I just had a few thoughts and wanted to get them out. Bare with me. We have been heavily advocating at our DS6 school since we had him privately tested in February. The school does pay attention to the testing, but it hasn't gotten my kid a whole lot in K. The school is super focused on their in district testing. They had no idea where my kid was at or what to do with him. From what I've been reading on a lot of other parent's posts and surfing online public school is only looking at current achievement in a specific setting. I think of all of the time I spent on the questions for the DYS application and how my son's school asked none of those questions. DYS knows more about my son and how his brain works and what his potential is than a teacher he has spent the entire school year with.
What if public schools asked those kinds of questions at the beginning of the year? Yes, it might be more time consuming, but wouldn't it serve everyone better?
