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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our principal says she keeps a list of parent requests for principal placement/guest status and considers that while making her decision for who to place in temp local level iv.

And totally agree, have heard it goes over very poorly to take an aggressive stance or claim child is bored in Gen ed. Look for times they are outliers: ie, whole class had to repeat a math test except your child, your child is in a small reading group for above grade level books etc[/quote]

These are good examples, but for those writing their appeal letter now, I would encourage you to take the examples one step further.  Right now those examples could be interpreted by a cynical committee as evidence that DC’s needs are actually being met in the classroom.  For example, they aced the test, so clearly they are learning what they need to in Gen Ed. Or there is a small cohort of kids in Gen Ed who are on par for reading with your child.  Help the committee understand not just that your child is smart, which those examples indicate, but that your child NEEDS AAP.  So if your kid was the only one that did not have to re-take the test, also explain that DC’s needs are not being met in the Gen Ed classroom because they could be learning so much more and meeting their potential if they were in a peer group with a higher baseline for learning. The current baseline in the Gen Ed group is not helping child fulfill their potential - DC is maxed out. Don’t make the committee search within your examples for why your kid needs AAP.  Spell it out for them explicitly.[/quote]

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