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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Clearly, MOCO needs to do a much better job at communicating, as I am yet another very confused parent. I don't understand what the testing results mean from a practical standpoint, if anything considering 2.0 and the fact that the gifted centers don't begin until 4th.

DS was high 60s in reading, high 80s in math yet he reads above grade level, was recommended for the william and mary or jr great books, and received a "no decision" on math.

The disparity in test scores is confusing, as I have no idea if I should be worried or not.

Also, at one point in the form, it said they had received no parental input, which also confused me because they never asked for any input and I am not sure what my input has to do with his test scores?

I am not focused on the scores, per se, but I do think that if the school is sending home results of a test that seem to have important implications for something I'd really like to know what that something is and how they will help him going forward. [/quote]

The problem is that the letters mean both more and less than you think. The information in the letter is about how they made the GT determination. That determination involves more than the Inview test scores. Your input onh is strengths and weaknesses would have come from a form sent home months ago, before the test was taken. They also include teacher observation of academic performance on work. So, it isn't all about those 5 percentile scores.
OTOH, the GT determination in itself doesn't mean anything, and has nothing to do with the application for HGCs done in third grade. That is a separate test.
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