School did not include kid's key testing result in the AAP application materials sent to the county

[Anonymous]

In this case of neglect on the school's part, could we request that the school work it out with the county now (adding the testing result and re-evaluate the kid for AAP) rather than going through the appeal route (which has a much longer timeline and adds uncertainty)?

[Anonymous]

What test result did they leave out? I would reach out to your AART to start, but I'd also be working on an appeal.

[Anonymous]

You can request anything - that doesn't mean they'll oblige you.

[Anonymous]

It was a mistake, not "negligence". Appeal, include the test scores, and explain what happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In this case of neglect on the school's part, could we request that the school work it out with the county now (adding the testing result and re-evaluate the kid for AAP) rather than going through the appeal route (which has a much longer timeline and adds uncertainty)?

How did you find out this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was a mistake, not "negligence". Appeal, include the test scores, and explain what happened.

OP is entitled to an application and an appeal. The school botched the application. I'd go to the principal and the regional superintendent to ask how they plan to address the issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In this case of neglect on the school's part, could we request that the school work it out with the county now (adding the testing result and re-evaluate the kid for AAP) rather than going through the appeal route (which has a much longer timeline and adds uncertainty)?

How did you find out this?

I'm assuming OP requested a copy of the application and saw the test score section blank

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a mistake, not "negligence". Appeal, include the test scores, and explain what happened.

OP is entitled to an application and an appeal. The school botched the application. I'd go to the principal and the regional superintendent to ask how they plan to address the issue.

There's a built-in remedy: the appeal process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a mistake, not "negligence". Appeal, include the test scores, and explain what happened.

OP is entitled to an application and an appeal. The school botched the application. I'd go to the principal and the regional superintendent to ask how they plan to address the issue.

There's a built-in remedy: the appeal process.

You get an appeal from a complete packet. OP didn't get that. If that was the principal's response, I'd ask how many other test scores were left out and then move forward based on the teacher or AART's discriminatory treatment of my child. If the left out that data, then OP's kid was not afforded a fair opportunity on the first go around. This is the time to be the squeaky wheel

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a mistake, not "negligence". Appeal, include the test scores, and explain what happened.

OP is entitled to an application and an appeal. The school botched the application. I'd go to the principal and the regional superintendent to ask how they plan to address the issue.

There's a built-in remedy: the appeal process.

You get an appeal from a complete packet. OP didn't get that. If that was the principal's response, I'd ask how many other test scores were left out and then move forward based on the teacher or AART's discriminatory treatment of my child. If the left out that data, then OP's kid was not afforded a fair opportunity on the first go around. This is the time to be the squeaky wheel

Is the "key test" an FCPS administered test or something like a WISC, though? I wouldn't consider forgetting something that is out of the norm to be discriminatory.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a mistake, not "negligence". Appeal, include the test scores, and explain what happened.

OP is entitled to an application and an appeal. The school botched the application. I'd go to the principal and the regional superintendent to ask how they plan to address the issue.

There's a built-in remedy: the appeal process.

You get an appeal from a complete packet. OP didn't get that. If that was the principal's response, I'd ask how many other test scores were left out and then move forward based on the teacher or AART's discriminatory treatment of my child. If the left out that data, then OP's kid was not afforded a fair opportunity on the first go around. This is the time to be the squeaky wheel

Is the "key test" an FCPS administered test or something like a WISC, though? I wouldn't consider forgetting something that is out of the norm to be discriminatory.

The included tests are NNAT, COGAT and SOL. If any of those is left out, it's either favoritism or gross negligence. Either way, the parent should not let it go

[Anonymous]

A WISC would have been included by the parent. If that was missing it could be included in the appeal. I am guessing that the CoGAT or NNAT were missing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a mistake, not "negligence". Appeal, include the test scores, and explain what happened.

OP is entitled to an application and an appeal. The school botched the application. I'd go to the principal and the regional superintendent to ask how they plan to address the issue.

There's a built-in remedy: the appeal process.

You get an appeal from a complete packet. OP didn't get that. If that was the principal's response, I'd ask how many other test scores were left out and then move forward based on the teacher or AART's discriminatory treatment of my child. If the left out that data, then OP's kid was not afforded a fair opportunity on the first go around. This is the time to be the squeaky wheel

Is the "key test" an FCPS administered test or something like a WISC, though? I wouldn't consider forgetting something that is out of the norm to be discriminatory.

The included tests are NNAT, COGAT and SOL. If any of those is left out, it's either favoritism or gross negligence. Either way, the parent should not let it go

iReady, not SOL, unless this was a packet for a fourth grader or higher. Students don't take the SOL until third grade.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a mistake, not "negligence". Appeal, include the test scores, and explain what happened.

OP is entitled to an application and an appeal. The school botched the application. I'd go to the principal and the regional superintendent to ask how they plan to address the issue.

There's a built-in remedy: the appeal process.

You get an appeal from a complete packet. OP didn't get that. If that was the principal's response, I'd ask how many other test scores were left out and then move forward based on the teacher or AART's discriminatory treatment of my child. If the left out that data, then OP's kid was not afforded a fair opportunity on the first go around. This is the time to be the squeaky wheel

Is the "key test" an FCPS administered test or something like a WISC, though? I wouldn't consider forgetting something that is out of the norm to be discriminatory.

The included tests are NNAT, COGAT and SOL. If any of those is left out, it's either favoritism or gross negligence. Either way, the parent should not let it go

But since OP has not returned to say whether NNAT, CogAT, iReady, DRA (if school still does it), or SOL was left out we don't know. Sure if one of those was left out it's an issue - and the committee should probably have said something (maybe they did). But without clarifiation we don't know.

Since the parent submits stuff, but the school puts together the final packet, it is possible the parent put in a WISC and the school left it off the final product. Totally possible.

[Anonymous]

I would imagine the committee would have contacted the AART at the school is any of the required test scores were missing.