Just what I was afraid would happen - the GIEP documentation was all neatly typed out when we got to the meeting. They went over it with us and basically DD8 will be given 2 hours of a pull-out program per week with the gifted teacher and she has 1 goal to complete this school quarter. I had my notes with me from reading "Genius Denied" and "A Nation Deceived". One of the lines I wrote out and highlighted said something along the lines of a complete GIEP is more than just a pull-out program, it is every day and all day. We had to advocate for accelerated reading and spelling and differentiation. This was all documented on the "green sheet" which is basically notes from the meeting. Luckily we have a very accommodating teacher who is willing to make these changes. We probably won't have the luxury of a willing teacher next year however, so we will continue to push for more changes.
