Hello,
I apologize if these questions have all been asked in the past, but I searched and didn't see them. My son is currently in 5th grade at a school that does not offer GT programs, but he has been accelerated into 6th grade math. We are moving this summer to Fairfax County, VA where there are supposedly excellent GT programs. My son is very high-achieving and has scored very well on the achievement tests that he has been given. For example, last year he received a perfect score on the math section of the WASL (Washington's standardized test). He also just brought home a math score for the NWEA that was 247 (based on the 6+ math survey even though he is in 5th grade). According to the scale that I found that would put him at just above the median for an 11th grader. After doing some research, I convinced his school to give him the CogAT test in preparation for our move. I got the scores today and from what I can tell, they aren't high enough to qualify for the GT program in VA. He got a 128 or 97% Verbal, 125 or 96% Quantitative, and a 106 or 68% for non-verbal. He had never been given anything like this before and the administrator of the test had never done it before either. Also, he was given a level F test which looks like it is usually used for 7th-8th graders. Could this impact scores? With scores like this should I pursue GT programs when we move? Is there anything else that you would recommend that I do? I am really completely new to all of this and totally confused so any help or suggestions would be very welcome!
