2021 Appeals - Who's appealing & doing WISC?
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Anonymous
Now that I think of this we were told this on a virtual info session during the original packet submissions timeline but now it is on the appeals form. I guess FCPS picks and chooses for this new “everything equity” pitch.... |
Anonymous
| I have different take on WISC. We had it done last year and it was very high 99.9+%. (DC also had very high Cogat of over 140, but GBRS was FOs.) It didn't work on the appeal. However, this is the reason why I think you should get it if you can afford it. If the WISC score is really high then, even if the appeal doesn't work, (1) you can share that with your local school principal and AART as one of the reasons why your child should get into principal placement local LIV and (2) you can also share the WISC score next year with your AART and home room teacher in the beginning of the year to talk through your child's assessment and why you think advanced academics would be helpful for him/her. |
Anonymous
What are they doing in class now that demonstrates it? |
Anonymous
In our case, it gave them a sense of DC's strengths. DC is shy, so it's helpful for the teachers to have a sense of the child's abilities and potential. |
Anonymous
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Hi
For my daughter: 2nd grade NNAT 150 GBRS: 2FO,2 CO There was a section that says: Accommodation provided for student. Area of strength in Maths and Reading. For my kid, it is No in Maths. Question: a) Do you know what the above means. Are these supposed to be both YEs b) Her commentary says he is great problem solver c) What test would you recommend since NNAT is High- should we do WISC or Kaufman or CAS or Stanford Please provide inputs on how we can make the case. We also changed schools and the daughter was in pull out group in old school. What do you recommend we put in the appeal? The AART is not helping at all. |
Anonymous
Sure, WISC can maybe help in principal placement. I am unfortunately at a center school. So that doesn’t work.... |
Anonymous
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Wisc can also provide insight into your child’s learning GN processes that is helpful to know and share with teacher
Appeal is really a process of asking your AART how your child was viewed Your real appeal has to be to get the principal AART and teacher next year to advocate for your child all year and in the process Remember is just a program not a label |
Anonymous
What exactly is "principle placement"? I'm in a local IV school and as a matter of fact, the AART called to encourage me (also expressed surprise/disappointment that DD did not get IN), From the package teachers gave her pretty strong support (3 CO, 1 FO). But AART never mentioned any possibility of "principle placement", only gave some recommendation on what to look for in new work samples. So does the “principle placement" possibly happen after exhausting my appeal or i can directly apply for it with local AART? We would stay at local AAP any ways because of being in immersion program. |
Anonymous
| Hello. I wonder where we can get the full application package to review the GTRS. I wrote to the AART on Monday, but no response so far. Guess I have to wait a few more days. |
Anonymous
I just asked the AART via email, and he sent the package back and called me to encourage appealing. |
Anonymous
Most schools with a Local Level IV do not have enough kids accepted into AAP by the Committee to fill an entire class. Schools with a Local Program will fill the class with kids that the Principal Places. Many times kids who were in-pool or parent referred but not accepted into AAP are considered because the kids have the test scores and interests in participating in AAP. Those kids can be removed if they are struggling or if enough kids who have been selected into AAP move into the program and they need a spot. Principal Placed kids are not allowed to take the AAP classes in MS because they were not accepted into AAP. |
Anonymous
My AART hasn’t replied my email yet. I will wait a few more days and if there is still no response, I will email her gain. Thanks for sharing. |
Anonymous
Reply to your original email and CC the Principal on the email. have you checked your SPAM folder? Sometimes weird things end up there. |
Anonymous
A) I don’t think with answer is supposed to definitively determine whether DC gets in or not but it is a data point that contributes to the whole picture. My DS was in the most advanced math and reading groups in class and was classified as level II, so both boxes were marked “Y” for him. It may be different at other schools but that’s how it worked at ours. B) do you think your child needs advanced work in math? Do they demonstrate strength in this area and was the pullout at your previous school in math? Seems that is where you could show a different perspective than what the packet is portraying. Do you have work samples that demonstrate a more sophisticated level of problem solving ? C) no answer on testing bc this is a weird year but I’d look at the criteria used by the school to create the GBRS and let that guide you on what to highlight about your kid in the appeal. |
Anonymous
I am the OP of the comment above. We are also at a center school, but I used it for (2). In our case, we weren't concerned about the cost and decided that we should have the assessment done in any case. We are glad that we did. Of course, it helps too that DC scored extremely high. We have used it for applying to Davidson Academy. |