CogAT testing without warning.

[Anonymous]

My son's teacher's newsletter from last Friday still says ‘Cogat testing is still postponed until further notice’, but today my son told me they had Cogat today 10/24 tue for the whole morning, and will have cogat for tomorrow and Friday. What in the world?!

I had doctor's appointment for him on wed. morning, had he not told me he would missed the second day of testing. I just learnt these because we were talking about what he would do tomorrow morning since he's going to the doctor's thus not taking the bus.

I am usually very understanding about school and teacher but this is dropping the ball big time.

[Anonymous]

There's not supposed to be a "warning". It's not the SOLs.

[Anonymous]

They provided multiple notice before test was postponed, there is no reason not to provide a notice. Like I said I had a doctor's appt tomorrow for him, and now I had to cancel, and I am lucky that I found out.

Stop saying this is only a data point, or AAP is not important, or I am over-reacting. If they said they will provide notice, then provide notice.

[Anonymous]

Stop with the drama, OP. He’s 7. He’s not taking the LSAT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They provided multiple notice before test was postponed, there is no reason not to provide a notice. Like I said I had a doctor's appt tomorrow for him, and now I had to cancel, and I am lucky that I found out.

Stop saying this is only a data point, or AAP is not important, or I am over-reacting. If they said they will provide notice, then provide notice.

I agree, poor communication on the part of the school. It's a test that has consequences so certainly parents should know when it's happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They provided multiple notice before test was postponed, there is no reason not to provide a notice. Like I said I had a doctor's appt tomorrow for him, and now I had to cancel, and I am lucky that I found out.

Stop saying this is only a data point, or AAP is not important, or I am over-reacting. If they said they will provide notice, then provide notice.

I agree, poor communication on the part of the school. It's a test that has consequences so certainly parents should know when it's happening.

I get why you’re upset, OP, and it makes no sense that the school was over-communicative on the delay but then couldn’t communicate when it was back on the schedule. The schools also typically encourage good sleep and filling breakfast on any of these test days as the best kind of test prep, so it’s weird not to give parents a heads up. Further, for any kid w anxiety, walking into a test they didn’t know was happening can throw them. I’d be annoyed too.

[Anonymous]

OP here, email confirmed from teacher that they got go ahead Monday to do testing this week. I just bit my tongue and thanked her.

Annoyed because last weekend my sister mentioned that she heard cogat is this week, and I said oh I don't think so since the school would have told us. Lesson learnt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son's teacher's newsletter from last Friday still says ‘Cogat testing is still postponed until further notice’, but today my son told me they had Cogat today 10/24 tue for the whole morning, and will have cogat for tomorrow and Friday. What in the world?!

I had doctor's appointment for him on wed. morning, had he not told me he would missed the second day of testing. I just learnt these because we were talking about what he would do tomorrow morning since he's going to the doctor's thus not taking the bus.

I am usually very understanding about school and teacher but this is dropping the ball big time.

We are at the same school and I'm annoyed about it, too. We have family in town and I would not have let my child stay up so late the night before had I known there was a test to take the next day (all the previous notices had said to make sure your child is well rested, fed, etc...

[Anonymous]

It's not the SOLs. They don't give out the date - just a general guideline. Which they have done.

They overshared when there were issues with the testing dates. That was their mistake. They didn't undershare when the time came to take the test, they just communicated normally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not the SOLs. They don't give out the date - just a general guideline. Which they have done.

They overshared when there were issues with the testing dates. That was their mistake. They didn't undershare when the time came to take the test, they just communicated normally.

"CogAT is delayed until further notice". Say what you mean, and mean what you say. This is a school that teaches my children English, right? What part of "until further notice" did I misunderstand?

By the way, the Oct 8-10 CogAT test dates were well advertised in school newsletter.

[Anonymous]

DP at what I am guessing is the same school (the Tu/W/Friday tipped me off because there is a thing tomorrow) but I only know about the cogat testing because my kid told me about it, whereas they had sent out emails about it in the two weeks leading up to it earlier this month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DP at what I am guessing is the same school (the Tu/W/Friday tipped me off because there is a thing tomorrow) but I only know about the cogat testing because my kid told me about it, whereas they had sent out emails about it in the two weeks leading up to it earlier this month.

If you did follow through on the doctor's appoint and dc misses the test, do they give the cogat test on another day? What happens if child falls sick, and does not show up to school on unannounced cogat test day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DP at what I am guessing is the same school (the Tu/W/Friday tipped me off because there is a thing tomorrow) but I only know about the cogat testing because my kid told me about it, whereas they had sent out emails about it in the two weeks leading up to it earlier this month.

If you did follow through on the doctor's appoint and dc misses the test, do they give the cogat test on another day? What happens if child falls sick, and does not show up to school on unannounced cogat test day?

There's generally a make-up time. My child had to use it, but it was him missing other class time, including something he considered fun and distracting and he rushed through to get back to regular class. YMMV

[Anonymous]

If your kid needs to stay home sick, it doesn't really matter if you knew ahead of time which day the test would be. The CogAT doesn't prevent flu.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kid needs to stay home sick, it doesn't really matter if you knew ahead of time which day the test would be. The CogAT doesn't prevent flu.

+1

And taking it while sick will artificially lower the score.