tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post6779293858915825855..comments2023-05-16T09:13:17.661-04:00Comments on Insideschools.org Blog: G+T programs: What's happening in your neighborhood?Pamela Wheatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07386163106829607638noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-4005142801740231032008-08-21T13:36:00.000-04:002008-08-21T13:36:00.000-04:00My daughter who scored in the 97th percentile for ...My daughter who scored in the 97th percentile for K entry got a letter about a week ago with an offer to TAG. We declined as she is all set to go to our neighborhood school PS 29 on Staten Island which is blocks from our house. TAG would mean dragging her up to E. 109 every day from Staten Island and that just seems crazy when we have a very good school nearby. Rumor has it that PS 29 will have aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-35137604899985375342008-08-19T12:21:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:21:00.000-04:00It's Aug 19 and I too am waiting to hear about...It's Aug 19 and I too am waiting to hear about 4th grade G&T placmt. The Parent Engagmt Rep I just spoke to said all the noise I was hearing in the background was the letters going out TODAY for all K-5 G&T placement. Who can we believe???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-68329594678813627402008-08-19T10:19:00.000-04:002008-08-19T10:19:00.000-04:00Rumors are circulating fast and furious that some ...Rumors are circulating fast and furious that some children are getting offers at undersubscribed g&t schools. Is there ANY truth to this? Can a family who only ranked one or two choices and then got shut out request to be placed at an undersubscribed school? Has it happened?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-68120373037473493962008-08-18T13:24:00.000-04:002008-08-18T13:24:00.000-04:00Has anyone received a 4th or 5th grade G&T pla...Has anyone received a 4th or 5th grade G&T placement offer yet? The G&T office told me today that letters were sent last week and should be recieved by the middle of this week. Where are they mailing from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-70092828247380942622008-08-14T11:30:00.000-04:002008-08-14T11:30:00.000-04:00From a reader in District 6:"As a District 6 ...From a reader in District 6:<BR/>"As a District 6 parent, I write to comment on the DOE's statement regarding District 6 in the Aug. 12 article you posted. The DOE told you that G&T programs were closed in D6 because insufficient numbers of children qualified. The real story is more complicated. D6 stretches from the upper 130s to the northernmost tip of Manhattan -- a huge swath of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com