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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]APPEAL ADVICE please

NGAT 143
"In Pool", Longfellow pyramid
NAT 139
iReady 457
MAP 201
Report Cards mosty 4s; a couple 3s

Still didnt get in.  Based on scores, thinking HOPE score?  or work samples?  Teacher doesnt seem to know child since fairly quiet and does as asked.   But, very very bored at school and concerned over this for next year.[/quote]
Step 1 - request submission packet with hope score from aart or principal. Do this today.[/quote]

I've requested it from AART and based on feedback here, will start to search threads on countering HOPE scores and add'l work products. Also a 2E kid so need to fugure out how (if?) that plays in.[/quote]

Did you make it clear that DC is 2E? If not, make sure that’s crystal clear this round. Other than that, try to review the application with as objective a view as you can as to what might have been the weakest point(s) of the application and try to bolster that section or those sections. Btw, I’m not affiliated with FCPS, had just planned to take that approach if needed. Give my recommendation the weight (or lack thereof) that it’s due.[/quote]

really appreciate response!  We didn't mention child is 2E in parent q - mostly based on advice that 2E could be seen as a liability.  We did, however, address it lightly in 504 form.  Sadly, i think the 2E is what impacted the HOPE score so nothing to lose now!  [/quote]

If you completed the 504 release form, then they know your kid is 2E.  I would focus on work samples where your kid goes above and beyond and what makes them stand out. My child created this book that had really unique literary style - it wasn't filled with advanced vocab, but was not a normal 2nd grade sample. Error analysis for mathematics (search Teachers Pay Teachers) for a grade-level problem. I used these in both of my kids' (both accepted, a few years apart) work samples. One kid was a grade level or two above and got a more advanced problem. The other was on grade level and got a 2nd grade problem. I didn't coach, and had the kid write their own thoughts. Each one then had a short narrative of why the work sample was included ("notice that Jimbo used higher-level thinking and not only found out why Sammy was wrong, but then elaborated on what the next step of the problem would be").

Both of my kids had written directions for grandparents who were watching our pets (unprompted). Both showed sequential reasoning and their own humor.

Flip through your phone camera roll - see what you already have (I kept albums/email drafts for each kid with things they said, conversations, work samples that weren't kept at school or they made at home). [/quote]

PP. And my kids made fun of me "are you writing that down for Sally's AAP submission?," but it paid off and I'm glad we are across the finish line! [/quote]

ha!  love that. I really appreciate the thoughtful response - lots of great ideas here to get us rolling.[/quote]

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