Would the school district and its students and families benefit from a magnet school approach to gifted education or one that has part-time programs at every school?
In today’s economic environment, a magnet school approach is not on the table, or even in the room (or the building). When I was the President of the Concourse Council, we explored establishing a magnet school on the property and looked at it in depth, but pulling it off just wasn’t possible. If a grant were obtained to fund the start-up of one, and the operational costs could be funded without impacting the entire system, I’d say lets go. But I don’t think that will happen anytime in the foreseeable future. Trying to implement parts of a magnet program within different schools is just not practical. I believe in the IB program as it is now established, and believe that offering it in the schools where it is now offered is meeting the demand for the program at this time. I also know the level of commitment required for a student to be successful in the program, and the level of parental involvement required to make sure that they do, because my middle son started into the IB program la
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