For the past two years, St. Andrew’s has been unable to offer a grade 9 gifted program. The simple reason, there wasn’t enough students to qualify for a staff member. In 2012-2013, the required number of gifted students in order to qualify for a teacher and run a program has increased substantially. We have been told by the special education department that we will not be runnning a grade 9 gifted program at St. Andrew’s in 2012-2013. We know that there has been some interest demonstrated by parents for next year, but unfortunately, it will not be offered at St. Andrew’s. If you have any further questions, plese feel free to contact Mr. Howard or Ms. Drape.
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January 31, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Is this something that will be reviewed each year going forward? My daughter is in grade 7 gifted..I sure hope the numbers are where they need to be for the 2013-2014 year!
February 1, 2012 at 8:58 am
The gifted program will be re-evaluated every year so this is definitely not a permanent thing. Unfortunately, there has been a real inconsistency over the past few years as to the number of students in grade 8 gifted wishing to stay at St. Andrew’s. As a result, there is no way of predicting what the future may hold.