Anonymous wrote:Also you can select whatever race you want at registration

What??

Broken English troll, GFY

It really depends on what elementary school you will register your child for. Higher SES (richer) elementary schools are much harder to get into than lower SES schools. You can have your son evaluated at George Mason and take the NNAT and CoGat on the same day. This past fall the cost was $200. AAP makes a huge difference at some elementary schools. Our elementary school in the Langley pyramid has a huge difference between the level of education in the AAP class and the non AAP classes. My children didn’t learn a lot in 1st and 2nd grade before AAP, even with AAP pullouts. Math was a little better than the other subjects because they teach “slightly” advanced math in 2nd grade. If you move to public school, definitely do outside enrichment for math/english. If you aren’t happy with your sons test scores, you can have him retake the tests.

It’s not all that great anyway.

Why wait until 3rd? I think kids are picked in 2nd grade.

Also you can select whatever race you want at registration

I’d switch to Public for first grade. It’s not only test scores that matter for AAP the teacher impression/bias is extremely high. You’ll want him there by first grade to take both nnat and iready testing which very much influences teacher bias. I’d say staying at private to grade 3 is a huge disadvantage. It’s easier to excel in a public school than private. For AAP the teacher compares your child to the rest of the class. Id also be mindful of moving your child around so much.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please stop with the race & gender comments, OP. It’s not a good look.

Hi, I saw a lot of parents here mentioned it matters. I'm sorry for being straightforward. I just want enough information for me to understand how the whole process works. Parents and school officials can have different opinions over AAP standards, but it is not something I would want to discuss. I need to form an objective view from different individuals and make the best movement.

The school that you enroll your child in matters more than AAP. If you are in a good pyramid with well-regarded schools, AAP is not important. I know that the people in this forum see that as blaspheme but it is true. Most HS students that take AP/IB classes were not in AAP, they just were not. They might have needed a bit more time to fully grasp the foundational skills taught in ES but they do very well in MS and HS and go on to college and have good lives.

Deferring AAP was a normal thing to do at our ES, we did not have a LLIV. Kids who join AAP in MS don't miss a beat, and some do. Kids who take AP/IB in HS are just fine.

If you are focused on your child's academic future, they will most likely be fine.

That said, the numbers seem to say that it is harder to get into AAP from Private school then public school. The NNAT is the least regarded of the tests, if you are going to pay for private testing, I would do a WiSC. I would focus more on allowing your child to thrive in school wherever that may be. If you cannot afford private school, then move to the public school.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you not already signed re-enrollment for next year? At many privates that's due in February.

In 1st grade your child would take the NNAT. If you want your child to have a chance at being "in pool" for AAP (which isn't really that important in terms of whether or not the child is getting in as long as you parent refer), you would want that 1st grade NNAT. Otherwise 1st probably doesn't make a difference.

He is already re-enrolled in private. My understanding is the child can take NNAT no matter they in public or private. Did I understand you correctly?

I'm sure you can always schedule a private NNAT, but I have no idea if the school will accept it as if it's one they administered. Perhaps ask the registrar at your local public.

Anonymous wrote:Please stop with the race & gender comments, OP. It’s not a good look.

Hi, I saw a lot of parents here mentioned it matters. I'm sorry for being straightforward. I just want enough information for me to understand how the whole process works. Parents and school officials can have different opinions over AAP standards, but it is not something I would want to discuss. I need to form an objective view from different individuals, and make the best movement.

Anonymous wrote:Have you not already signed re-enrollment for next year? At many privates that's due in February.

In 1st grade your child would take the NNAT. If you want your child to have a chance at being "in pool" for AAP (which isn't really that important in terms of whether or not the child is getting in as long as you parent refer), you would want that 1st grade NNAT. Otherwise 1st probably doesn't make a difference.

He is already re-enrolled in private. My understanding is the child can take NNAT no matter they in public or private. Did I understand you correctly?

Please stop with the race & gender comments, OP. It’s not a good look.

Have you not already signed re-enrollment for next year? At many privates that's due in February.

In 1st grade your child would take the NNAT. If you want your child to have a chance at being "in pool" for AAP (which isn't really that important in terms of whether or not the child is getting in as long as you parent refer), you would want that 1st grade NNAT. Otherwise 1st probably doesn't make a difference.

I'd recommend moving from private to public for the second grade. During the second grade, the student would get evaluated by the classroom teacher and AART along on an equal footing with other students.

Dear parents,

My child is an Asian boy in this grade K (just in case race and gender matter in AAP decision). I keep him in private school this year but eventually he would go to public school due to financial reason. He is very happy in private school, and he is in "advanced program" in private school in both literacy and math. His teacher told me he was advanced academically but on average socially. He is lovely and well-behaved, but not too patient.

Eventually our goal is to put him into AAP in public school. There are two approaches: 1, put him to first grade in public school, and keep giving him advanced academic classes outside of school. 2,keep him in private school for another two years and put him in public school directly in third grade.

So my question is for all of the experienced and knowledgeable parents here, which approach may have a better chance? I hear the FCPS AAP now is very complicated and very dependent on the teacher's review. I'm not sure if a private school teacher is a good reference for AAP. However, I don't want my son to fall back in these two years.

Thanks a lot in advance. Any suggestion is very appreciated.