I am very interested to learn of great public schools for gifted.
After 9 years at private & 3 kids the well is dry for tuition. Oldest applied to some boarding schools, but is waitlisted & the fact we need Financial Aid doesn't help getting off the list.
I am willing to relocate ANYWHERE at this point.
BTW - I had never heard of OLSAT before - Is this just primarily used for NYC?
I thought PA was supposed to be ok, at least fairly flexible..?
We are in Northern Va., a couple counties there are pretty good - Fairfax is well thought of but pretty rigid with numbers on testing due to large numbers of kids trying to accomodate. At the HS level I think they do a lot of online and other more flexible options.
Prince William County is another option you might investigate, we are here sort of by accident, didn't really plan on great schools but so far they really walk the walk. (Our kids have only hit 3rd grade so far!) I guess what I appreciate most is that they look at a variety of factors for identification.
Another notable point about NoVa: The Governor's Schools - but I am not sure they would be recommended for pg kids. (yes, public)
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Govschools/http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Govschools/academic.htmlI really don't know if there are schools like this in other states...?
Well, I just decided to look:
NJ -
http://depts.drew.edu/govschl/MS -
http://www.muw.edu/govschool/and, voila, a fairly complete list...
http://ncogs.org/web/index.php/View-users-list/All-Governor-s-School-ProgramsOk,and for PA, the first few paragraphs are on...budget cuts. I could be wrong but it sounds like that entire program is cancelled.
http://www.pgse.orgAnd some of these seem to be summer only.
Hope this sparks some ideas, at least!
