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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son tested well on the NNAT (high, but not super high), and missed the in-pool cut on the CoGAT by one point.  I got the file from the school, and they gave him a 9 on the GBRS.  I feel like he's sunk.

The sad thing is, I can only assume the school gave him a 9 because 1) they think I prepped him for his tests (which I didn't), or 2) they've totally discounted him and feel like he is no where near bright enough for AAP. (although then I struggle with [b]why he's scoring so well on the tests[/b]).  I feel like the 9 is more reflective of the fact that he and his current 2nd grade teacher do not jive.  That's OK, I know not every kid gets along great with every teacher -- but I feel like this one person's low opinion of my son has really had a drastic effect on his future.  Although there is a panel of people who are consulted on the GBRS, several of them are new to our school, and I don't think any of them have had any meaningful interactions with my son.

So -- I'm preparing for a WISC and an appeal.  Will it be enough?  Do I divulge my fears to the committee during the appeal process?  I don't want to be accusatory towards the current 2nd grade teacher -- i don't think she's out to get my kid.  I think he just really isn't one of her favorites for some other reasons.  [b]But I do want the screening committee to at least consider that this is a bright kid [b]who has one person who doesn't think much of him. [/b] 
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Any words of wisdom on how to go about it?[/quote]

I'm a former FCPS teacher.  I assure you that it is a committee who comes up with the GBRS.  They don't just pick a number based on what the second grade teacher says and everyone else on the committee goes along with it.  I also assure you that your child was observed by others on the committee.  You're incorrect if you think that you have a bright kid and this is just about one person who doesn't think much about him. You have a child who, it seems from what you've written, wasn't in the pool based on either abilities test.  With a 131 CogAT, he would have needed a pretty high GBRS (in conjunction with a below cut off NNAT).  And I'm guessing no one thought you prepped your kid (since he didn't get above cut off scores, anyway) and it appears neither score was way out of whack (both were high, you said).

He didn't do "so well on the tests" - he was below cut off on both, right?

Schedule the WISC - and see what happens.  I think you're wrong, though, for thinking this is a second grade teacher issue and not looking at your own kid, perhaps.[/quote]

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