Building a community of advocates for gifted children and connecting the people and programs that support them.
The Fairfax County Association for the Gifted (FCAG), is a non-governmental, non-profit organization of parent and student volunteers that supports
educational programs for advanced academic students. FCAG's primary activity is advocacy for gifted students.
In addition, FCAG hosts meetings with distinguished speakers and a free, online, interactive discussion group with over 2000 participants.
The Fairfax County Association for the Gifted (FCAG) endorses
House Bill 127, which prohibits any academic year Governor's School
from discriminating against any applicant on the basis of race, sex,
color, ethnicity, or national origin, among other provisions.
FCAG is a nonprofit all-volunteer organization that was founded by
teachers and parents in the 1970s to support educational programs
for gifted students.
FCAG believes academic aptitude, ability and achievement
should be the primary considerations when selecting students for
academic year Governor's Schools, including Thomas Jefferson High School
for Science and Technology (TJHSST).
Academic criteria include scores on academically challenging
admissions tests, the difficulty of a student's middle school courses,
grades, teacher recommendations, and other
measurements of a student's accomplishments and engagement in
relevant activities.
House Bill 127 ensures that
Virginia Governor's schools maintain the integrity of the
admissions process for all races by permitting the use of
academic criteria to distinguish among applicants to selective
academic-year Governor's Schools, and prohibiting the use of
non-academic, racially correlated criteria with the intent to
discriminate.
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