results are in.....she just missed the cutoff. SO now what?
Sheila
Ug!!!
This was the CogAT? or the WISC? It there a gifted coordinator you can call and ask for a meeting. It may be that with 'just missed' plus a parent 'calmly and confidently' suggesting that their child really really needs the services, plus the support of the classroom teacher that may enough - and you wouldn't need testing at all.
Other possibility is that the school will do the WISC now with no additional charge.
If not, then check with Gifted Corrdinator to see if she/he has any leads as far as who is reasonably priced and good with bright kids. Find out which tests are acceptable to the school - no point in hiring a tester to do 'SB-V' for example, if the school only accepts WISC, for example.
The CogAT really isn't a good test for finding gifted kids.
Best Wishes,
Grinity
