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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like all the people talking don't really seem to have any real knowledge here.  Last year our principal was on the selection committee and she spoke to the in-pool parents about the gbrs.  our school scores children very low, some kids were given 2's and 4's - these were kids in the pool.  she said that they were trained to look at the GBRS and then see if the comments and test scores, report cards actually support it.  She mentioned she would see 14's that she could tell were just favorite students bc the report card and test scores didn't support the number.  so please don't tell everyone that a 15 or 16 and you're in and 9 your out unless you have real experience with this.[/quote]
One single incident cannot be generalized either way.  Maybe the GBRS is not objective, Maybe it is.  I guess everyone should speak for their own children from their own experiences.  My son got in last year.  The previous year, my neighbor's kid who is equally smart, got good Composite, all "O"s in report card did not get in because of her poor GBRS.  But eventually she was recommended for a local level 3 AAP.  How can you the teacher say, that she is not good for level 4 but advanced enough for level 3.  
I was also told (by ex fairfax county teacher) that they retain some of the above average kids in their base school to boost up their SOL scores and to raise their school rating.
I believe that is exactly happened in my friend's kid.

That kid is extraordinarily smart.  I am still not convinced how her teacher gave all straight Os in progress cards but happened to give 2 out of 4 in GBRS.

Just because, my son got in, I can believe the system works.  But my neighbor doesn't have to.[/quote]

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