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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone give me an idea what the parents referral packet includes?  From FCPS info.on web, it seems that parent can submit up to 4 work samples and there is a referral form that parents can submit.  Are these part of the parent referral packet? Anything else needed?[/quote]

"Anything else" might include other testing, which does not count towards the not-to-exceed-5-pages portion of the parent referral. The not-to-exceed-5-pages portion can include anything, so it could include 2 pages of work samples, 2 recommendations, and a letter from you (as an example).[/quote]

Check this -- last year parents could submit up to five pages of work samples PLUS five pages of letters, awards, or commendations (can include a parent letter as one of these five).  You can reduce work samples to fit two or more on one page.  Our AART advised us to use our child's best written work product, no math sheets, and no more than one page of artwork.  They want to see writing.  If you submit four pages of work samples, the school will supply the fifth.  If you supply five, that bumps out whatever work sample the school would have provided (the school includes no work sample).[/quote]

Not at our school. WSI and 5 other pages, including narrative write up, was all we were allowed to submit. We submitted no work samples or certificates/awards.[/quote]

What is a WSI? And what narrative write-up are you talking about? 
The guidelines are county-wide, not decided by each school.[/quote]

Do they have to be 5 pages of work sheets and 5 of certificate and recommendation letters or can they be any number with a total of 10. My DD has about 5 certificates, I wanted to add 1-2 recommendation letters and just 2 work samples, and school provides one.  Would that work or would they throw out the extra letters or certificates? Thanks . [/quote]

They would weed out the extras. What are all those certificates for? If they're not relevent, don't include them. It is not necessary to include student of the month certificates or honor roll certificates. At many schools everyone is a student of the month at some point during the year and the committee will have report cards so they will know if a kid has good grades. Make sure what you're including is relevent to academic achievement. [/quote]

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