Letter: Put academics first in Center Grove schools

First Posted: June 25, 2012 - 10:07 pm
Last Updated: June 25, 2012 - 10:07 pm

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To the editor:

This letter is in response to Annette Magjuka’s comments (Daily Journal, June 14) regarding offering more rigorous academic programs and Advanced Placement courses in Center Grove schools.

I agree 100 percent with Annette’s comments.

1. If your child attends elementary high-ability learning programs, be prepared for a huge letdown when your child repeats the same levels in middle school — no programs exist to continue that momentum. Administrators and curriculum directors will tell you they will form a committee to “study and review it next year.”

This is double-speak for “no change will occur, and if so it will be years away.” My daughter was in the first high-ability elementary program started 12 years ago. Even today, long after her graduation, I am still waiting for Center Grove to put these same programs in the middle schools.

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