Given the state of our legislature (NM), you may luck out & there will be no funding for the textbooks. What a silly thing to mandate a text for gifted. Have you seen the book? What is it? I could see if it were cultural literacy--philosophers, great essays, bios of historical figures, or other general information that would enrich and make our kids more well-rounded (I envision something like "What a 5th grader needs to know" Core knowledge curriculum). But to mandate it takes away the possibilities that can come about in gifted classes with excited learners who what to delve further into a topic. It makes me nervous that APS is adopting this because APS generally sets the tone for the rest of the state...
