Anonymous wrote:NNAT & COGAT were not great. My child is complicated to say the least… she is NOT a good student as she has a ton of trouble focusing and has serious emotional/impulse issues.
She was referred for an IEP by the teacher and has gotten one in late January. Prior to that, the teacher had mentioned to me during a meeting that she thinks my child is “brilliant and is clearly bored in class.”
Her therapist and her doctors think she is so smart and wanted me to pursue an IQ test, but I always resisted because I didn’t see the point of it.
As per the process to see if she qualified for an IEP, the school psychologist met with her a bunch of times and, among other things, tested her IQ and told us it is 136.
He also said to us that she probably would need level IV services.
She did not get in. Should I appeal?
In one hand, I feel AAP n my ay be too much for her especially as she gets into 4th grade a d beyond. It does require a lot of organizational skills to keep up with all the assignments and projects (my older child is in AAP).
On the other hand, I can’t help but hope that being among kids more like herself (2E is very common) and seeing more challenging content or pace, may be helpful to her.
Also, it is a bit early to say with confidence, but it seems the new medication regimen she is now has done wonders.
Should I appeal and include the school psychologist report?
My guess is that the emotional/impulse issues you referenced significantly impacted the GBRS. My advice would be to wait out third grade, see if the IEP and medication make differences, and reassess for applying next year. You know your child best, but I’d be afraid that I was setting them up for failure and a lot of unnecessary stress until things settle down.
If the GBRS is low, an appeal won’t matter.