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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, we had success on appeal with a WISC at a highly competitive, high SES school. Ignore the crazy high scores people post on here, and be especially leery of those recounting tales of other children *who are not their own* and were admitted. Parents lie to other parents all the time. 99 percentile is 135+, but I’d personally submit anything 130+ (98-99 percentile). Back in the olden days (pre covid/pre-local norms) gold standard used to be 132 on COGAT and 130 on WISC.

But for AAP appeal it’s not just about scores. If you truly believe your child needs AAP to thrive, you explain why that’s the case in the parent letter, provide authentic (child-created) work samples - especially those that counter any lower scoring areas — and provide any additional testing since the last packet submission to help bolster your case.

With regards to the work samples, if you look at the samples in the packet provided by school, the teacher tells you what the sample is supposed to be showing the committee. You can include a line or two on the sample showing the same and try to connect it to themes used in the HOPE rating scale. “This sample shows Charlie to be a creative and productive thinker with his … “

I hope some of this helps - good luck w the appeal! [/quote]

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