2014-AAP - In-pool / FxAt Results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Question basically is there no difference being in pool or parent reference?

What's the advantage of being in pool?

The AART theoretically starts working on the screening file for your child sooner. Of course if you tell the AART that you will be submitting a parent referral and you do so early (say, in early January), the AART may start working on the screening file at roughly the same time as the in-pool students.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone receive letter/scores from fairfax villa

[Anonymous]

NNAT 160 and received the in Pool letter.
But No Cogat Score yet.

Know based on DS comment that he dumped Quantitative completely.

What are the chances of him getting accepted?

[Anonymous]

PP here : DS is very good at Math. Teachre did mention many time and also Report card from last year says he is working above grade level im math.

we know he is working at least one grade above.

[Anonymous]

Mosby Woods ES received in pool letter in mail today but not scores yet

[Anonymous]

Not sure what happened with my DC on the qualitative, but they got a 126, 87th percentile on FCPS scale. I know this kid has a good mind for qualitative as their WISC-IV score was a 140. Didn't match up at all. In pool based on composite and verbal so a moot point but strange...

[Anonymous]

FxAT measures something different than WISC. 126 is a very high score by any measure.

[Anonymous]

Navy Elementary
Pool Letter : Yes
FxAt Scores : No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone receive letter/scores from fairfax villa

Did anyone answer this question?

[Anonymous]

Fairfax villa lady- relax!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here-I personally find it a bit annoying the teachers don't say anything, esp at Parent-Teacher conferences in second grade, particularly if it is clear DC will be in pool based on a high NNAT score-but I guess so many parents have muddied the waters over the years that they are carefully instructed not to say anything anymore. Oh well-at least we still have option of meeting with AART and reading GBRS with commentary in March/April to get a better idea of if that acceptance letter in late April is likely!

But the thing is teachers do say something if they believe really strongly that your child would meet the criteria. I had one child in AAP and teachers pulled me aside with the other two. They were always shocked that my other kids' weren't in the pool since they had high GBRS's and even suggested I get one retested. I did that the next year, but scores were around the same. I think he's just incredibly verbal. Ironic thing though, all three of my kids have now been in middle school and it is the youngest one who's done the best. He works really hard, gets straight As and seems able to handle whatever is thrown at him. The oldest, who truly is gifted, has a harder time with the whole achievement thing, doing okay grade-wise, but preferring independent learning that has taken him off on some wild tangents. It is still my belief that he is one of those kids for whom the program was created and it's sad that it's become watered down so the main beneficiaries are kids who would do just fine -- like my other sons have -- in a regular classroom. The only difference is that many of these bright but not gifted AAP kids are walking around with a special label they don't deserve. Oh, and being bussed to a special school to boot.

I'm constantly amazed at how much parents push this. I mean short of your child having an actual learning disability that might mask intelligence, teachers can pick out the brightest ones and they let their parents know. Don't kid yourself.

[Anonymous]

I saw someone post on FCAG that Laurel Ridge in-pool letter was received today. I am bummed that we didn't get one, but I am curious to see the cogat scores now.

It doesn't sound like anyone has received those yet, right?

[Anonymous]

I got CogAt (or FxAt or whatever) scores with my in-pool letter, so some schools have mailed them already.

[Anonymous]

Thanks PP. I am really anxious to see those. We transferred from one FCPS school to another this year and our first grade teacher actually suggested to me that I should parent refer even though DC was below the cutoff on the NNAT (129). Feeling like DC has been lost at the new school.

So, yes, teachers do sometimes suggest this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP here-I personally find it a bit annoying the teachers don't say anything, esp at Parent-Teacher conferences in second grade, particularly if it is clear DC will be in pool based on a high NNAT score-but I guess so many parents have muddied the waters over the years that they are carefully instructed not to say anything anymore. Oh well-at least we still have option of meeting with AART and reading GBRS with commentary in March/April to get a better idea of if that acceptance letter in late April is likely!

But the thing is teachers do say something if they believe really strongly that your child would meet the criteria. I had one child in AAP and teachers pulled me aside with the other two. They were always shocked that my other kids' weren't in the pool since they had high GBRS's and even suggested I get one retested. I did that the next year, but scores were around the same. I think he's just incredibly verbal. Ironic thing though, all three of my kids have now been in middle school and it is the youngest one who's done the best. He works really hard, gets straight As and seems able to handle whatever is thrown at him. The oldest, who truly is gifted, has a harder time with the whole achievement thing, doing okay grade-wise, but preferring independent learning that has taken him off on some wild tangents. It is still my belief that he is one of those kids for whom the program was created and it's sad that it's become watered down so the main beneficiaries are kids who would do just fine -- like my other sons have -- in a regular classroom. The only difference is that many of these bright but not gifted AAP kids are walking around with a special label they don't deserve. Oh, and being bussed to a special school to boot.
I'm constantly amazed at how much parents push this. I mean short of your child having an actual learning disability that might mask intelligence, teachers can pick out the brightest ones and they let their parents know. Don't kid yourself.

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