GT/AAP Decisions: JUST THE SCORES, PLEASE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:133, 124, 117, composite 128. 96% percentile, not in the pool.

does this mean being a top 4% student is not enough to be in the pool? wow!

[Anonymous]

from Navy school, did you get it by mail?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:133, 124, 117, composite 128. 96% percentile, not in the pool.

does this mean being a top 4% student is not enough to be in the pool? wow!

It's just the demographics of the area. Level IV AAP takes the top 10% of FCPS kids. And those kids are in the top 98-99% nationally.

[Anonymous]

Verbal 140, Quantitative 115, Nonverbal 123, Composite 130 --- looks like it's not in the pool for DD. Which is o.k.

[Anonymous]

I'm 16"36 -- forgot to mention that the 130 composite is 97th percentile.

[Anonymous]

Verbal 126
Quantitative 137
Nonverbal 135

composite: 139

In the pool.

[Anonymous]

We received our kid's score COGAT score yesterday and happened onto this thread while researching the test results. To share our happiness:

Verbal 124, Quantitative 151, Nonverbal 157, Composite 153. And so he is in the pool.

His score comes as a surprise to us. We did not do any coaching, and no practice questions. We do occasionally have him doing math problems on ixl.com, but it's not consistent.

We are now more concerned about the rating from the teacher, since the teacher has spoken to us a few times about him being disruptive in class and send him home a few times with red and yellow faces, mainly for talking during class and not following directions. His progress reports are a solid mixture of S, G, and O's. Ironically, his teacher said that she is really impressed with his reading and writing skills, in contrast to his verbal test score that lags the other two scores.

If he does get into AAP, it would be more for being in the company of other well achieving students. We have no desire for him to be a genius or pressure him for accelerated academic progress. And instead of TJ, we would rather have him go to Langley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:133, 124, 117, composite 128. 96% percentile, not in the pool.

I thought it had been posted and verified that the cutoff was 132 on any one subtest, is that not correct? That would indicate that the above scores would qualify.

[Anonymous]

They changed it this year. It's 132 on the composite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:133, 124, 117, composite 128. 96% percentile, not in the pool.

I thought it had been posted and verified that the cutoff was 132 on any one subtest, is that not correct? That would indicate that the above scores would qualify.

As posted on the FCPS website:

The 2011-12 benchmark score for the 2nd grade screening pool is 132 on the First Grade NNAT or the Second Grade CogAT Composite score. Please note that the pool is only for 2nd grade students. All 2nd grade students will receive test scores from their local school. If your student is in the 2nd grade pool you will be notified by the local school before the end of January. Students who are not in the pool may be referred for Level IV services by completing and submitting the referral form and optional materials to the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher or principal at their local school no later than February 3, 2012 (this is a one page document and there will be no exceptions to this deadline). Parents of students in the 2nd grade pool are also encouraged to submit optional materials according to the guidelines in the Parent Information Packet.

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/benchmark.shtml

[Anonymous]

If he does get into AAP, it would be more for being in the company of other well achieving students. We have no desire for him to be a genius or pressure him for accelerated academic progress. And instead of TJ, we would rather have him go to Langley.

The peer group in AAP is an extremely important benefit for most of these kids. But you need to realize this IS an accelerated academic program and your child WiLL be expected to progress at an accelerated rate. Not that you need to "pressure" him, but it's a rigorous program. I have 2 kids in it & it is certainly more demanding than the base program. If that's not what you're looking for, it won't be a good fit for your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

If he does get into AAP, it would be more for being in the company of other well achieving students. We have no desire for him to be a genius or pressure him for accelerated academic progress. And instead of TJ, we would rather have him go to Langley.

The peer group in AAP is an extremely important benefit for most of these kids. But you need to realize this IS an accelerated academic program and your child WiLL be expected to progress at an accelerated rate. Not that you need to "pressure" him, but it's a rigorous program. I have 2 kids in it & it is certainly more demanding than the base program. If that's not what you're looking for, it won't be a good fit for your child.

What I mean is that we will let him naturally developing at his own pace without excessive pressure from us. We will support him and help him along. By accelerated academic progress, I was more thinking along the lines of skipping grades, earning college credit in high school, and etc, which I consider to be a monumental waste of precious youth.

[Anonymous]

CogAT
V 137
Q 141
NV 134
Comp 145, 99%

Naglieri last year 121 / 91%

In the pool.

Sealed envelope with scores and pool letter came home in Greenbriar West Thursday folder.

[Anonymous]

those last two posts are exactly what this thread is supposed to look like. I think I'll start a new thread. Feel free to post them over there as well!

[Anonymous]

composite 134 99% received score... but no in-pool letter!!! should we be concerned?