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WELCOME BACK!
We have been so excited to “see” the students and look forward to a great year! As your Advanced Academic Resource Teachers (AARTs), we will be providing periodic updates and news about our Glen Forest Advanced Academic Program.
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NEWS:
During the summer, our Young Scholars in the 4th and 5th grade Level IV programs, were chosen to participate in Glen Forest’s first virtual Summer STEM Program. This program was sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Partnership. The students used Snap Circuit kits and Micro:bit kits to create projects that could solve everyday problems.
Some of the projects included designing an app using Micro:bits, that would help you choose an outfit, and connecting a doorbell using Snap Circuits, that played birthday greetings! The students’ culminating projects were presented virtually to the FCPS Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) Office, the Thomas Jefferson Partnership, engineers from the VA Tech Thinkabit Lab, and our wonderfully supportive Glen Forest principal and assistant principals. Mrs. Choate gave each of the students a surprise at the end of their presentation by allowing them to keep their Snap Circuit and Micro:bit kits!
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UPDATES:
AAP Level IV Screening Updates for 2020-21 School Year
Due to the ongoing pandemic, there will be a few adjustments to the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) Level IV screening processes for the 2020-21 school year. Below please find some important notes for parents.
Timeline for Submitting an AAP Level IV Referral (Sept 8-Dec 1):
- Referrals for AAP level IV screening will be collected between September 8 through December 1, 2020.
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Referral forms will be collected via email, sent to the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART) and principal at the local school. The email will count as a digital signature for the referral.
- Please note referrals will not be accepted past December 1 in order to provide ample time for local schools to organize and submit screening portfolios to the central office.
Parent Input:
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Required: A referral form is required for any student (grades 2-7) whose parent would like them screened for full-time services but is not in the 2nd grade screening pool. Parents will be notified by the local school if their second-grade student is in the pool by November 1. Parents whose child is in the pool may submit the referral form but are not required.
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Optional: Parents have the option to submit the parent/guardian questionnaire and/or up to four pages of student work samples. These optional materials should be submitted to the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher at the local school when submitting the referral form.
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Discontinued: Awards and certificates will not be part of screening files.
Testing Updates:
- The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) will not be offered this school year.
- The one-time retest option for the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test (NNAT) or CogAT test will not be available this school year.
- There will be a process for students without an abilities test on file to take the NNAT in December. Local schools will determine which students require the NNAT and will reach out to families to schedule safe and socially distanced testing.
- Please note that while private testing that follows guidelines may be submitted, testing is only type of data considered. All ability tests are considered within the larger context of the overall screening portfolio. FCPS does not encourage families to seek additional testing beyond what FCPS provides to all students.
Additional information about the screening process will be shared through local school newsletters. Local schools will also communicate opportunities for parent information sessions on the AAP continuum of services and the screening processes for AAP levels II-IV.
More information, including parent presentation videos and descriptions of all available AAP services K-12, is available online. Stay tuned for the date and time of our Glen Forest AAP Parent Information Night!!
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We wish you and your students a wonderful virtual start to the year!
Your Advanced Academic Resource Teachers,
Mrs. Edwards,
Mrs. Rothman
Ms. Ulsh
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