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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes .
But with these scores I’m not optimistic at all![/quote]

When you appeal, make sure you do every possible parent write-up (if you didn't do the questionnaire before, do it). Provide [i]specific[/i] stories that illustrate every HOPE criteria where your child got a "sometimes." Make sure to paint a detailed picture of your child. In addition, grab [url=https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/AAPGiftedBehaviorRatingScale_0.pdf]the old GBRS[/url], and while using stories about the HOPE criteria also think of the way GBRS talks about kids as giving you a list of keywords to hit on.

Add work samples that show complex academic-type work. I've used things like:

* a several word dictionary for a language my kid was developing (the county shows an example of hieroglyphics developed by a kid, which is a similar idea)
* [url=https://www.pta.org/home/programs/reflections]Reflections Art Contest[/url] literature entries with the artist's statement
* [url=https://nrich.maths.org/frontpage]NRICH math problems[/url] solved by my kid
* a math board game my kid made up (this kid was board game obsessed)
* an imaginary society my kid came up with while playing (this kid did this regularly, so it was pretty natural - I just photographed it and had her explain it)

Our AART also said the [b]kid[/b] should write an explanation of their work samples, in the first person.
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Any ideas for what to include in appeal if child got low score for “Is sensitive to larger or deeper issues of human concern”? Are there behavior examples for what teachers see in class that would demonstrate an always? Or what lessons in school give teachers visibility to score this one? Wondering what to include in an appeal if not high from teacher in application. Thanks,[/quote]

Is there something your child has noticed that shows that? Like being sensitive to other kids getting left out or something? Something age appropriate and not forced, but just generally showin caring about people or the environment?[/quote]

My kid took religious idea into heart, and often ask questions about God and death and those weighty questions.  I put it on parent questionnaire but my wife took it off, saying it sounds too fake.  But it's real.  [/quote]

PP here. My 4th grader did that too and I didn't put it in because I didn't know if the committee would understand the particular theological nuance she was referring to (it was about a very contested doctrine in the Christian church where different denominations disagree and have for centuries). But if it's easy enough to understand and doesn't require explaining the finer points of your religion, I wouldn't worry about it sounding fake. Some kids are just deep thinkers. Teachers have to know that.[/quote]

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