CPS Obsessed

Here’s the notification schedule of when CPS will mail letters:

Elementary Magnet Schools March 15-19, 2010
Magnet cluster schools March 15-19, 2010
Elementary open enrollment schools March 15-19, 2010
Gifted, classical, academic centers March 19, 2010

In the past, the gifted/classical letters have mailed on time.  I think I recall the magnets going out in a timely way.  Neighborhood schools have been horrendously late as it takes time for CPS to work through all the schools’ lotteries.  Can’t even imagine what the 4-tier system will do this year.  Eek.
Also, last year there was a group of people whose gifted/classical test scores were lost in the mail.  Took 2 weeks to convince GEAP to re-send them.  If yours is late, you can go to the GEAP office to pick it up.

It is also unclear whether for the gifted/classical schools they will send the test scores and the school notifications at the same time.  That seems to vary year by year.

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This page is still under construction, but I’m going to pull together some of my old posts that might help parents who are getting ready to test their kids this year.  I’ll write more soon, but if you’re looking for info on the test, this should get you started.  Please post in the comment section after your child has tested if you like.  I always love hearing the stories from parents afterwards…..

CPS Office of Academic Enhancement (I DARE you to find this link from the main CPS website (CPS.edu.)  Honestly, it’s ridiculous.
http://cpsmagnet.org/index.jsp?rn=7317597
The home page has a description of how the new selection criteria will for for the 2010/2011 school year (the removal of race as a selection factor.)

http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/12/12/some-resources-for-giftedclassical-test-prep/

http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/12/11/what-to-look-for-in-a-gifted-or-classical-program/

http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/11/21/those-new-yorkers-will-pay-for-anything/ (There is a link to some sample questions here.)

http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/11/16/for-parents-interested-in-gifted-classical-test-prep-from-thinktonight-com/

http://cpsobsessed.com/2008/10/30/new-clues-about-the-gifted-test-content-and-can-i-prep-my-kid/

http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/25/answers-to-some-commentsquestions/

http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/18/some-updates-from-geap/

http://cpsobsessed.com/2008/07/24/our-giftedclassical-testing-experience/

http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/01/10/our-gifted-testing-experience-part-2/

http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/

http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/04/giftedclassical-notifications-coming-soon-to-a-mailbox-near-you/