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Anonymous wrote:My DD also got a 16 last year with very detailed examples as well. She also top out both tests so we weren't surprised by the high GBRS. Just one year into AAP but she loves it and has made many more friends this year.

Thanks for bragging.

not bragging.

She's basically sheldon-level smart, which you can understand is not always easy. i wasn't bragging but relaying our experience.

Our other child is a little ahead of the average. He has a photographic memory but can't make the connections on concepts that DD does. So, less problems with him socially or athletically, but AAP may not be for him. Either way I don't care which program they're in as long as it is the best fit for them. AAP is clearly the better fit for our DD.

It was bragging. What is highlighted in bold was non-responsive, extraneous information you couldn't help but throw in.

Sorry - I meant to highlight everything BUT the first sentence to your original response.

I can also definitively tell you that you don't have a kid that is need of a special ed program for highly gifted kids (or it was meant to be) because you would know it's not bragging.

Also, next time I post an answer I'll run it by you to ensure I don't add anything non-responsive or extraneous. FWIW, I know very well how to respond in a direct manner. I manage a [b]$1.5B[b] program, write policy and congressional testimony as part of my job and I'm certainly not going to give my responses on an anonymous forum much thought after the type of work I do all day. And for the record, THAT was bragging (see bold).

Thanks for the chuckle. I see you can easily drop brags about yourself as well. I was SO worried you could only do it about your offspring. Whew!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm curious to know about my DS's GBRS. Someone has mentioned that it is available to parents AFTER school submits to the committee. Does anyone know when would be a good time to ask for the GBRS ?

Schools need to submit students' files by early March--I think the 5th or 6th. You should ask the AART after then to see your child's file, which of course will have the GBRS.

Also, some AARTs tell parents that they can't see the file until after the committee decision. Or if there's going to be an appeal, until after the appeal. THAT'S NOT CORRECT. If your AART won't let you see the file once it's gone to the AAP office, call the AAP office and tell them - 571-423-4740. They'll send a reminder out to the school that it's ok to release the file.

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious to know about my DS's GBRS. Someone has mentioned that it is available to parents AFTER school submits to the committee. Does anyone know when would be a good time to ask for the GBRS ?

Schools need to submit students' files by early March--I think the 5th or 6th. You should ask the AART after then to see your child's file, which of course will have the GBRS.

I observed a GRBS evaluation today and saw a few 15s but no 16s. I was very impressed by the level of evidence the teacher needed to provided to demonstrate the students' level of giftedness.

I'm curious to know about my DS's GBRS. Someone has mentioned that it is available to parents AFTER school submits to the committee. Does anyone know when would be a good time to ask for the GBRS ?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it depends on the school. I teach music in FCPS, and my AART said they're rare. She said there were 2 in our whole school. I asked because my own son with borderline test scores had a 16. He was not admitted with a 16. I will say, both schools have a significant high-need population.

I am surprised that he didn't get in with a 16. Really surprised.

New poster here. My son also had a 16 and borderline test scores. He was initially rejected. His teacher encouraged us to appeal. We did and he was admitted. I would have never known his GBRS if he was not initially rejected.

I'm the other PP whose son had a 16. Any special needs? Did you do a WISC for the appeal?

Yes. Submitted a WISC for the appeal. My son has ADHD. Afterwards he told me that he didn't catch all of the verbal directions for the test. I forget which test.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it depends on the school. I teach music in FCPS, and my AART said they're rare. She said there were 2 in our whole school. I asked because my own son with borderline test scores had a 16. He was not admitted with a 16. I will say, both schools have a significant high-need population.

I am surprised that he didn't get in with a 16. Really surprised.

New poster here. My son also had a 16 and borderline test scores. He was initially rejected. His teacher encouraged us to appeal. We did and he was admitted. I would have never known his GBRS if he was not initially rejected.

I'm the other PP whose son had a 16. Any special needs? Did you do a WISC for the appeal?

Mine got a 14 and got in. DS came from private school and we were 'told' that FCPS expects lower GBRS from private because the schools don't want to lose their students. Who knows if any of this is true though.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it depends on the school. I teach music in FCPS, and my AART said they're rare. She said there were 2 in our whole school. I asked because my own son with borderline test scores had a 16. He was not admitted with a 16. I will say, both schools have a significant high-need population.

I am surprised that he didn't get in with a 16. Really surprised.

New poster here. My son also had a 16 and borderline test scores. He was initially rejected. His teacher encouraged us to appeal. We did and he was admitted. I would have never known his GBRS if he was not initially rejected.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD also got a 16 last year with very detailed examples as well. She also top out both tests so we weren't surprised by the high GBRS. Just one year into AAP but she loves it and has made many more friends this year.

Thanks for bragging.

not bragging.

She's basically sheldon-level smart, which you can understand is not always easy. i wasn't bragging but relaying our experience.

Our other child is a little ahead of the average. He has a photographic memory but can't make the connections on concepts that DD does. So, less problems with him socially or athletically, but AAP may not be for him. Either way I don't care which program they're in as long as it is the best fit for them. AAP is clearly the better fit for our DD.

It was bragging. What is highlighted in bold was non-responsive, extraneous information you couldn't help but throw in.

Sorry - I meant to highlight everything BUT the first sentence to your original response.

I can also definitively tell you that you don't have a kid that is need of a special ed program for highly gifted kids (or it was meant to be) because you would know it's not bragging.

Also, next time I post an answer I'll run it by you to ensure I don't add anything non-responsive or extraneous. FWIW, I know very well how to respond in a direct manner. I manage a [b]$1.5B[b] program, write policy and congressional testimony as part of my job and I'm certainly not going to give my responses on an anonymous forum much thought after the type of work I do all day. And for the record, THAT was bragging (see bold).

Last year my kid got 15 with an extensive commentary in GBRS report. We were concerned as my kid used to forget things like turning back homework/folders or needed constant reminders etc.

In spite of these, my kid got a good score.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD also got a 16 last year with very detailed examples as well. She also top out both tests so we weren't surprised by the high GBRS. Just one year into AAP but she loves it and has made many more friends this year.

Thanks for bragging.

not bragging.

She's basically sheldon-level smart, which you can understand is not always easy. i wasn't bragging but relaying our experience.

Our other child is a little ahead of the average. He has a photographic memory but can't make the connections on concepts that DD does. So, less problems with him socially or athletically, but AAP may not be for him. Either way I don't care which program they're in as long as it is the best fit for them. AAP is clearly the better fit for our DD.

It was bragging. What is highlighted in bold was non-responsive, extraneous information you couldn't help but throw in.

Sorry - I meant to highlight everything BUT the first sentence to your original response.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD also got a 16 last year with very detailed examples as well. She also top out both tests so we weren't surprised by the high GBRS. Just one year into AAP but she loves it and has made many more friends this year.

Thanks for bragging.

not bragging.

She's basically sheldon-level smart, which you can understand is not always easy. i wasn't bragging but relaying our experience.

Our other child is a little ahead of the average. He has a photographic memory but can't make the connections on concepts that DD does. So, less problems with him socially or athletically, but AAP may not be for him. Either way I don't care which program they're in as long as it is the best fit for them. AAP is clearly the better fit for our DD.

It was bragging. What is highlighted in bold was non-responsive, extraneous information you couldn't help but throw in.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD also got a 16 last year with very detailed examples as well. She also top out both tests so we weren't surprised by the high GBRS. Just one year into AAP but she loves it and has made many more friends this year.

Thanks for bragging.

not bragging.

She's basically sheldon-level smart, which you can understand is not always easy. i wasn't bragging but relaying our experience.

Our other child is a little ahead of the average. He has a photographic memory but can't make the connections on concepts that DD does. So, less problems with him socially or athletically, but AAP may not be for him. Either way I don't care which program they're in as long as it is the best fit for them. AAP is clearly the better fit for our DD.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had a 15 but was not in the pool by a long shot. Her nnat and cogat scores were very average (80th to 95th percentile with one subset in the 60s). We had a wisc done and her score was 138. She is doing very well in the program. No idea why her standardized tests came in so low. But glad that her teacher gave her a good write up and the committee took a chance on the whole child.

Since when is "80th to 95th percentile with one subset in the 60s" AVERAGE, for goodness sake? Isn't around the 50th percentile "average" by definition?

The average score for FCPS is actually about 65-70%....