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[quote=Anonymous]0516:  It really comes down to three items:  test scores, GBRS, and report cards/Work Samples.  They also consider a parental evaluation, and references.

In Sept and Oct the school will test all of the second graders to define an screening pool.  This year, the cutoff scores were 130.  If your child is not in the pool, you can still nominate the child.

I do not know the magic numbers to get in...my DD was not in the pool:  she scored 115-120 on the NNAT and CogATS.  However, her report card is all G & O's.  And her teacher (and the AART) both thought that she belonged in the Level IV.  (our base school is a GT center, and her 2nd grade teacher was previously a 3rd grade teacher in the GT program).

I invested in the WISC scores, which were comparable to the county scores, so we did not submit them.  But, I put together a strong package.  And her school gave good advice and guidance.  In the end, she got in.  Her GBRS was 14.

And we identified an issue with verbal tests:  apparently she kept asking for clarification, and on the CogAT and NNAT, they could not give it.

We were prepared to get a full learning evaluation, but I was holding that out for appeal (it was 2K, which is a lot of money to me).

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