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In regard to Katogni's comment...Please don't mistake my intent. I know ALAP has served many students well, and with funding it would continue to do so. My feeling is if the WPS can't provide that same service for ALL who qualify, as it does with other programs, then they should not have it at all. Heck, if the WPS is going to give the advanced learners an extra service such as ALAP, why not give the average learners free tutoring sessions as well? Plenty of families who do not have children in ALAP pay the same in taxes as you and me, yet their typical "B-C" student does not receive any extra services to help them. Extra-curricular activities in public schools are not limited by quotas..they are limited by skill and by funding. If a student does not meet the criteria to be in an activity, then they are not invited into it. With ALAP (following the cuts years ago) even if a student meets the criteria and is recommended by a teacher, they may not get into it because of limited available space. Regarding remedial services..yes they are mandated and should always be mandated. No question about it. Can an a child who is a high achiever be successful without additional services? Do children who are not in ALAP go on to be in honors classes and AP classes? Yes and Yes! Do they go to universities and colleges and on to successful careers? Yes! What the children in ALAP gain are valuable tools and they are tools that can, and should be, learned in the classroom everyday.

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