Presuming I stumbled upon the right school... all students K-3 are given "enrichment" and critical thinking lessons. The district gifted plan claims to use in class coordinators to provide more accelerated work.
I think the big question I would ask is how many of their teachers are gifted certified in K-3.
Yes, the plan makes many such claims. However I thought it was funny, as the sentence I pulled out could (should) have been stated:
"FUTURA is a pull out program where identified students in grades 4 and 5 receive
additional enrichment and challenge one day a week in a center at another school."
Since the entire program description lacks a discussion about grade skipping, I am certainly concerned that the pull-outs and in-class acceleration don't amount to much. If you've been accelerated year after year shouldn't your abilities eventually align better with students in the class above yours? Or were you exposed to a little bit of 2nd grade work as a 1st grader... only to study those same lessons in regular class the next year, while having limited exposure to 3rd grade work... only to study those same lessons in regular class the next year, while having limited exposure to 4th grade work...
