Our entire district is about 930 students, K through 12. I estimate there are 2-4 classrooms of 15-24 students per grade. But here is the quote from the superintendent. "Typically, across the student population, only 1-2% of students are found to qualify as highly capable. In (our district), out of 46 nominations, one student will proceed to receive services."
Their math is definitely flawed, and this is where the inequity of the whole thing starts to irk me. Many of the brightest second graders I know weren't even nominated (parents and teachers were invited to nominate last June.)
I don't understand why they are even bothering to test all of the kids if they are intending to give one student services. I thought our district was bad, in that they stick students in fake "cluster groups" which don't actually do anything. They get money from the State and are required to identify gifted students, but in terms of actual services, they don't need to do a thing.
