Rejected from private - what to do?

[Anonymous]

You can not take Cogat before Appeal deadline at GMU

[Anonymous]

https://cews.cehd.gmu.edu/cognitive-assessment-program/group-testing/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The WISC is fine. A 137 is well into the 99th percentile.

If your child has no achievement test scores from their private, then I'd opt for those at GMU rather than CogAT/NNAT. You may need to show that your kid is working above grade level in math and language arts.

I'd mostly focus on the parent writeup and the work samples for the appeal.

A kid with a 137 WISC belongs in AAP. This is all so ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, my 2nd grader was rejected from AAP with the following stats:

WISC 137
Hope: 4 always, 6 almost always, 1 often. exceptional in science, math, reading, writing, social sciences. Long paragraph about strengths.

How should we approach the appeals process?

WISC is high, but not overwhelmingly so. HOPE score is biassed from a non-FFX County teacher perspective. This is a borderline low case IMO. I don't see much of a case for appeal, since there is little comparison. Sounds like a high performing general ed student, who might get in future years. If you're set to come to public, I'd advocate for a non-center if you can and pressure the principal/AART to get into Local IV, or at least math push-ins.

You’re crazy. A 137 wisc is not a borderline/low case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, my 2nd grader was rejected from AAP with the following stats:

WISC 137
Hope: 4 always, 6 almost always, 1 often. exceptional in science, math, reading, writing, social sciences. Long paragraph about strengths.

How should we approach the appeals process?

WISC is high, but not overwhelmingly so. HOPE score is biassed from a non-FFX County teacher perspective. This is a borderline low case IMO. I don't see much of a case for appeal, since there is little comparison. Sounds like a high performing general ed student, who might get in future years. If you're set to come to public, I'd advocate for a non-center if you can and pressure the principal/AART to get into Local IV, or at least math push-ins.

You’re crazy. A 137 wisc is not a borderline/low case.

+1. Very few of the kids in AAP would score a 137 or higher on the WISC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello, my 2nd grader was rejected from AAP with the following stats:

WISC 137
Hope: 4 always, 6 almost always, 1 often. exceptional in science, math, reading, writing, social sciences. Long paragraph about strengths.

How should we approach the appeals process?

Stay private.
FCPS hates gifted students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WISC is fine. A 137 is well into the 99th percentile.

If your child has no achievement test scores from their private, then I'd opt for those at GMU rather than CogAT/NNAT. You may need to show that your kid is working above grade level in math and language arts.

I'd mostly focus on the parent writeup and the work samples for the appeal.

A kid with a 137 WISC belongs in AAP. This is all so ridiculous.

Based on that one score alone? Heck no. But certainly makes them a very strong candidate if other factors align. But there's no silver bullet, one-measure-only way to identify.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, my 2nd grader was rejected from AAP with the following stats:

WISC 137
Hope: 4 always, 6 almost always, 1 often. exceptional in science, math, reading, writing, social sciences. Long paragraph about strengths.

How should we approach the appeals process?

WISC is high, but not overwhelmingly so. HOPE score is biassed from a non-FFX County teacher perspective. This is a borderline low case IMO. I don't see much of a case for appeal, since there is little comparison. Sounds like a high performing general ed student, who might get in future years. If you're set to come to public, I'd advocate for a non-center if you can and pressure the principal/AART to get into Local IV, or at least math push-ins.

You’re crazy. A 137 wisc is not a borderline/low case.

Lol - welcome to Northern Virginia craziness and DCUM AAP Forum. In here; you're the crazy one who thinks a low 99% score by itself is a shoo-in for anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, my 2nd grader was rejected from AAP with the following stats:

WISC 137
Hope: 4 always, 6 almost always, 1 often. exceptional in science, math, reading, writing, social sciences. Long paragraph about strengths.

How should we approach the appeals process?

WISC is high, but not overwhelmingly so. HOPE score is biassed from a non-FFX County teacher perspective. This is a borderline low case IMO. I don't see much of a case for appeal, since there is little comparison. Sounds like a high performing general ed student, who might get in future years. If you're set to come to public, I'd advocate for a non-center if you can and pressure the principal/AART to get into Local IV, or at least math push-ins.

You’re crazy. A 137 wisc is not a borderline/low case.

Lol - welcome to Northern Virginia craziness and DCUM AAP Forum. In here; you're the crazy one who thinks a low 99% score by itself is a shoo-in for anything.

I have two kids in AAP in a high SES center school. I never said 137 was a shoo-in for anything, I said 137 WISC is not borderline. I’m well aware that it’s a holistic process now but that score is not the problem and certainly not on the low/borderline side for WISC scores.

[Anonymous]

Most school districts that have gifted and talented programs set the bar at test scores in the 95th percentile. There are a few school districts that are large enough and/or have a high enough population of educated parents where the percentile is higher because the parents are involved from an earlier age and the kids score higher on the tests.

[Anonymous]

Head on over to the public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, my 2nd grader was rejected from AAP with the following stats:

WISC 137
Hope: 4 always, 6 almost always, 1 often. exceptional in science, math, reading, writing, social sciences. Long paragraph about strengths.

How should we approach the appeals process?

WISC is high, but not overwhelmingly so. HOPE score is biassed from a non-FFX County teacher perspective. This is a borderline low case IMO. I don't see much of a case for appeal, since there is little comparison. Sounds like a high performing general ed student, who might get in future years. If you're set to come to public, I'd advocate for a non-center if you can and pressure the principal/AART to get into Local IV, or at least math push-ins.

You’re crazy. A 137 wisc is not a borderline/low case.

I think that's a sarcasm.

Lol - welcome to Northern Virginia craziness and DCUM AAP Forum. In here; you're the crazy one who thinks a low 99% score by itself is a shoo-in for anything.

I have two kids in AAP in a high SES center school. I never said 137 was a shoo-in for anything, I said 137 WISC is not borderline. I’m well aware that it’s a holistic process now but that score is not the problem and certainly not on the low/borderline side for WISC scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, my 2nd grader was rejected from AAP with the following stats:

WISC 137
Hope: 4 always, 6 almost always, 1 often. exceptional in science, math, reading, writing, social sciences. Long paragraph about strengths.

How should we approach the appeals process?

WISC is high, but not overwhelmingly so. HOPE score is biassed from a non-FFX County teacher perspective. This is a borderline low case IMO. I don't see much of a case for appeal, since there is little comparison. Sounds like a high performing general ed student, who might get in future years. If you're set to come to public, I'd advocate for a non-center if you can and pressure the principal/AART to get into Local IV, or at least math push-ins.

You’re crazy. A 137 wisc is not a borderline/low case.

Lol - welcome to Northern Virginia craziness and DCUM AAP Forum. In here; you're the crazy one who thinks a low 99% score by itself is a shoo-in for anything.

I have two kids in AAP in a high SES center school. I never said 137 was a shoo-in for anything, I said 137 WISC is not borderline. I’m well aware that it’s a holistic process now but that score is not the problem and certainly not on the low/borderline side for WISC scores.

If you read the post again that you re-quoted twice now... The PP didn't say it was a low/borderline score. They said it was a high score, but a borderline/low case, and not much chance for appeal. Sounds like you agree given your stance on the holistic process and no-one is crazy...