Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:53     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:So if your child isn't selected after the first cut, you MUST get a 2nd bite at the apple? How about a 3rd? A 4th?

Because of all these parents whose egos can handle being bruised, the REAL G/T kids have to suffer from an overcrowded classroom.


but my child is thriving and made a new friend!
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:51     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
So if your child isn't selected after the first cut, you MUST get a 2nd bite at the apple? How about a 3rd? A 4th?

Because of all these parents whose egos can handle being bruised, the REAL G/T kids have to suffer from an overcrowded classroom.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:47     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The processs is to get good education. Not GT any more. This is AAP. Who ever needs to get AAP education needs to be selected. If some parents does not want AAP education they can opt for current school.


However the eligiability qualification is still basically 'natural giftedness' rather than high acheiving which shows on report card.


misleading because natural giftedness has to be demonstrated some way. So you could be naturally gifted but not advnced academically and still be welcome in the "Adavanced Academic Program (AAP)?
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:47     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
The whole process seems to be some what not transparent. Major part is played by AART/principal and some input from class room teacher..This process is not transparent. What I heard is if there is more than 4-5 gifted students in one class room, not all are getting good GBRS (>12). Only 1-2 students from each class room are getting good GBRS(>12). This is the problem. If there are 4-5 2nd grade classes, only 1-2 kids from each class are getting good GBRS and others are left out even if they get good scores. So parents has to fight with appeal process with private testing etc.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:43     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The processs is to get good education. Not GT any more. This is AAP. Who ever needs to get AAP education needs to be selected. If some parents does not want AAP education they can opt for current school.


However the eligiability qualification is still basically 'natural giftedness' rather than high acheiving which shows on report card.



yeah, not mere precociousness! 8)
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:39     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:The processs is to get good education. Not GT any more. This is AAP. Who ever needs to get AAP education needs to be selected. If some parents does not want AAP education they can opt for current school.


However the eligiability qualification is still basically 'natural giftedness' rather than high acheiving which shows on report card.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:39     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:The processs is to get good education. Not GT any more. This is AAP. Who ever needs to get AAP education needs to be selected. If some parents does not want AAP education they can opt for current school.


um... but how do you know who "needs to be selected?" WISC 125, GBRS 9? See, there's the wrinkle.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:33     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
The processs is to get good education. Not GT any more. This is AAP. Who ever needs to get AAP education needs to be selected. If some parents does not want AAP education they can opt for current school.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:29     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
By the way crowded classes are not just AAP issue.
It's entire FCPS problem.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:17     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:
County made appealing part of the process. If they didn't, the first round could've been very different in evaluation. You don't need to care much about other kids here. Take good care of yours.



right. I understand that half the kids in AAP got in on appeal. Having been in the classroom a couple of times, I can tell ya a whole lot of them obviously received the "benefit of the doubt." That's why we have 30-31 in the class instead of 24 or 25.


It goes either way. Some kids probably got in with subjectively inflated GBRS.
There might be less 'gifted' kids who got in the first round than kids got in with appeal.

Crowded class got nothing to do with appealing. Maybe they need to raise the bar oeverall altogether.




Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:08     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In order to satisfy your own ego, you are wasting the county's valuable time and resources. Your child is going to do just fine if he and she studies hard and puts forth great effort. Instead, you want to brag with ladies at your book club that your child is in G/T. What life lessons are you teaching. When he or she gets rejected from certain colleges, are you going to stomp your feet and appeal that, too?


County made appealing part of the process. If they didn't, the first round could've been very different in evaluation. You don't need to care much about other kids here. Take good care of yours.



right. I understand that half the kids in AAP got in on appeal. Having been in the classroom a couple of times, I can tell ya a whole lot of them obviously received the "benefit of the doubt." That's why we have 30-31 in the class instead of 24 or 25.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 11:07     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
The county has an appeal process because they had to streamline the inevitable bitching from parents who couldn't handle the fact that their kids weren't picked for G/T. But I guess that's the climate around here - bitch and moan in order to have something brag about. Because of this ridiculous appeal process, you guys have weakened the entire G/T program.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 10:39     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
Anonymous wrote:In order to satisfy your own ego, you are wasting the county's valuable time and resources. Your child is going to do just fine if he and she studies hard and puts forth great effort. Instead, you want to brag with ladies at your book club that your child is in G/T. What life lessons are you teaching. When he or she gets rejected from certain colleges, are you going to stomp your feet and appeal that, too?


County made appealing part of the process. If they didn't, the first round could've been very different in evaluation. You don't need to care much about other kids here. Take good care of yours.

Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 10:29     Subject: GT/AAP Appeals
In order to satisfy your own ego, you are wasting the county's valuable time and resources. Your child is going to do just fine if he and she studies hard and puts forth great effort. Instead, you want to brag with ladies at your book club that your child is in G/T. What life lessons are you teaching. When he or she gets rejected from certain colleges, are you going to stomp your feet and appeal that, too?
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2011 10:22     Subject: Re:GT/AAP Appeals
Hi 10:02 If you don't mind sharing what was your dd GBRS?We are appealing with a very high WISC and a GBRS of 9. Thanks