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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are new to all this and do not understand many things. We met the school's gifted administrator. She is saying that the appeal is now between the FCPS and us and the school is not involved at all. In all our meetings with the classroom teacher throughout the year in the past, she indicated that my daughter has been one of the top performers in the class and is above her grade level in Math and Reading. However, she did not indicate so in her file. We are trying to meet with her if she can help my daughter's case some how but she does not want to meet with us. She is asking us to meet with the school's gifted administrator and we already did! I do not believe the school presented my daughter's case in a fair manner. My daughter is devastated with her rejection and with this mental state I am not sure how she would perform in WISC. Does any one know what can be done if we disagree with the GBRS and completeness/fairness of the school provided information? Thanks.[/quote]

PP.  We had a bit of an issue with this last year.  I actually wanted to have my ds's music teacher submit a rec.  She said she is not allowed.  The only part the FCPS teacher is allowed to submit is the GBRS (depending on the school, the teachers usually have  part in this, ours did them with the guidance counselor, I think).  Right on the appeal form it says that additional info/letters from FCPS should not be solicited.  The teacher's hands are tied there.  If you would like to submit a letter highlighting your child's strengths, with examples to counteract portions of the GBRS you do not agree with

You mention the teacher did not indicate your daughter's performance in the file.  Can you be specific.  For us, last year, the weak area was a GBRS of 9, and what I deemed to be a weak work sample.  I did ask ds' teacher if she could pull out some of his better samples, which she gladly did. I went through those and pulled out the ones I saw as really exemplary of my son's best work for the appeal.  I also got letters from additional sources, coach, outside church school teacher, etc.  We did not do WISC, and were denied on appeal too though.  My thought was what I provided was not strong enough to counteract the 9 GBRS.

This year in 3rd grade, with a new teacher, and therefore new GBRS, he was accepted on parent referral without new test scores (still the county ones from last year).  once again I asked the teacher for work samples (mark them "from school") which she gladly let me peruse, and copy.[/quote]

Our child is in a very similar situation to the children above in terms of test scores, grades, and marginal GBRS.  We had no input as to what work samples were included from the in school and we were very disappointed in the commentary to the GBRS.  It clearly demonstrated that those wrote it do not directly know our child.  Since the submission, our child has attended several outside (but school sponsored) academic events where she exceled, has been selected for an in school advanced academic program, has completed a new school art program, and has scored straight O's in every subject for third quarter (like the two prior quarters).  If significant information was omitted from the application (I can clearly demonstrate omissions/errors in the GBRS scoring and commentary) or new achievements have occured at the school since the submission, then how can this new info. be submitted?  It is the school that needs to document these new events--how can they not be involved?  Anything I submit will only be second hand from a parent, unlike additional new information coming directly from her teacher or those coaching the new school activities.  I am not an art teacher and cannot speak to the level of achievement or potential in my childs work in the art class she has taken over the last two months.  How can the teachers who know my child's activities (new material) the best since the initial submission be heard for an appeal if they cannot submit letters of recommendation?
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