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[quote=Anonymous]As of this year APS is offering intensified classes at the 7th and 8th grade levels in English, Science, and Social Studies (although 8th grade is supposedly already intensified). Classes will be rolled out to 6th grade next year. Classes are self-selecting, you don't have to be identified GT, and APS is working hard to ensure that enrollment mirrors the demographics of the school in terms of SES, race and ELL or special ed designations so that they don't become de facto tracking or an in-school white flight at the poorer schools. The curriculum in Virginia is set so what's being offered is supposedly going to go deeper, not broader in terms of covering content. In theory the classes should therefore better meet the needs of high achieving kids and those who are motivated enough to want the extra challenge. Lots of people have pushed for this for years so we will see how it ends up playing out.[/quote]
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