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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem no one mentions is that [b]teacher referrals (for kids not in the pool) carry more weight than parent referrals[/b] and I know several parents who, instead of referring themselves, pressured their teachers to do the referring.  Not kosher!

The only referrals allowed should be teacher referrals. Parents could still do additional WISC testing but then show those scores to the teacher and the teacher can decide whether a referral is necessary.  [/quote]

ANY referral -- be it a teacher referral, a parent referral, or even a self-referral -- is treated the same way. One does not have more "weight" than another. Any referral initiates the process of the local school putting together a screening file (by the AART).

More information on the state regulations can be found at:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/gifted_ed/faq.shtml

[quote]Referral is a direct procedure that enters a student into a school division's identification process. Referral of a student requires the school division to administer all assessments and reach an eligibility decision as specified in the division's approved local plan for the 
education the gifted. Referrals may be offered by parents, teachers, community members, administrators, peers, or the student him or herself.[/quote][/quote]

Keep living in your dream world. That's not true. Even when they do the first in-school screening panel it carries more weight with the staff on the panel if the they think the referral came from the teacher so that candidate is more likely to pass successfully through the following county committee.  [/quote]

Do you have a reason for your quote or are you just making it up?  I am not sure if the schools track these things, but teacher referrals are rare, and usually only when communications or cultural issues will prevent the parent from understanding the process.

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