My 5 year old son's Full Scale IQ score on the Stanford Binet V was a 145 (99.9-percent) and he is ineligible for gifted services. His academic skills also are advanced and significantly above his current grade placement. Once a child has the minimum 130 IQ score, Sarasota County requires a minimum number of points on a gifted profile worksheet for a child to be eligible for gifted services. Over half of these points come from grades and gifted characteristics scales provided by the child's teacher. My son's teacher converted his mostly "Outstanding" Kindergarten report card to almost all Bs even though he has earned As (mostly perfect scores) on all of his tests and this same teacher awarded him with an Academic Achievement Award. She said she based his grades on his "maturity". Interestingly, both the psychologist who tested my son and his previous teacher said that his concentration and focus were age appropriate. I am so frustrated by this result; my son is not challenged in his current placement and needs advanced work. Is there any way to get my county to reconsider my son's eligibility?
