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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are only in preschool and we are new to the area. I think it would be great if each pyramid stayed in its own school pyramid that offered AAP.

I grew up in a school district that was considered strong. We had 6 elementary schools that rolled up to one middle school and one high school. I would LOVE if that was the case here in FX county.

With the exception of TJ, I think kids should attend their zoned public school pyramid.[/quote]

How did the talented and gifted program work in your "strong school district?"  Did you simply have pull-outs or did you have full-time talented and gifted classrooms?  If your elementary school had a small number of students in the full-time classroom, did your strong school district have the budget $ to sustain such a small classroom size?[/quote]

Not the PP you were addressing, but our small school district worked exactly the same way - 6 elementary schools (eventually 4), 2 middle schools (eventually 1), and then 1 high school.  There was a full-time separate GT class that was housed at one of the elementary schools and one of the middle schools.  Only negative was they were together through high school.  In high school, they were mostly together unless some dropped down.  There were also "smart" kids who were not in the GT program who could advance in some classes.  The GT program was generally two years ahead, at least in math.

So, while a large system has many benefits, there are some benefits to a smaller system and can include great programs as well.  I know at the time, our school district was very highly-regarded in the state.[/quote]

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