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[quote=Anonymous]My child got into AAP on appeal with a relatively low GBRS (2F 2O) but high test scores (including the WISC which they took for the appeal) We were surprised by the GBRS, but the AART said our child was slow to warm up and didnt speak up much that first quarter, and that is what they went on, not the fact that the child was above grade level, which is ridiculous but oh well. We spent the entire time on the appeal focusing on why the GBRS was inaccurate, and giving specific examples in the areas that they received the Os on. We explained their personality and why the gen Ed classroom was not the right fit for them.

If you have to appeal next year, do not quote the GBRS. That is not helpful, and doesn’t give any new information. Focus on why their GBRS should have been higher, and let the test scores speak for themselves. From what I heard from our AART, they don’t want to hear “but they are smart, just look at their scores”, they want specific anecdotes about why the kid needs the AAP class because gen Ed is not appropriate.

And those reasons need to be valid. Otherwise, maybe the gen Ed class is appropriate for the child. And that is okay too. [/quote]

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