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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It won’t change anything, but it will give you a better sense of whether your child may be accepted. [/quote]

Thanks. I'm asking for it and am bracing myself. I think my child deserves/needs these services but I don't have great confidence that the packet will be compelling. I've noticed some LA work coming home that is underwhelming, not for lack of ability but child's lack of understanding of what they want. DC is not one to read between the lines seems a bit distracted by the social scene in the classroom (lots of unruly behavior  :cry: ) [/quote]

I received it and the HOPE has 2 A, 4 AA, and 5 O. And only one domain (math) checked for being exceptionally advanced. So is this the kiss of death? Other parts of application are fine and seem to bolster case for AAP. Test scores are decent but not in pool at this mid/high SES school (not in pool but NNAT 124 and CogAT 132).

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No idea what my kids' HOPE scores were, but 2 of the 3 got in with similar test stats while not being in-pool, good grades, and good reading/math scores (iReady was only used for 1, and the 1 it was used for was 89th percentile and not even level II for math, which our school used as an indicator that the kids will likely be in AAP).

We were a mid-SES school. And the AAP curriculum has been perfect.[/quote]

Hmm. Well it could be because the HOPE scores were so damned good in your case. I don't know what "good" or "excellent" HOPE scores look like, but I'm worried that only math was selected as advanced relative to peers. VALLS was included and DC scored 719 but no previous I-Readys included (DC is new at this school this year), which would have bolstered case that DC is advanced in literacy. CogAT verbal was not exceptional but I think that underrepresents DC's verbal skills.

Might have to bite the bullet and schedule a WISC...[/quote]

I would in your situation.  The HOPE is good (but not outstanding).  The VALLS is nearly perfect, but who knows what to make of that because they only conclude  about whether the kid might develop a reading issue. (It is also subject to big swings in score/conclusion as we found.). Do you have any standardized testing from last year at your child's previous school?  If you think the CogAT was not accurate and you do not have other testing to include, I would do the WISC if you can work it in and it's in the budget.  [/quote]

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