COGAT 2nd Grade ACPS

[Anonymous]

I can't keep up with the ever changing BS of the TAG / AAC program at ACPS. Do they still do a universal screening the the COGAT in 2nd grade at Alexandria City public schools? As in for this school year? And what part of the year do they give it?

[Anonymous]

Looks like in November https://go.boarddocs.com/va/acps/Board.nsf/files/D87UFP7BE019/$file/240816_2024-25_AAS%20Screening_Timeline%20and%20Procedures.pdf

[Anonymous]

Thanks DCUM. You're always here for me.

[Anonymous]

What does this mean? My poor second grader was in tears after the MAP test. He got progressively harder math problems since he got them right and could not understand the equations and was causing himself a lot of anxiety. We are a low tech family and he doesn't really work on a laptop ever except at school. I absolutely hate the AAS referral process for ACPS. My older son, it seemed like pulling teeth to get him referred even though he had top scores. Luckily, his teachers referred him. My middle daughter, she missed because of her grades!

[Anonymous]

I agree it is like pulling teeth to get a child refered and it's not fair to base everything on computer tests given to young children. I guess they give this test to all kids at certain grade levels to screen for it.

[Anonymous]

I’ve heard they bumped COGAT up to 2nd grade from 3rd to result in lower scores and further sink the AAS program

[Anonymous]

When you say referred do you all mean referred and accepted? Because anyone can refer a kid in ACPS for the AAS program, including their parents. I’m not sure I’ll have CogAT test results in time to help with my decision, but DS was well into 99th percentile for math and LA MAP so I was considering referring him based on that alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard they bumped COGAT up to 2nd grade from 3rd to result in lower scores and further sink the AAS program

Why would doing the COGAT in 2nd result in lower scores? Would each grade level have different norms?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When you say referred do you all mean referred and accepted? Because anyone can refer a kid in ACPS for the AAS program, including their parents. I’m not sure I’ll have CogAT test results in time to help with my decision, but DS was well into 99th percentile for math and LA MAP so I was considering referring him based on that alone.

Yes, I meant accepted. I should hope that with MAP scores in the 99th percentile your child would get into the program. Why wouldn't you refer? It's literally just a paragraph you have to write for the referral.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard they bumped COGAT up to 2nd grade from 3rd to result in lower scores and further sink the AAS program

Why would doing the COGAT in 2nd result in lower scores? Would each grade level have different norms?

Giving the test to younger students with less familiarity with taking computer tests can result in lower scores—they’ve only had one on-computer test ever, the Fall MAPs

[Anonymous]

When do you get the results of the COGAT?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When do you get the results of the COGAT?

Got an email today. Glad to get them before the referral deadline. Was on the fence but it helped me decide.