We received the "in pool" letter yesterday. No signs of the scores yet, but I'm hoping they'll come home in my son's backpack from Rolling Valley today.

Spring Hill says they are mailing out info today. Pool letters and test scores together.

Anonymous wrote:DC scores are so different. NNAT is much higher - 98th percentile and COGAT is all over the board 60-89.

Is DC a native English speaker?

We had a similar situation with our DC. We got WISC testing to see for ourselves whether DC was really in the 99th percentile or whether it was a "spike" as the AART called it. The WISC testing was very helpful for appeal because it demonstrated that the high score was real (we saved it for appeal -- I'm not sure if it was the right thing to do or if DC would have gotten in if we had just submitted it in the first place).

We received in-pool letter and Cogat test results from Navy ES in separate mail today !!!

GBW scores came in the Thursday folder. Got the "in pool" letter.

DC scores are so different. NNAT is much higher - 98th percentile and COGAT is all over the board 60-89.

No 1st grade NNAT scores yet.

Nothing from GBW yet

Still no test scores here....I already got today's mail (Thurs)

PP, you need to actively refer him in 3rd grade. See the FCPS website or talk to your AART.

We are new to county and my son took his Cogat test fo the first time in 3rd Grade. Is there a screening pool for 3rd Graders who scoe above the 130- 132 benchmark for Cogat? Please advise what I should do once I get his scores if it is above the 130 and if it is below the benchmark (referral process)+. Thanks.

PP from Bull Run. Got the "in the pool" letter today.

GBE- nothing in todays mail

Bull Run ES. Got both CogAT and NNAT scores today. Both well over the usual 130s cutoff for the screening pool (scores over 139). However, I have not rec'd a letter about the screening pool.

Anonymous wrote:We're at Fox Mill E.S. -- received a letter over the weekend saying DC is in the 2nd grade pool. Still no scores, however.

Very curious about the process from here-- read on the Fx Co site that 60-70% of 2nd grade pool students are admitted to Lev IV program. Anyone have a feel for what makes the difference... DC is a solid, not stellar student, but is very bright. Wondering how the decision is weighed by the selection committee.

http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/gt/faqs.html

How important are the test scores in determining eligibility for full-time AAP (level IV) center placement?
Test scores are just one piece of data considered when a file is reviewed for full-time AAP (level IV) center placement. The Level IV Center Central Selection Committee, made up of FCPS teachers, specialists, and administrators, considers multiple criteria, including: ability and achievement test scores, the Gifted Behaviors Rating Scale (GBRS), student progress reports, and other optional information such as the Parent/Guardian Questionnaire.


How do teachers contribute to the screening process?
Teachers may refer students for advanced academic services by completing and submitting the AAP (Level IV) Referral Form. In addition, classroom teachers are members of the Local Screening Committee. The Local Screening Committee reviews student work samples, anecdotal evidence of students' academic potential, and teacher input in order to complete the Gifted Behaviors Rating Scale with Commentary (GBRSw/C) www.fcps.edu/dis/gt/forms.html.


To complete the GBRSw/C, students are rated in four areas: exceptional ability to learn, exceptional application of knowledge, exceptional creative/productive thinking, and exceptional motivation to succeed. In the commentary portion of the GBRSw/C, teachers and educational specialists provide relevant anecdotal information that supports the rating scale.


Please note that because input from FCPS staff is included in the GBRS w/Commentary, recommendations from individual FCPS teachers will not be accepted.


How do parents contribute to the screening process?
Parents may refer students for advanced academic services by completing and submitting the AAP (Level IV) Referral Form. In addition, parents can submit optional information to the school. This optional information could include a Parent/Guardian Questionnaire, a maximum of four single-sided 8 1/2" x 11" pages of student work (one page of work produced at school will be provided from the school to make a maximum of five work sample pages), and a maximum of five single-sided 8 1/2" x 11" pages of certificates, awards, honors accomplishments, letters of commendations, report of previous participation in GT programs and academic extracurricular activities.