Are we going to hear this week?

[Anonymous]

IReady was the distinguisher here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:low SES school 146 NNAT 150 COGAT NOT IN...

This one is insane!
Mom—did you piss someone off? Is your kid getting behavior referrals to principal constantly? Because this makes no sense.

We are active members in the PTA and active volunteers and I would say pretty well liked! Our kid has never had a behavior issue in class, so seriously I am scratching my head!

He is a white boy, I'm more upset he is losing is likely going to lose his peer group as most AAP eligible kids go to the center based school.

Did you submit all of parents' optional forms? My AART once said even though they are optional, you're better to submit them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I posted on the other thread.

153 Cogat, 160 NNAT, 99% and 94% I ready. Good report cards. Not in. Seriously, what is going on?

That’s crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, my DD's AAP classes have had plenty of disruptive kids of the chair throwing variety.

+1 and kids who hit, too.

[Anonymous]

We did with extra work samples!

(quote=Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:low SES school 146 NNAT 150 COGAT NOT IN...

This one is insane!
Mom—did you piss someone off? Is your kid getting behavior referrals to principal constantly? Because this makes no sense.

We are active members in the PTA and active volunteers and I would say pretty well liked! Our kid has never had a behavior issue in class, so seriously I am scratching my head!

He is a white boy, I'm more upset he is losing is likely going to lose his peer group as most AAP eligible kids go to the center based school.

Did you submit all of parents' optional forms? My AART once said even though they are optional, you're better to submit them

[Anonymous]

Madison Pyramid
Cogat 149
NNAT 119
iReady math 99%
iReady reading 97%
No idea about HOPE

In

[Anonymous]

Cogat 133 (quantitative 138)
NNAT 122
High HOPE scale ratings
High math iReady but ok reading iReady (68%), Childhood Apraxia of speech that made reading grades in 1st grade low until DS got over a learning to read hump

Did not get it - appealing.

[Anonymous]

I feel like parent referral and questionnaire give the committee a view of our kids at home. They also give me a chance to highlight my kids abilities through the provided samples. I did them for all 3 of my kids

Anonymous wrote:We did with extra work samples!

(quote=Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:low SES school 146 NNAT 150 COGAT NOT IN...

This one is insane!
Mom—did you piss someone off? Is your kid getting behavior referrals to principal constantly? Because this makes no sense.

We are active members in the PTA and active volunteers and I would say pretty well liked! Our kid has never had a behavior issue in class, so seriously I am scratching my head!

He is a white boy, I'm more upset he is losing is likely going to lose his peer group as most AAP eligible kids go to the center based school.

Did you submit all of parents' optional forms? My AART once said even though they are optional, you're better to submit them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:low SES school 146 NNAT 150 COGAT NOT IN...

This one is insane!
Mom—did you piss someone off? Is your kid getting behavior referrals to principal constantly? Because this makes no sense.

We are active members in the PTA and active volunteers and I would say pretty well liked! Our kid has never had a behavior issue in class, so seriously I am scratching my head!

He is a white boy, I'm more upset he is losing is likely going to lose his peer group as most AAP eligible kids go to the center based school.

Did you submit all of parents' optional forms? My AART once said even though they are optional, you're better to submit them

DP and our AART said that too. And you emphasize HOPE and GBRS traits in every answer with very specific examples.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:low SES school 146 NNAT 150 COGAT NOT IN...

This one is insane!
Mom—did you piss someone off? Is your kid getting behavior referrals to principal constantly? Because this makes no sense.

Well you clearly have to appeal! That is ridiculous!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cogat 133 (quantitative 138)
NNAT 122
High HOPE scale ratings
High math iReady but ok reading iReady (68%), Childhood Apraxia of speech that made reading grades in 1st grade low until DS got over a learning to read hump

Did not get it - appealing.

Take the Wisc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cogat 133 (quantitative 138)
NNAT 122
High HOPE scale ratings
High math iReady but ok reading iReady (68%), Childhood Apraxia of speech that made reading grades in 1st grade low until DS got over a learning to read hump

Did not get it - appealing.

What pyramid ? If in McLean scores are too low

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cogat 133 (quantitative 138)
NNAT 122
High HOPE scale ratings
High math iReady but ok reading iReady (68%), Childhood Apraxia of speech that made reading grades in 1st grade low until DS got over a learning to read hump

Did not get it - appealing.

What pyramid ? If in McLean scores are too low

West Potomac pyramid. And he took the WISC about a month ago, which we’ll submit with the appeal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cogat 133 (quantitative 138)
NNAT 122
High HOPE scale ratings
High math iReady but ok reading iReady (68%), Childhood Apraxia of speech that made reading grades in 1st grade low until DS got over a learning to read hump

Did not get it - appealing.

What pyramid ? If in McLean scores are too low

How competitive is Mclean? What percent get in?

[Anonymous]

All of you are making the same mistake that comes up each year. You're trying to make sense of the process and assume there's any consistency or reason for a rejection. When my kid got rejected, the (very experienced) AART was baffled by the rejection. But, they said that every year in their school, 5 or so kids get rejected that they expected to get in, and another 5 kids got admitted with nothing to suggest that they belong in AAP.

The reality is that there are many different panels evaluating the kids, and on these panels, many different people who have different priorities and see things differently. One panel might be cranky and reject any kid who isn't absolutely perfect. One might be overly permissive and let anyone in who seems moderately capable. Some of the evaluators might downplay test scores and over-emphasize HOPE and work samples. Some might reject anyone that they guess was prepped, regardless of whether the kid actually was prepped.

View it this way: If your child has the profile of an AAP kid, they have a 90% chance of being admitted. If they're borderline, they have a 50% chance of being admitted. If they don't have the profile of an AAP kid, there's still a 10% chance they'll be admitted. But it's all kind of luck.

If your kid has the profile of an AAP kid, but doesn't get in, you absolutely should appeal with a letter and some additional work samples. The most important thing in the appeals, though, is that a different set of people will be evaluating your child's packet.