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[quote=Anonymous]22:23, you wrote that really pushed with your child's school and the central office beforehand.   So you must have thought teacher and school had a lot of influence at that time.  And they clearly do.  There are probably other factors at work.  Plus your child had very high scores -- well above the cut off.  I agree with 06:14, perhaps your child is 2E.  The committee may have been able to figure that out.

I agree too that Donalan's arguments and opinions are inconsistent and some statements of "fact" are not correct.

Donalan, is English your second language?  I think this might explain why you seem to be contradicting yourself.  It is admirable to want your child to be happy.  We all want that.

Keep in mind that many of these children are the ones who are marginally qualified.  Parents of kids in the 70th percentile who receive S grades are not trying to get their child into AAP.  They know that would be pushing when a child is not ready.

The question concerns children who scored in the 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th percentiles with O grades and maybe some Gs.  Perhaps their GBRS wasn't great.  Perhaps it was, but their test scores were lower.  GBRS is HIGHLY subjective.

Perhaps the regular classroom isn't servicing those children well enough.  Parents wish to see if the AAP classes would be a better mix for their child.  It may be.  It may not be.  Once in the AAP program a parent may always return their child to a "normal" classroom if AAP isn't right for them.  Some children who don't make the cut for AAP may have still been better off in AAP.  THAT is why parents advocate for a child.  They too want their child to be happy. 
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