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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got in on appeal last year. Got the packet from school that the AART submitted and it was practically blank. Work samples that the school submitted was kindergarten work. I was appalled and saddened that my child’s application was submitted this way. We submitted additional work samples and got in. No new testing but NNAT was 99%ile w CoGat was 96%ile[/quote]
+1 I was told that the school would submit the best work samples, so I let them choose all of the work samples for DD's portfolio. Got a copy of her portfolio after she was denied and was disappointed by the work samples they chose. They sent home better samples than the ones they submitted.

Now I know for my younger one not to leave it all to the school.[/quote]

This happened to us 3 yrs ago. They used awful samples and sent better ones home. I appealed with the samples they didn’t use and two from home.

Don’t trust that your local committee has any idea what they’re doing or that they know best your child’s strengths and ability.  [/quote]

I agree. I saw my child's packet and was disgusted. It looked like pages were missing, you could barely read it b/c it was so faint, and her HOPE scores did not reflect them at all- with 3 out of the 4 evaluators as people who spend 30 mins or less with my child during the week. I only trust their teacher to accurately evaluate my child. They should have included the previous teachers. We submitted their own essay and more work from school that demonstrated more complex and organized thinking. We are also requesting the committee consider the more objective testing than the subjective observations. Who knows if we get in this year, but we will continue to advocate on their behalf. [/quote]

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