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Saw the scores myself actually.
And the kid is a handful. No doubt in my mind about that.
You're right. I have no idea if that is why he wasn't admitted. But the mom showed me the GBRS after she requested a copy of his packet from the school and it was 100% a railroad job.[/quote]

The real problem is that FCPS can't decide whether they're running a program for gifted kids, a program for advanced kids, or a program for hardworking kids.  All three have different needs, and by lumping them all together in the same pot, they're not really serving anyone's needs.  Strictly speaking, the gifted kids who are underachievers and/or have behavior problems are exactly the kids who need gifted programming the most, but AAP can't fill that role for those kids.

Currently, the kids who are the "best fit" for AAP are the ones who are model students, motivated, organized, somewhat advanced - but not too advanced, and bright - but not gifted.  It's a worse fit for kids who are highly gifted, unmotivated, have behavior problems, aren't above grade level, and/or are too advanced.  It doesn't operate like a true gifted program.  It's a program that's mildly accelerated in math and language arts, and that requires kids to be motivated and organized enough to handle a lot of independent work.

The GBRS isn't actually a gifted behaviors scale.  It's a scale that assesses how good of a fit your child would be for AAP as it is currently administered.  PP, your neighbor's kid sounds like a great fit for a true gifted program, but a bad fit for AAP.  
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