OK thanks for the feedback--I did some more reading on CogAt (what they give to 1st graders in September for gifted cut-off) vs. WISC and even though I am nervous about her cooperating fully for testing, I think our odds are better with WISC. If we wait til fall and she performs below expectations on CogAt then I think it is unlikely they would proceed with acceleration eval afterwards and we would be SOL. Pulled out older dd's testing--this is a kid with DYS scores on WISC and achievement, grade skipped in honors classes making straight As, who was only around 95th% on CogAt. So...not totally confident that test will give best picture.
At this point I turned in the form and we will see. Assistant Principal (who is very nice, has gifted endorsement, handled process for older dd) is great to work with. But principal apparently is not gifted/acceleration friendly and it is her call whether to proceed with testing. I wonder if teacher will be supportive. She seems to love dd, but don't think she gets her totally.
But thinking about it all, I realize I am not crazy to make the request, the kid really is at a minimum MG.
Thanks for listening!
