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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really does seem like the GBRS carries the most weight for better or worse.  Those with high WISCs need to figure out why[b] the 3 people[/b] that did their child’s GBRS didn’t give them a higher rating (and hopefully it will be different next year).  Are they flagged for Level 2 math and language arts?  Are they in top reading and math groups?  
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It's not really a collaborative effort between 3 people.  At some schools, the classroom teacher sets the score, and the rest of the committee members go along with it.  At others, the AART overrides the classroom teacher.  At some schools, the classroom teacher is the only one who even knows the kid.  Also, some of these kids are in the top groups in everything, but are still getting lower GBRS scores.

My kids are older, but my DS was skipped ahead a grade in math, so he had a different teacher for math.  He also had Level II pull outs with the reading specialist.  His classroom teacher only saw him once/week for the highest reading group and never for math.  Yet, neither my DS' math teacher nor the reading specialist were on the GBRS committee.  Instead, the classroom teacher, who didn't like him, was the only person there who knew him, and the classroom teacher gave him a lower score.  It was for some of the same reasons people have posted here.  Kid wasn't inclined to do coloring sheets or word searches, which are 100% busywork.  Teacher also indicated that she found the logistics of having him skipped ahead in math annoying to deal with.

My kid got in first round with very high test scores and with the application reflecting that he was taking 3rd grade AAP math in 2nd.  Still, there's no magical reason as to why some highly gifted kids are given lower GBRS.  Frequently, the teacher just doesn't like the kid and the kid isn't compliant with pure busywork.  My kid also wins some sort of award for having actual, bonafide negative comments in his GBRS form, even though teachers are not technically allowed to do that.
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