Anonymous wrote:What is NNAT? My daughter is headed into 2nd and I don't recall seeing anything other than iready.

Do people get tutors or whatever to get their 2nd graders "ready"?

If she was in FCPS for first she took the NNAT in the spring. You would have received emails about it. You can view her score in Parent Vue, although you should have also received a report from the school.

I cannot imagine getting a tutor for my child for second grade.

What is NNAT? My daughter is headed into 2nd and I don't recall seeing anything other than iready.

Do people get tutors or whatever to get their 2nd graders "ready"?

NNAT is probably the least important thing, but you have the opportunity to take it in 2nd if you missed it in first, so ask about that.

You are not missing out on anything - subject-specific is all that is offered in 2nd grade.

My DC got a perfect NNAT score and was rejected from AAP (he got in on appeal) so I’ve never heard of acceptance on NNAT alone. It’s considered less reliable than the cogat

NNAT isn't necessary to get in. If your kid is good at non-verbal stuff then I'd probably have them take it just to add to the application. Otherwise it's basically a lot riding on the COGAT...

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, that’s what we are focusing on. But was wondering can decisions be made solely based on NNAT scores from 1st grade? One of the class parent mentioned they already received eligibility letter from the school to move to center based AAP in class 3. If that is true then technically you get two chances (CoGAT in 2nd) and we will not only have one.

No one is admitted to level IV and sent to a center school as a rising 2nd grader. Their child did not get into AAP straight out of 1st grade. NNAT is the least reliable test and considered as such in the holistic process. If you want your child to take the NNAT, you can always request it be administered this year, but I personally wouldn’t. Your child is taking to cogat in 2nd, which provides better info. anyway.

My child took NNAT (159) but missed COGAT because of the pandemic, and was still admitted to the center school. So yes, decisions can be made with just one of the standardized tests.

Also, the admissions process is more holistic than just test scores so stop thinking about the tests as “chances” to get into AAP. There are kids who are extremely marginal on the tests but have good GBRS and get in (and do well).

OP, the other parent is lying or confused. Eligibility is not announced until April of 2nd grade. It may be that the child scored high on the NNAT--historically, 132 on either test meant automatic consideration. But not automatic eligibility! Also, just one, well, two anecdotes. My kids both got around 120 on the NNAT (unprepped). They subsequently got in the 140's on the CogAT, also unprepped. They also both got perfect GBRS scores, which has been replaced by HOPE. Both were in AAP. One is at TJ and the other likely would have gotten in if she applied but chose to go to our base high school because of her sport. My point being, in their case, the NNAT was meaningless/not a good indicator.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, that’s what we are focusing on. But was wondering can decisions be made solely based on NNAT scores from 1st grade? One of the class parent mentioned they already received eligibility letter from the school to move to center based AAP in class 3. If that is true then technically you get two chances (CoGAT in 2nd) and we will not only have one.

No, there is no eligibility/admission to LIV until 3rd grade.

Thank you, that’s what we are focusing on. But was wondering can decisions be made solely based on NNAT scores from 1st grade? One of the class parent mentioned they already received eligibility letter from the school to move to center based AAP in class 3. If that is true then technically you get two chances (CoGAT in 2nd) and we will not only have one.

Taking the test may hurt more than help at this point. Just get your child ready for the Cogat that they will take in 2nd. If there is no nnat on file the child is not penalized for that, lots of people on this forum have shown the child can still be in pool/ make it in without having taken the nnat.

Anonymous wrote:2nd

Level IV (full-time AAP) does not start until third grade. Read up on the process and submit materials in December.

2nd

Is your child going into 2nd or 3rd?

My son missed his NNAT in his first grade as he was out sick. On the make up date school had field trip planned and they missed out on getting his test. When we raised it to the school and tthe AAP coordinator she assured that missing on NNAT is no big deal as the eligibility criteria as changed. It will be combination of iready, NNAT, CoGAT, teacher recc and parents reccs. Based on this we didn’t push. Now I just learned from another parent that their son qualified for center based AAP. They received communication regarding the same. We received communication that my son is eligible for subject based AAP in the same school itself. We are new to this county and trying to understand if my son missed one opportunity or what AAP coordinator said is true. Other mom kept insisting that we should push back on the school as it was clearly a miss on their part of not conducting the test. Looking for more guidance. Thanks!