I found out yesterday (via email) that the application we'd made to have ds10 retested/reviewed for the math gt program was denied. 6 months ago I would have been perhaps more receptive to this, based on their 'rubric', he hasn't been hitting 'exceeds peers by 2 grade levels or 2 standard deviations in testing' at least not at the school.
I have a phone meeting planned with the gt teacher to consider appealing, at least I have that option.
Since Nov., he has been working in epgy algebra and just sitting watching him with the example problems, it seems very clear to me that his ability to take in and ENJOY new/much harder mathematical material is pretty darn high and I think it would be a poor placement for him to be in pre-algebra next year (
if he gets in, apparently you have to get 95% on your math sol, which he usually does, but certainly there is a chance he will not). So he might just be in a repeat of 5th grade math, which was a repeat of 3/4th grade math.
I know his regular teacher doesn't think much of him, so I feel certain she did not recommend him well on his application (of which I have no proof). I suppose further that my statements about his work, and the copies of what he's been working on at home had very little weight also. Lastly I suspect that the district just doesn't feel like spending the money to test a kid if they don't strictly have to.
I say all this to get it off my chest before this phone call.
I am almost certainly going to appeal based on the algebra being technically 3 grade levels ahead of his current grade. I feel it is absurd of the committee to have ignored this information because they probably thought they couldn't 'trust' it.
I really don't know what else makes logical sense.
I will try not to be mean to the poor lady who is going to call today.
