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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]07:46

We had very similar scores last year (don't have them out right now), and I thought ds was a shoe in.  Alas, he did not get in (he was automatically in the pool).  I asked for the file afterwards, and his GBRS was a 9.  I had a conference with his teacher and guidance counselor later in the year (about something separate), and though they said behavior did not (and was not supposed to) figure into the GBRS, they said they would not be the least bit surprised if ds matured over the summer and skated in on parent referral this year. (which told me the GBRS was in fact impacted by his silliness, immaturity, etc.)

We did appeal last year, but not with WISC.  He did not get in on appeal, which I suspected.  This year we submitted a parent referral in the hopes that his new teachers' GBRS will be much higher.  WISC was not a financial option for us last year or this year.

The way our school based Level IV works is that one teacher teaches Math/Science and another teaches Language/Social Studies.  Though my ds is not in the Level IV group, he has both Level IV teachers.  Both said he would have easily done well in the Level IV group.  Hoping for a better GBRS this year.  For us, that was the deciding factor.  I know many who did not have the scores to qualify for the pool, but had high GBRS and got in.

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I am prepared for a WISC testing.  Although, my son will be wondering why he had to take some random test (especially when it is one on one).  I had  so much respect for the schooling system until I had experiences with teachers with low tolerance and have no idea how to discriminate academic and behavioral capabilities.  Good luck to your son![/quote]

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