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[quote=Anonymous]I'm convinced my child got in based on GBRS and teacher recommendations.  We did not have strong test scores but we had strong support from the school.  I also think the recommendation letters and work samples that I put together were pretty persuasive.

As far as working with the school, I think it depends on your teacher and AART and how supportive they are of your child.  When I called my child's classroom teacher to discuss the test stores, the teacher was completely in favor of me referring my child and committed to doing as much as possible to help us create a solid screening file.  Then I went to school and met with the teacher and we looked at the work samples that were being considered, I asked what kinds of work samples are most useful, and I asked a bunch of other questions about the teacher's experience with what kinds of kid did and didn't get in and what was in their files.  That helped me select other things for the file that were complementary and not duplicative of what the teacher was using.  I also had a long phone conversation with the AART to ask questions and get guidance on what to emphasize in my submissions.  Both of them were very open to working with me, in part b/c they were 100% supportive of me referring my child from the beginning and felt he clearly belonged in the Center despite not testing into the pool.

It's a shame that others aren't finding the same level of support at their base schools.  If the teacher doesn't believe a child is qualified and therefore isn't supportive of working with the parents on the file, I think that is ok, because the teacher should give his/her professional opinion based on experience with that child and should use the GBRS to do an objective assessment of the child.  But it's different if teachers and AARTs just don't want to help parents navigate the process at all, regardless of whether they feel the child is qualified.  [/quote]

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