Apply to AAP as a "geographically new to the area"

[Anonymous]

I was just wondering if anyone on this board has had any experience with their DC applying to the level 4 aap as a student who is "geographically new to the area". The FPCS website states that if we go that way, a decision is made within a week, and if accepted DC can start immediately at a center. I am considering this for my DC (NNAT and Cogat all 99th on all subtest) and would appreciate any recommendation on what to include on the file to submit to the committee. Besides GBRS from current teacher, should we get recommendation letter from past teachers? What kind of work samples should we submit?

Thank you

[Anonymous]

When are you actually moving into town?

[Anonymous]

Not until may/June. I would prefer DC to start at a center right away, if eligible, as opposed to switching in the middle of the school year. I am gathering info now so I can prepare a strong file to submit to committee.
Thanks!

[Anonymous]

your application cant be considered until you are an actual resident of fairfax county.

[Anonymous]

I Am aware of the residency requirement. I just wanted to know in advance what I should include in my file to FCPS so I can prepare and start saving relevant documents.

[Anonymous]

We moved to fairfax over the sumer in August, applied immediately, and received acceptance letter around 10 days later, and started at the beginning of the year. Our child was entering 4th grade.

Most of our paperwork was still on the moving truck, so we included very little in our child's packet. We submitted test scores, most recent report card (previous school year only), and the letter from the previous school district indicating acceptance to their GT program. We also completed the parent form required for parent referral. We submitted no additional work samples, no teacher evaluation other than comments on the report card, and permanent records had not yet arrived from the previous school. Process was very easy, perhaps because test scores are very high (99.8, and hitting the ceiling on 1/2 of the test) and child had previously been enrolled in 2 other districts GT programs.

If your child's scores are solidly in the 99% + range I am sure it will be an easy process too.

[Anonymous]

13:09 here. We did contact the previous teacher for the evaluation form, but due to it being summer vacation was not able to get that form until after we submitted the packet. We held on to it just in case we needed to apeal, but ended up not using it. If you can get that form completed by your child's teacher before moving I would definitely recommend having it in your initial packet.

[Anonymous]

PP, thank you so much for your insights into the process.

[Anonymous]

We did the same thing last year with our child entering third grade. We had to go to the school and register FIRST so that there would be a student record number to go with our application. We had to make an appointment to drop off the AAP packet, which included the WISC write-up (we had no other standardized testing to provide), the GBRS form (which we'd had the prior year's teacher fill out for us before we moved), the parent-referral form, and two pieces of school work (though I have no idea how much that mattered). We dropped everything off at the office and got a letter in the mail about a week and a half later advising us that our child had been accepted.

We also wanted to spare our child yet another transition and are glad now that we made that extra effort -- otherwise she would have been tested this fall and then had to switch teachers/classrooms at the end of January/end of semester. We were also lucky that our base school is also a center school, so we didn't have to sorry about any changes in bus routes, etc.