I have been MIA from this board lately, as we finished up 4th grade in a different school for DD9. This was the most challenging year for us that lead to a decision to change schools to a more GT friendly school and away from daily bullying for DD. They accepted DD to their GT classroom (with 1 year math and LA subject acceleration) for the rest of the year, but for next year they needed testing DD didn't have.
At first we were going to test right away, but as the GT coordinator reminded me, DD may not test well if she is affected by all the changes. I wanted her to test when she is not distracted/nervous. So the last week of school DD had subject specific achievement tests and scored 98-99th percentile in all. Now we are waiting to schedule the WISC for her (she needs 130sh) to get all the acceleration we want. In the GT classroom you can accelerate in math and LA up to 2 years. So for DD it would be 6th or 7th grade math and LA in 5th. Since DD is already grade skipped once, this would be a 3 year acceleration and a great fit.
I hope her WISC scores are reflective of her true abilities and then I can take a deep breath finally!! This year was difficult, but DD knows that her parents will not leave one stone unturned to advocate for her needs. As soon as I spoke with this GT coordinator, I knew this was the right school for DD. When I heard: "I feel that gifted children have special learning needs that are not addressed in the mainstream classroom" I thought I had died and gone to GT heaven, LOL!!!
