and what kind of services do they provide?[/quote]

I'm not the person who shared that link, but I did click on it.  It details the screening process and the service model.  I like the identification process:

Students are required to meet two out of the three criteria listed below.
MAP Assessment 	95% + on 2 of the most 3 recent assessments
CogAT Standard Age Score 	130-150
Teacher Observation Checklist 	Reviewed by GTDs

Seems clear, and allows for aptitude, attitude and performance without overweighting any.   It also allows for students to be ID'd in either Math or Language Arts, and placed appropriately.  In AAP, there are students who are amazing at one but not the other, yet all get lumped in.

I'm not sure why people are adamant that AAP is the "best" model and anything else would be impossible to administer or be sub par.  [/quote]

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