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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks for the info. In hindsight, I should have highlighted it but I was concerned about getting other things in there and wasn't really thinking about the fact that the committee is looking at a huge stack of paper. It makes total sense though.

I did not mention the technology issues because the scores ended up being fine and very consistent with the WISC (within 1 point).

Hopefully I don't have to appeal, but if I do I will mention it. You can also include new work samples still. [/quote]

It does not sound like this oversight would lead to a rejection, as it's likely they'll still see your WISC and you've made it clear all the scores are good. The only concern would be that the HOPE is bad, but doesn't sound like you are worried about that.

The earlier poster said adding the WISC without context doesn't look good, but I don't see how they can possibly know that.

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Thanks for this. Her scores are good but they are not as high as some I see on her so I feel like I don't have a great idea of what is actually "good enough" for AAP. She was not in-pool. [/quote]

“Good enough” really depends on your school now that they’ve moved to local norms, and scores are only one part of the holistic picture. Scores should be supported by HOPE rating and work samples.

To the PP - I’m the poster who said WISC w/o context in the initial packet doesn’t usually look good. it’s been years since I’ve read the AAP equity report but you can find tons of threads w this info. The 2020 AAP equity report recommended doing away with WISC and the committee doesn’t care for it from an equity standpoint.  It does, however, makes sense to use in an appeal as new data, especially if you’re arguing there were testing issues, illness, etc.
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But isn't it also inequitable to discount a kid because they have this test result in their file? I would think it's at worst neutral or disregarded. [/quote]

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