I'm going to check out a school tommorrow. The principal has 35 years gifted experience. They are ok with full grade accelloration if needed. They teach with differentiation in the classroom everyday. All teachers have been trained to handle different needs in the class. They have a gifted specialist (not sure of her title) that will come into the school and help teachers to meet the kids needs. There are opportunities like math & science olympiads, chess, spelling bee, and power of the pen.
Please give me some tips on how to see if this is a good fit for a HG kid. Do you think a kid who needs to be 2 grades ahead can get what they need in this situation? What questions do I need to ask about Differentiation? They have not used any online learning classes yet. They said they would be open to dealing with DYS. They do not have a gifted pullout or group.
I have in mind to ask about what math is used? Do they supplement the Math with things like logic? Would they be open to EPGY or other online learning?
I'm going to show a few of DS's school work, his above level work, and testing scores.
How do I know they are not teaching to the test?
Last edited by onthegomom; 01/18/10 02:04 PM.
