Are you sure the MAP test alone can requalify him for the gifted program? In our school district, qualifying for gifted programs requires a score based on a matrix of input (ability, achievement and teacher recommendation), and I've known a few kiddos who've not requalified for our local gifted magnet when ability tests were repeated. If the test your ds is being given isn't routinely given to all the kids in his grade at his school, and if you're being told it's because there is a concern that the original IQ measure is thought to be inflated, I'd be suspicious that the reason for retesting is to find a reason to remove him from the program.
FWIW my middle dd tested as MG on the WPSSI at not quite 5 years old. She was retested with the WISC in 2nd grade when she was having challenges at school, and her FSIQ and all subtest scores dropped substantially.
polarbear
