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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a 3rd grader who was new to FCPS this year. No NNAT only COGAT scores - composite 130 with the highest section score being 139. I found out today that his GBRS was 9, which I think was probably contributed heavily to the decision of the committee to not place him in AAP.

Should we appeal? Or will the GBRS weigh him down anyway?[/quote]

He has a shot if you appeal with a high WISC.[/quote]

Ok, I guess we will give it a shot with the WISC. Should we also submit additional work samples - would that help at all? Looking for inputs of parents who have appealed successfully in the past.[/quote]

I've not had to appeal, but for both of my kids who made it in on parent referral and not test scores, I submitted several at home work samples for both kids. Take a picture of an art project and tell why the child made it; photograph a lego creation that isn't made from directions. Talk about language your child uses at home if it's above average from his/her peers. I put all that kind of stuff in my referral, and while some here will say that makes me a crazy over the top parent (and maybe it does), my view is that it is so hard for any reviewer to have a holistic picture of a child with just two or three test scores and whatever the school says....

While you wouldn't get in on appeal with only the parent info, including that with a WISC score wouldn't hurt, I don't think.[/quote]

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