Fairfax County GT/AAP Appeals.
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Anonymous
That's ridiculous that she refused to meet with you. Not sure why people like that work in schools. |
Anonymous
I don't have any thoughts but am roughly in the same boat, with the same GBRS and a slighly lower FSIQ. Even though they review the new information with the appeal, I hope the decent GBRS improves our case. This whole process is very frustrating. |
Anonymous
I'm kind of surprised you didn't request the file before appealing. They are required to give it to you. |
Anonymous
No. The only new documentation submitted to the committee is the documentation submitted by the parent for the appeal. The school has no say in the appeal decision. |
Anonymous
Dont get worry.. Our appeal was approved with WISC 139 same as yours and very low GBRS. |
Anonymous
Thanks, DS got in, both kids go to same school. What a big relief ! |
Anonymous
"Refused to meet with you?" Exactly how did that conversation go? |
Anonymous
| Received Acceptance - cogat 128, IQ 132. Thank you to all who encouraged to go through next step. |
Anonymous
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I asked aart for a meeting. was forwarded a link to the level ii/iii referral form.
when I asked further I was told I needed to discuss my concerns with the principal. that was it, she was not helpful. I think her job is more doing one hour pullouts for part time aap kids, and doesn't help or involve herself with packets. I was told to ask the office for a copy of the aap packet by her as well. she was not helpful. |
Anonymous
That's really disappointing to hear. I understand that she may not have time to meet with everyone, but she should have at least been the person to make sure you got the screening file. That is her job, and that is the person FCPS tells you to contact. I requested conferences with both my child's teacher and the AART after receiving the initial determination, and both talked to me on the phone (separately) for over 15 minutes. It was partially based on those conversations that I felt comfortable going forward with the appeal. If they had given me a sign that my child could not handle the program, I probably would not have pursued it. Oh, and the AART got the file ready for me in just a day or two. Sorry you did not get more support. |
Anonymous
It's ridiculous that a child would qualify for Mensa, but not AAP. For cases like this, they should at least have to provide some sort of explanation, and not just be able to send a rejection form letter. |
Anonymous
Agree. I'm admittedly new to all this, but I'd say that unless your child has been getting very poor grades and/or had NNAT and CogAt scores that were way below the average, something seems very off. |
Anonymous
Thank you, that's good to hear! This whole thing is new to my husband--he thinks we should wait a year because dc is doing so well at the current school and dc is very happy and does not want to move right now, so I guess we will wait. Do any experienced parents know if our child will automatically receive Level III services at the base school every year if we don't end up going to the center? I know it will happen next year if we defer, as the yellow form said so, but is that decided on an annual basis, or is it an automatic thing once the child qualifies for Level IV? |
Anonymous
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Appeal granted!
NNAT 124 Cogat 120 GBRS 11 WISC fsiq 129 (VCI 136) |
Anonymous
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No luck for us. We had the WISC of 120. Did not send it in just appealed with letter and work samples. So I guess we will try again next year. This is a fantastic learning experience though. It has made my DD more determined to succeed. Success is not always just getting into an AAP class, so I am excited to see where this lesson takes her.
Thank you all for wisdom in navigating these waters. |