Anonymous
Post 06/01/2025 00:55     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Just checked the parenvue- my child net the criteria- with cogat 89%, map-p 99%, and dibels 563. Looks like when the kid have lower than 90% cogat, other criteria is also considered. I'm not very positive our ES will use this information for enrichment classes (so far no enrichment materials during school).
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 22:03     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Anonymous wrote:There are no CoGAT scores in the letter, only the percentile. MCPS was supposed to share the full CoGAT score report and failed to do so.

Well that’s annoying. Maybe have to contact the GT coordinator at your school or AEI?
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 20:59     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Anonymous wrote:Seems like so easy to be classified as GT is mcps. What is the benefit. Feels like whole second grader could get GT status. Comments


There is no benefit. The state requires it, so they do it. But it doesn't lead to anything. It's not even used to determine whether you get into the lottery for CES. It is for show only.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 20:50     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Anonymous wrote:My second grade son apparently met the criteria. He is bright, but honestly I was a bit surprised? It seems like most of the measures he falls a bit short but in the composite he was close enough to get the designation.

Ancient times but when I was in school in the 80s/90s the kids in the gifted program were obviously so bright that they kind of didn’t fit in. Doesn’t seem to be as high of a bar these days?


That is an interesting point. In fourth grade myself and two boys were in the gifted program out of around 75 kids. None of us had ANY friends though the two boys seemed to get along somewhat. We were all bullied relentlessly. This was 1996.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 20:23     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Anonymous wrote:There are no CoGAT scores in the letter, only the percentile. MCPS was supposed to share the full CoGAT score report and failed to do so.


I was wondering about that too. I wonder how we can access that.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 20:01     Subject: GT for second grade is out
There are no CoGAT scores in the letter, only the percentile. MCPS was supposed to share the full CoGAT score report and failed to do so.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 13:15     Subject: GT for second grade is out
My second grade son apparently met the criteria. He is bright, but honestly I was a bit surprised? It seems like most of the measures he falls a bit short but in the composite he was close enough to get the designation.

Ancient times but when I was in school in the 80s/90s the kids in the gifted program were obviously so bright that they kind of didn’t fit in. Doesn’t seem to be as high of a bar these days?
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 13:00     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Mine is like 80% on COGAT and 95% on everything else. So not GT
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 12:56     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Mine just scored 219 on MAPM. Curious about other second graders’ spring scores and how they can be best challenged in math in third grade.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 12:54     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Yes. Mine scored 99th%ile on Cogat.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 10:56     Subject: GT for second grade is out
I checked parent vue. The Cogat score is on the letter.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 10:46     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Did your second grader have the CogAT score on the letter? Mine is missing.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 10:31     Subject: GT for second grade is out
My 9 year old DD was identified in second grade. At that time they weren't using the Cogat as a marker. It was just Dibels, district assessment and map m scores. She is bright but I wouldn't call her gifted. She was in the lottery for CES but didn't get in. She doesn't get enrichment per say. The only recognition I have seen so far is that her 3rd grade teacher knew about the status.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 10:17     Subject: GT for second grade is out
There is no benefit. It’s just a marker. And being labeled as GT has no implication for CES admission either. It’s just something they’re required to do by law. They’re following the letter of the law — they identify the kids — but not the spirit of actually doing anything meaningful with it
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2025 10:13     Subject: GT for second grade is out
Seems like so easy to be classified as GT is mcps. What is the benefit. Feels like whole second grader could get GT status. Comments