We had luck with retaining the GT coordinator/teacher during the last round of budget cuts b/c our state allows school of choice (where kids can/do attend schools other than their assigned one) and a lot of the parents of kids in the GT program told the principal that they would be changing schools if she wasn't there anymore.
At what level is this decision made? I.e. -- could the principal choose to retain this teacher and cut elsewhere? Do you have the option of choicing your child to another school where the services are better or are there better services available anywhere else?
