pp again, that should have said "wrote" not "write"

For my own ds, his religion teacher write a letter which talked about how articulate, etc. he is. Anything she thought that might be helpful for the committee to know. I personally am a church choir director (no longer in schools, FCPS music teachers cannot write letters) and have been asked to write letters a few times for my singers. If I feel it is applicable, I try to talk about how their performance skills, music reading, general reading and speed of learning music set them apart from their peers.

I think sports are irrelevent, unless you have a child that really over the top/olympic bound.

Anonymous wrote:hi there - wondering if there any examples of a "strong referral packet" as we are having trouble with what exactly to write/include! thank you for any help. even one or two of your personal examples would be helpful.

Am looking for samples too.. Specially on the creative side. I have some good samples of work but not sure about extra curriculars and referrals from sports coach? Any help is appreciated.

oops, sorry, just noticed this is from a year ago!! hopefully someone is still out there listening i'll also search other threads. . .

hi there - wondering if there any examples of a "strong referral packet" as we are having trouble with what exactly to write/include! thank you for any help. even one or two of your personal examples would be helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can have the best package-parent questionaire, work samples, and etc.....however, commitee does not have time to look through everything. To them, it's all about numbers-as in numbers game-they want to see above 98% on test scores plus high GBRS score. This information came from very reliable source. In my opinion, GBRS is the most important score they look at.

This is simply not true. From presonal experience, 85% percentile coupled with strong gbrs got dd in. It might be about numbers, but it might be a logical or instead of and. So great test scores might be sufficient, or great gbrs.

Curious. What was the strong GBRS? Was it 16 or whatever the highest is? My DC had a perfect score on one CogAT subtest (which put her composite at a 132) and all the rest in the mid-nineties. NNAT was in the 90s. Her GBRS was 12, I think, which is somewhat weak, but not totally. She did not get in -- but did get in on appeal.

Gbrs was 14. And her scores were all betweed 115 and 122. I suspect the committee looked at pp's scores in the 90's and wondered if the one perfect score was an outlier

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can have the best package-parent questionaire, work samples, and etc.....however, commitee does not have time to look through everything. To them, it's all about numbers-as in numbers game-they want to see above 98% on test scores plus high GBRS score. This information came from very reliable source. In my opinion, GBRS is the most important score they look at.

This is simply not true. From presonal experience, 85% percentile coupled with strong gbrs got dd in. It might be about numbers, but it might be a logical or instead of and. So great test scores might be sufficient, or great gbrs.

Curious. What was the strong GBRS? Was it 16 or whatever the highest is? My DC had a perfect score on one CogAT subtest (which put her composite at a 132) and all the rest in the mid-nineties. NNAT was in the 90s. Her GBRS was 12, I think, which is somewhat weak, but not totally. She did not get in -- but did get in on appeal.

Anonymous wrote:You can have the best package-parent questionaire, work samples, and etc.....however, commitee does not have time to look through everything. To them, it's all about numbers-as in numbers game-they want to see above 98% on test scores plus high GBRS score. This information came from very reliable source. In my opinion, GBRS is the most important score they look at.

This is simply not true. From presonal experience, 85% percentile coupled with strong gbrs got dd in. It might be about numbers, but it might be a logical or instead of and. So great test scores might be sufficient, or great gbrs.

GBRS form:

http://www.fcps.edu/dis/gt/packet/Fillable_AAP%20GBRS%20with%20Commentary.pdf

Anonymous wrote:GBRS?

GBRS = Gifted Behavior Rating Scale

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.

GBRS?