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Just curious to hear from people in other districts. Our AIG teacher assignments change so much year to year and I have been trying to figure out why. That's not normal, right?

It seems really ineffective, since there are so many people to get to know and interface with.

Our district has AIG teachers assigned to each school for K-5. They do pull out stuff about once a week with kids in 4th and 5th and a little bit in 3rd. The school we're in has 600 kids total and about a 20% AIG population and we have 1/2 an AIG teacher. That means the AIG teacher, in a 1/2 time assignment (other half is at a school across town) is serving 40-60 kids with pull out enrichment, plus handling identification and testing for others.

I'm also wondering if our AIG teachers have AIG type endorsements.

What's your experience, if you don't mind sharing? Thanks!

I've seen staff turnover/reassignment in my DD's elementary school in the GT program, but it doesn't appear unusual compared to the amount of turnover/reassignment that happens elsewhere in the school.

Interesting. Yes, I guess I should say also what I consider unusual. As far as I can tell our school is on its 3rd AIG teacher in as many years. When tracing where those people came from/moved to/etc I noticed another school was on its 3rd AIG teacher in 4 years.

A third school has a new AIG teacher this year, but I found that out following the other two schools, so I guess that makes sense -- when one person leaves they have to back fill and if you follow that particular path yes you will find change.

The AIG teacher I know that lives down the street from me has been in her position for a few years, so I guess that school has had more stability. As far as I know these are all schools that people want to be at, as well, not under performing ones.

Still. Yikes!