Is that your school's cut? I don't think it's standardized across PA, but unfortunately he would not be considered here at all. You can always retest in a year. Being bright and the oldest in a grade is not a good combination when teachers are struggling to get every kid to the proficient mark. Not that this is any consolation, but even highly gifted kids are too often neglected for those early years.
I was told last year (by a different school in the district) that the district cut-off for gifted is 130 on WISC IV (we never discussed other tests and if they are different b/c I was told that *the* test they use is the WISC) and is state mandated. I was also told by the same psych that they allow in as low as 127 with appropriate achievement scores.
Now, we are in a new school in the same district (and this school is much more laid back, friendly, accomodating and much less 'by the book' than the last school). They also said the cut-off for WISC is 130 (I have no idea what it is for SB-V so not entirely sure it is the same but ...probably). And they told me that "it isn't just scores" - that they have a gifted teacher come in to obseerve and teach the kids 4 times over the year. When they told me this, they said it in a way (during my sons IEP) that made it seem like this brings more children in not less and that they wouldn't let DS' 'close-but-not-quite-scores' keep him out. This was the feeling they conveyed. Then I realized (and as someone pointed out here) this approach could be used as a way to keep even qualifyng socres out ... (sort of 'yeah he's gifted but he has too many issues or isn't a good rep for the program) - just because they put a positive face on it doesn't mean much. So I realized I can't feel too comfortable and it is very leikely it is not easy to get him in with any borderline scoring and the fact that he amy be brilliant verbally but don't ask him to write or tell you his "left from his right" Ha ha! Fortunately his vocab and speaking abilities do make most educators stop and comment on how intelligent he is so he doesn't 'look' too bad off but he sure doesn't look gifted when he has to write and every number and letter is backwards or up-side-down, copy any any kind of picture or shape, or tell you which is his left hand LOL - poor kid
A friend of my once commented (way before I got any diagnosis or anything) "Your DS is astoundingly smart but can't seem to even write his name... it is so odd." Yes, yes it is.
