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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I hope you read my reply.  I did not have time to read the other 9 pages of responses.

YES - you can start your child "early".  We did it with my child this past year.  If your child is attending an ACCREDITED private kindergarten then the principal cannot make you take a test legally.  Here is a link to accredited private schools:  [url]http://77241.inspyred.com/images/2015-07-16%20State%20Recognized.pdf[/url].  If the school tries to make you take a test and your child is at an accredited school, please refuse.  My child's school tried to do this to us last year and I put my foot down and said according to state law a test is not necessary.  Now, if your child is not attending kindergarten at an accredited school then the school can make you test.  Last year before I went to register my child I consulted with the Virginia Council of Private Education and they assured me that I was absolutely correct.  When Fairfax County tried to make me test my child the VCPE helped me advocate to refuse that testing.

See this memo:  [url]http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2014/194-14.shtml[/url] as well.  In that memo there is this which states the laws that are applicable:

[i]"[u]Transfer Students[/u]

Section 22.1-253.13:4 of the Code of Virginia (Standard 4 of the Standards of Quality) requires local school boards to make provisions for students who transfer between public secondary schools and from nonpublic schools or from home instruction as outlined in the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (SOA).  The SOA provides:

…Students transferring in grades K-8 from Virginia public schools or nonpublic schools accredited by one of the approved accrediting constituent members of the Virginia Council for Private Education shall be given recognition for all grade-level work completed.  The academic record of students transferring from all other schools shall be evaluated to determine appropriate grade placement in accordance with policies adopted by the local school board….  (8VAC20-131-60.A)

…A secondary school shall accept credits toward graduation received from Virginia nonpublic schools accredited by one of the approved accrediting constituent members of the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE)….  (8VAC20-131-60.D)"[/i]

My child did great this past year and we have no regrets.   I got the Naglieri results back and was amazed at the score and as a result we just had a WISC done.  Administrator of that said without a doubt we made the right decision to "start early".  Don't listen to the people who tell you that you are making the wrong decision. [/quote]

Your child took the NNAT in FCPS Kindergarten, then scored so well that you ran off to get a private WISC done for fun?  :roll: [/quote]

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