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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did not appeal when we went through this a few years ago but rather reapplied the following year.

Much like others have shared, the work samples in the packet were dismal.  And this was back when they were using the GBRS but they had clearly lifted some of my comments from my parent referral to drop into the GBRS b/c, well, these people didn't know my kid. So if you have better work samples, put those in.  And if you didn't fill out the parent part, do it.

I also had my daughter retake the CogAT (don't know if that's an option with this newer test) at GMU and when I did the packet for 8th grade, included those new scores and my own work samples.  I submitted a board game she had made, a writing piece that showed imagination/creativity, and a math problem she had solved at home where she helped us determine the size of a piece of furniture we needed to buy based on what we wanted to store in it (there was also a slideshow presenting her results...she loves google slides, ha ha!).

What also helped was that she had been identified for placement in the advanced math class despite not having any AAP label b/c the school has local AAP and gave the kids a beginning of the year test to find kids to fill those seats.  So when we reapplied, the school was already able to show she was doing advanced math work and doing well in it.

Good luck.  [b]I still think AAP is basically useless given the open enrollment options at the middle and high school level for honors classes,[/b] BUT, without the label, she wasn't guaranteed a seat every year in the advanced math class regardless of whether or not she "tested" in each year.  We only reapplied to make sure the advanced math would continue.  That's her area of strength.[/quote]

I hear this argument every yr but it makes no sense to me at the middle school level. Everyone takes honors at our MS and AAP is separate w/ different classes and cohort. The honors classes in ms are not the same as AAP. [/quote]

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