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It just seems like a total crapshoot and very teacher-dependent.[/quote]

It is, but not necessarily unreasonably so.  I don't think people appreciate what a monumental task the AAP selection process is.  They are reviewing around 5000 applications and need hundreds of people to plow through those.  The reviewers don't have much time to spend on each application, and there's a limit to how consistent the process can be with so many different people involved.

At your school, the AART probably has a bunch of packets to prepare with a very short deadline.  Teachers may have to come up with work samples and GBRS for half of the kids in the class.  They can't give high GBRS ratings without being able to justify it with some sort of sentence.  If your kid is quiet or isn't doing something to stand out, the teacher might not have the anecdata needed to give your child a high rating.  Some teachers are new and don't understand how to write a compelling GBRS.  Some teachers are burned out and half-assed.

FCPS knows that it's kind of a crapshoot.  That's why they let you appeal and apply again every single year.   [/quote]

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