WISC Scores
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Anonymous
| I agree with the poster above. This is an emotional time for everyone. We jsut got off the rollar coaster of waiting for our letters and now we are back on the ride of waiting again. The only thing I tell myself is that it is out of my hands now. We have done everything we can by having my daughter tested and writting a letter. I feel at this point it will be what it is meant to be. |
Anonymous
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Thank You! It is just out of frustration and really feel bad why this stupid system completely depends on GBRS? There should have been a way for the parents to get second opinion on GBRS when they don't agree. If scores ,behavior and progress reporst all are excellent why the committee stupidly believes in GBRS without giving the parents option to contest??
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Anonymous
| I guess we will now have to wait and see if high WISC scores counters a low GBRS. . Good luck to you. I know the waiting is hard. |
Anonymous
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Hi my dd scores were as follows
PRI 145 VCI 138 |
Anonymous
| Those are good scores. With a GBRS of 10+, I'd say your child is in. |
Anonymous
| Hi, she scored a 9 on the GBRS. |
Anonymous
| Ouch. I truly hope she gets in. Yours is one of those soul crushing cases where you have a brilliant child (WISC proves that) but face the prospect of ineligibility due to the subjective GBRS. Please let us know how you fare on appeal. I'm sending positive energy your way! |
Anonymous
| Thanks for the good thoughts. |
Anonymous
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My DS didn't get in last year through parent referral. His scores were not strong and I suspect a low GBRS from his 2nd grade teacher. We didn't appeal or anything and just figured it was for the best, plus we were in the process of moving and changing schools (within FCPS).
Now, he is completing 3rd grade and his current teacher thinks we may want to try again for entrance in another year (for 5th grade). She says he is clearly bored in class, demonstrates many behaviors that point to an advanced intelligence, and his grades are consistently O's. Not sure what to do at this point. Advice? I'm thinking we'll retest in the fall and go from there. His scores from last year: NNAT 116 Cogat: 118 (126 Verbal, 106 Quant, 115 Nonverbal) Wisc 114 (106 Verbal, 125 PRI, 104 WMI, 103 PSI) |
Anonymous
| You can not legally challenge it in my understanding. IDEA supports children with Ieps and those cases can and do go to court over decisions...but Virginia ( unlike other states) does not provide an Iep for gifted kids. |
Anonymous
| I would also add, that each year your son is not a part of the program, he will be further behind, in particular with math. We parent referred this year hoping for a higher GBRS (CogAt and Naglieri were good already), and got in this year, so for a 4th grade start. If you really think he needs to be challenged, I would speak with the AAP at your school. At the beginning of this school year, I set up a conference (a month or so in so they could get to know him) with the AART and ds's teacher to talk about what Level III accommodations would be offered. Is he getting level III now? Some schools mostly do whole class lessons, while others do pull out's for Level III. Does your school have a Local Level IV? If so, extra spaces in those classes are filled when they are available. (depending how many decide to stay at the base school over the center). |
Anonymous
Those scores are very good. If she has matching achievement scores (>145) from WJ-III or WIAT, maybe you should take at look at Davidson's Young Scholar's program. http://www.davidsongifted.org/youngscholars/ |
Anonymous
Any legal "appeal" should be focused on exposing the real process used to select kids. The child with a 9 GBRS and off the chart scores should be in. Remember, the program is the top 11-12%. Academically how could this child not be in that group? |
Anonymous
| Because some parents coach the kids on test taking, increasing scores by 15-30 points. |
Anonymous
| I agree scores can be increased on the NNAT or the COGAT but I do not see how you could coach your child for the WISC. I am curious, am I wrong? |