Our local GATE/gifted program is a full-time, self-inclusion program that starts in fourth grade. It's open by competitive exam only- the school district offers the OLSAT, or you can get private testing for a limited type of IQ tests (like the WISC, etc.).
Our local paper featured an editorial from someone criticizing the fact that there are very few African-American and Hispanic children and more white and Asian kids who qualify. The problem is that there are more kids who qualify than there are actual seats in the class, and they rank-order the kids by score.
Any thoughts???
I'm always worried that they will eliminate the GATE program, which so many public school districts have done nationally.
