You should get a copy of the packet and look at the GBRS and work samples to get an idea of why your child may not have gotten in. It would give you more info in determining whether or not to consider appealing. |
are you not getting it? Level 3 = 45 min. in ONE subject each quarter for 45 min per week. So, if you are in "Level 3" at my kids' elem. school, and if you are lucky enough to get the pull outs each quarter (that is not guaranteed even if your CogAT is 130), then the most you can get is 45 min (TOTAL) per week for about 6 weeks out of each quarter. I think that IS a "huge difference" compared to fulltime AAP at a center. |
NNAT: 108 COGAT: (V / Q / NV / Composite) 119/132/124 Composite 130 GBRS: (#Consistent / #Frequent / #Occasional) 2 consistent and 2 frequent In-Pool: (Y/N) : Y Parent Referral: (Y/N): Letter only, no work samples WISC: NO Zip Code: 22180 AAP Decision: (IN / NOT IN) - IN I am completely surprised given her test results! I really thought I she would not get in without a WISC test. |
NOT IN.
NNAT: 126 COGAT: 137 GBRS: do not know In-Pool: Yes Parent Referral: No WISC: - Zip Code: 22182 AAP Decision: NOT IN |
I suppose schools could do things differently but at our school level III is totally separate weekly pullout in addition to a kid theoretically being in the highest math and highest reading group on a daily basis in the regular class. |
Wow - that is surprising, given the strong COGAT score. If I were you, I'd be curious to see their package to assess why. |
My Level III child gets advanced math every day (which is the same as AAP math), above grade level language arts materials every day along with the other kids in the highest reading group, advanced word study grouping once per week, the 1 hour AAP pull out once/week, and some academic extracurriculars available only to the kids in Level III. I know these services are school-based and not standardized across all FCPS schools, but they ought to be. Level III looks much less dismal when you at least get advanced math, advanced language arts groups, and teachers who differentiate for their strongest students. My LIV child's AAP center does not offer advanced math to gen ed students at all until 5th or 6th grade, which is a shame for the gen ed kids who are talented in math. |
Yes, in pool. The AART is sending the packet home with my child today. |
NNAT: 132
COGAT: V 127 Q 148 NV 130 Composite 144 GBRS: 2c/2f In-Pool: (Y/N) Y Parent Referral: (Y/N) Y; no work samples, outside recommendation though WISC: n/a Zip Code: 22044 AAP Decision: IN |
This is the same at my LLIV school. The Level III kids go to the AAP class for math and/or advanced language arts (some kids are both, some only one subject) and get an AAP pullout once a week. And since the AAP kids generally follow the same curriculum as Gen Ed (with the exception of advanced math), it's not a big deal. |
NNAT: 104
COGAT: (V / Q / NV / Composite) 123/124/124 Composite 127 GBRS: (#Consistent / #Frequent / #Occasional) 2 consistent and 2 frequent In-Pool: (Y/N) : N Parent Referral: (Y/N): Y WISC: NO Zip Code: AAP Decision: (IN / NOT IN) - NOT IN |
The problem at our base school is about 40% of the class is FARMS/ELL who are below grade level. Then the top 10-15% leave for the center. In each classroom, there will only be a few kids left who are even working above grade level at all. Our school shares an AART with another school and i have been told level 3 meets every other week for 45 minutes. |
My kid was "in the pool" this year based on her test scores and did not get in. Her older sister had much lower test scores and a lower reading level and was in the first round after I parent-referred. This seems like such a crap shoot. |
Ok, I think your child should be in, but this kid didn't get in??? It just doesn't make logical sense. NNAT 119 Cogat 132 (v 132 / q 128 / nv 126) GBRS ? Not in. |
Is anyone else getting the sense that without the numeric GBRS, the teacher commentary becomes a total mystery? Like if you have a teacher who is great at saving samples and writing commentary, that makes much more of a difference without the numeric number for the committee to look at. |