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No to permanent level VI status, yes to yearly screening for level VI.

They have to screen every year, not give permanent status in 2nd(?!?!?!) grade. Why 2nd grade? Why not Kindergarten? Some genius at FCPS rob the childhood away by putting this toxic selection process testing NNat and CogAt the entire first and second grade. No matter how you lie to your kid, they know the test is to pick the ‘smart’ kids for AAP.  (You don’t know half the dynamics your child goes through at school because your kid won’t tell you. If they did, you’d be disgusted.) The testing everyone is for “equity” but if your child has the loser parent who can’t advocate and package them well as “gifted” they will be part of the 70% that will feel like losers throughout their elementary school experience.  With that kind of self-esteem, do you think they will  blossom in MS, HS, and later in life?  FCPS has set up something brilliant that fails 70% of potential late bloomers. And lots of kids that need to get the level IV service are in gen Ed because their parents failed to adequately present them for the Committee gods. You can use any euphemism to repute or deny but it is what it is.

Screen them every year. FCPS was cruel when students were in 2nd grade, so do it every year to weed out those who wilt and pick those who blossom. This will actually motivate kids in Gen Ed to do better and trigger survival instinct for those in level IV to remain. Make it so cumbersome for parents (to prep for level VI every year) so it’s purely based on kids’ performance.

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