Submit strong WISC or save for appeal?

[Anonymous]

This is probably a dumb question, but will your DC's WISC scores qualify as new information since you already have the scores when you submit the parent referal? I would submit with the parent referral and say because your child is easily distracted, individual testing works better for your child and therefore is a more accurate representation of your child's abilities. The scores seem really solid to me.

[Anonymous]

I think results of appeals are sent after the open houses in the spring. I would submit the WISC scores with the initial referral.

[Anonymous]

Is this a real question, or did someone want to brag that their child got a 148?

[Anonymous]

Eh, it's not that high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh, it's not that high.

Top 1%.......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, it's not that high.

Top 1%.......

Meh, so 1 in 100? Maybe 5 in 100 in Fairfax? One kid in each class in each grade will have an IQ around that number. Not remarkable.

[Anonymous]

That's the 99.93%. Pretty high for the general population. Sure, other kids in Fairfax are in the 99.9th% (certainly more than 1 in 1000), but pretty high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh, it's not that high.

NP here - rude. Nonresponsive and just trying to be mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing is that in order to appeal, you need to have new information in the packet. The WISC is the new information. I would keep the WISC in your back pocket and see if you need it.

That's what we did

[Anonymous]

111 NNAT is very low to be considered for AAP. I would probably submit the IQ test. But if you do, be aware if your son does not get in you have to submit new material (test scores) when appealing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is probably a dumb question, but will your DC's WISC scores qualify as new information since you already have the scores when you submit the parent referal? I would submit with the parent referral and say because your child is easily distracted, individual testing works better for your child and therefore is a more accurate representation of your child's abilities. The scores seem really solid to me.

"New information" is information the screening committee hasn't seen yet. It doesn't matter that the parents had the WISC scores in hand 5-6 months earlier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:111 NNAT is very low to be considered for AAP. I would probably submit the IQ test. But if you do, be aware if your son does not get in you have to submit new material (test scores) when appealing.

My freshman at TJ scored a 109 on the NNAT. She also scored a 138 on the CogAT.

[Anonymous]

Don't worry when centers are eliminated borderline aap can take aap local iv

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry when centers are eliminated borderline aap can take aap local iv

There is no proposal to eliminate centers. Stop fearmongering.