In pool and high GBRS

[Anonymous]

Does this usually mean the child will get in to Level IV? That would make sense to me. The school is essentially recommending it, and the student's assessment scores put them in-pool. The GBRS, I would think, have more weight to help someone in or not if the scores aren't in-pool. Any thoughts?

[Anonymous]

How high?

[Anonymous]

I would generally think high GBRS + in-pool = IN

That being said, there is a huge difference between a kid who has a GBRS 12, is not advanced in language arts or math, gets middling grades, and has poor work samples, and a kid who has the same GBRS, is advanced in math and language arts, has excellent grades, and great work samples.

And there is also a huge difference between a kid who is in-pool from only the NNAT or one section of the cogat with low scores on the other sections, and a kid who is in-pool with higher scores all around.

[Anonymous]

We are in pool and a GBRS of 16. However, I don't think the comments are that great or work samples. The school picked a few and I only had 2 good ones at home. I was wondering how much the comments matter and such even with a high GBRS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are in pool and a GBRS of 16. However, I don't think the comments are that great or work samples. The school picked a few and I only had 2 good ones at home. I was wondering how much the comments matter and such even with a high GBRS.

I personally would not worry. I feel some schools may generally write more or less in the GBRS commentary.

[Anonymous]

I think with high GBRS and in pool scores your child is in. If not, appeal with new work samples and no WISC and your DC will get in. On appeals they'll look at other kids with similar profiles that got in to see if they were justified excluding your kids. They err on the side in inclusion.

[Anonymous]

I expect DS to get in with being in pool and having a GBRS of 13. Commentary was very positive. Work samples were fine, nothing spectacular.

I would think your child being in pool and a GBRS of 16 should definitely get in.

[Anonymous]

DS had scores all at 99% and gbrs of 16. I didn't lift a finger. He was in.

[Anonymous]

I asked my child's teacher (a sub) for the packet and was refereed to the AART. Should I just ask that person for the packet and scores? Thanks in advance--new to this all. My child was automatically refereed to pool.

[Anonymous]

You guys are so lucky, our AART won't give us a copy until the decision was made, we only can get it after April, really want to know the GBRs. ;(

[Anonymous]

I'm just not that encouraged by the sub teacher who literally wrote 1 sentence more or less '[child's name] is doing a great job' on the recent report card, unless that's normal for around here. My child got all 4s, but the substitute teacher doesn't seem like she is really into the kids. that's why I would like to see the entire packet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just not that encouraged by the sub teacher who literally wrote 1 sentence more or less '[child's name] is doing a great job' on the recent report card, unless that's normal for around here. My child got all 4s, but the substitute teacher doesn't seem like she is really into the kids. that's why I would like to see the entire packet.

You can request the entire packet from the AART.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You guys are so lucky, our AART won't give us a copy until the decision was made, we only can get it after April, really want to know the GBRs. ;(

Get it from the principal. That's ridiculous. Which school is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys are so lucky, our AART won't give us a copy until the decision was made, we only can get it after April, really want to know the GBRs. ;(

Get it from the principal. That's ridiculous. Which school is this?

If I ask the principal to have a set of copy, would it cause any trouble to AART? If my kid can not get LEVEL IV, will she be in trouble for the rest of the years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys are so lucky, our AART won't give us a copy until the decision was made, we only can get it after April, really want to know the GBRs. ;(

Get it from the principal. That's ridiculous. Which school is this?

If I ask the principal to have a set of copy, would it cause any trouble to AART? If my kid can not get LEVEL IV, will she be in trouble for the rest of the years?

It sucks but I personally would just wait a month until decisions are made. You can't change what is in the packet.