Fairfax County GT/AAP Appeals.
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Anonymous
| If you think your child can handle the program, you might as well try. Not appealing is a definite "No", so what do you really have to lose by appealing? |
Anonymous
I'm a different poster. If you have other things to submit, I would think about not submitting the WISC score. A 120 really is not going to help you. |
Anonymous
Yes, leave the WISC out, submit the other things that show her creativity, out-of-the-box thinking. |
Anonymous
Appeal without the WISC. The other scores are high and the WISC tends to support the lower GBRS. Say your kid is shy and performs best in an environment that provides a rigorous curriculum rather than one which requires her to seek out enrichment because of her introverted nature. That was the case for my child whose GBRS wasn't as high as test scores. The teacher said my child was capable of doing more, but he doesn't give extra work to kids who don't ask for it, and the kids who asked for it are the ones who belong in AAP. I encouraged DC to ask for work if she wanted, but she asked for me to give her extra math at home instead. She loved math and was working way ahead of what they were doing in class, but just didn't feel comfortable asking the teacher, and she was a second grader so I didn't see the point in making her be more vocal. |
Anonymous
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NP, but I'd be interested to hear follow-ups from people who appealed. Did your kid(s) get in? What new material did you submit (WISC scores, letters, work samples, etc)? If your kid is attending a Level IV Center or getting those services, is he/she happy and doing well? If not, are they receiving Level III services at the base school and doing well there?
Sorry for all the questions, I'm a parent who is still deciding whether to appeal and running out of time  .
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Anonymous
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Low 120's WISC might be okay to include if the child has a high GBRS and low CogAT. But it certainly won't help if the child has a low GBRS and higher test scores.
For the PP: Why not appeal, just to avoid having to deal with all of it in the future? If you don't appeal, but decide that you want Level IV down the road, you have to jump through all of the hoops of applying again. If you appeal, there's some chance that the whole process will be over. You don't necessarily have to decide to place your child at the center next year, even if you get in. |
Anonymous
Yes, appeal but leave out the WISC. Show things that support that your child is not being best served in GE. You need to show that the GBRS is wrong. |
Anonymous
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Thoughts on appealing? we are still mulling over
FSIQ - 125 with FRI 99%, VSI 96% NNAT and COgat both 128, GBRS < 10 |
Anonymous
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Would they even consider an appeal with only work samples, recommendation letters and no new test scores??
Thank you all for your input. It is truly appeciated! |
Anonymous
+1 Include the optional Parent Questionnaire and include work samples that back up what you have stated in the questionnaire. |
Anonymous
yes, if the student already has high test scores (like a 152 NNAT). |
Anonymous
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Please help. Should we submit a wisc like this....
Full scale = 122 Gab = 125 Verbal = 121 Visual = 129 Fluid = 121 Wm = 115 Process = 111 Nnat was 129, cogat 120. We didn't prep for anything....my son is in gen Ed for 3rd and it's not working. don't know gbrs. |
Anonymous
I don't see how that wisc will generate an acceptance. |
Anonymous
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Would you leave it out?
I plan to have him retake cogat next year. Does the low wisc prejudice anything you submit in future years? |
Anonymous
+1 Ask the AART about the GBRS. Maybe retake the CogAT or NNAT in 4th grade? The WISC scores are not high enough. |