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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eligible:

NNAT 104
cogat 121 
GBRS ?

How are folks learning the GBRS?  I'm not seeking to find out.  Just curious.[/quote]

I wonder if there were fewer parent referrals.  The eligible NNAT and CogAT scores seem over all low this year.  I don't even think I would have considered referring with these scores.  I'm glad they are being more inclusive.  I think a lot more kids can handle the AAP curriculum.[/quote]

I think last year scores came out after referrals were due. This year at least at our school they stressed that you might not know Cogat before referrals were due so everyone should plan to parent refer if interested. [/quote]

They did not come out last year after the referrals were due.  It was close, but they certainly came for nearly everyone before the deadline.[/quote]

I did consider not referring with these scores but I thought my son could handle and would be served best by an AAP curriculum and I thought his teacher would agree with that.  I got the impression the school was putting particular effort into his referral package (e.g. they asked to replace the work sample I submitted with something else) -- although I have no point of comparison so that may be what they do for everyone.  Anyway, the fact that he got it suggests to me that FCPS does try to look beyond the scores, which is heartening since the research shows that these scores do not accurately identify a child's aptitude at this age.  [/quote]

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