AAP Results and Discussion 2025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the panic settles here... For those appealing, you've got a three things you can work on: #1) WORK SAMPLES! This is a huge factor in the overall eval. Request the packet so you can see what's been submitted. Your kid might have amazing test scores, but if these aren't consistent with the work, it's a real issue. Original samples will remain in the file, but you've got a month to have your kid produce better ones. Search the archives here for great suggestions (i.e. skip the art projects and focus on the CCT's, etc.); #2) PARENT APPEAL LETTER - Address the deficiencies in the original packet and make sure you justify why your kiddo needs FULL-TIME services where a LIII pull-out isn't enough. Provide new info on CCTs, gifted behavior; #3) Take the WISC... But only if you really feel like it was the score that was inconsistent with the rest or somehow didn't represent. Look here to see what kids from your school got in with. Good luck!

What is a CCT?

Critical and Creative Thinking strategies. It literally give you clues on how to prepare your work sample.

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/critical-and-creative-thinking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the panic settles here... For those appealing, you've got a three things you can work on: #1) WORK SAMPLES! This is a huge factor in the overall eval. Request the packet so you can see what's been submitted. Your kid might have amazing test scores, but if these aren't consistent with the work, it's a real issue. Original samples will remain in the file, but you've got a month to have your kid produce better ones. Search the archives here for great suggestions (i.e. skip the art projects and focus on the CCT's, etc.); #2) PARENT APPEAL LETTER - Address the deficiencies in the original packet and make sure you justify why your kiddo needs FULL-TIME services where a LIII pull-out isn't enough. Provide new info on CCTs, gifted behavior; #3) Take the WISC... But only if you really feel like it was the score that was inconsistent with the rest or somehow didn't represent. Look here to see what kids from your school got in with. Good luck!

What is a CCT?

Critical and Creative Thinking strategies. It literally give you clues on how to prepare your work sample.

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/critical-and-creative-thinking

I am not sure where they came up with this but I can assure you it is not evidence based. You can be gifted or advanced and not use many of these.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the panic settles here... For those appealing, you've got a three things you can work on: #1) WORK SAMPLES! This is a huge factor in the overall eval. Request the packet so you can see what's been submitted. Your kid might have amazing test scores, but if these aren't consistent with the work, it's a real issue. Original samples will remain in the file, but you've got a month to have your kid produce better ones. Search the archives here for great suggestions (i.e. skip the art projects and focus on the CCT's, etc.); #2) PARENT APPEAL LETTER - Address the deficiencies in the original packet and make sure you justify why your kiddo needs FULL-TIME services where a LIII pull-out isn't enough. Provide new info on CCTs, gifted behavior; #3) Take the WISC... But only if you really feel like it was the score that was inconsistent with the rest or somehow didn't represent. Look here to see what kids from your school got in with. Good luck!

What is a CCT?

Critical and Creative Thinking strategies. It literally give you clues on how to prepare your work sample.

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/critical-and-creative-thinking

I am not sure where they came up with this but I can assure you it is not evidence based. You can be gifted or advanced and not use many of these.

Not PP, but it really doesn't matter, does it. The AARTs and 2nd grade teachers who review packets are trained on these.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the panic settles here... For those appealing, you've got a three things you can work on: #1) WORK SAMPLES! This is a huge factor in the overall eval. Request the packet so you can see what's been submitted. Your kid might have amazing test scores, but if these aren't consistent with the work, it's a real issue. Original samples will remain in the file, but you've got a month to have your kid produce better ones. Search the archives here for great suggestions (i.e. skip the art projects and focus on the CCT's, etc.); #2) PARENT APPEAL LETTER - Address the deficiencies in the original packet and make sure you justify why your kiddo needs FULL-TIME services where a LIII pull-out isn't enough. Provide new info on CCTs, gifted behavior; #3) Take the WISC... But only if you really feel like it was the score that was inconsistent with the rest or somehow didn't represent. Look here to see what kids from your school got in with. Good luck!

What is a CCT?

Critical and Creative Thinking strategies. It literally give you clues on how to prepare your work sample.

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/critical-and-creative-thinking

I am not sure where they came up with this but I can assure you it is not evidence based. You can be gifted or advanced and not use many of these.

Not PP, but it really doesn't matter, does it. The AARTs and 2nd grade teachers who review packets are trained on these.

I get it, and if I were a parent preparing an appeal, I would give it a try. But I assume if you (like I) think this is a reasonable thing to do for work samples, you would have no argument with parents who helped their kids prepare for the standardized testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When the panic settles here... For those appealing, you've got a three things you can work on: #1) WORK SAMPLES! This is a huge factor in the overall eval. Request the packet so you can see what's been submitted. Your kid might have amazing test scores, but if these aren't consistent with the work, it's a real issue. Original samples will remain in the file, but you've got a month to have your kid produce better ones. Search the archives here for great suggestions (i.e. skip the art projects and focus on the CCT's, etc.); #2) PARENT APPEAL LETTER - Address the deficiencies in the original packet and make sure you justify why your kiddo needs FULL-TIME services where a LIII pull-out isn't enough. Provide new info on CCTs, gifted behavior; #3) Take the WISC... But only if you really feel like it was the score that was inconsistent with the rest or somehow didn't represent. Look here to see what kids from your school got in with. Good luck!

What is a CCT?

Critical and Creative Thinking strategies. It literally give you clues on how to prepare your work sample.

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary/advanced-academic-programs/critical-and-creative-thinking

I am not sure where they came up with this but I can assure you it is not evidence based. You can be gifted or advanced and not use many of these.

Not PP, but it really doesn't matter, does it. The AARTs and 2nd grade teachers who review packets are trained on these.

I get it, and if I were a parent preparing an appeal, I would give it a try. But I assume if you (like I) think this is a reasonable thing to do for work samples, you would have no argument with parents who helped their kids prepare for the standardized testing.

Given that I did do a prep book with each of my kids for both the CogAT and the NNAT, I'm not one of the ones who appears on here screaming about prep.

[Anonymous]

Are the AAP open houses for both parents and kids? The email invites from the principals didn't say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are the AAP open houses for both parents and kids? The email invites from the principals didn't say.

Ours was both. There were some presentations from current students for everyone, then the kids went on a tour and the parents heard from the teachers and had a Q&A.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are the AAP open houses for both parents and kids? The email invites from the principals didn't say.

Ours was both. There were some presentations from current students for everyone, then the kids went on a tour and the parents heard from the teachers and had a Q&A.

Ours is just for the parents but they have a quiet activity (their words) for the kids.