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Anonymous wrote:Can we appeal Level II/III decisions? My child is quiet, gets good grades, the teacher has only said wonderful things about her, her test scores have all been 90%+ for reading and 99% for math but we did not receive LII/III notifications (we know they've been sent out for our school because a friend received an email)

I think you should always advocate for what you believe your child needs. So yes, I would reach out to your AART and possibly principal to ask why your child isn’t receiving LIII, especially in math.

Send in the referral form today if you have not already for level III

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Anonymous wrote:Can we appeal Level II/III decisions? My child is quiet, gets good grades, the teacher has only said wonderful things about her, her test scores have all been 90%+ for reading and 99% for math but we did not receive LII/III notifications (we know they've been sent out for our school because a friend received an email)

I think you should always advocate for what you believe your child needs. So yes, I would reach out to your AART and possibly principal to ask why your child isn’t receiving LIII, especially in math.

Can we appeal Level II/III decisions? My child is quiet, gets good grades, the teacher has only said wonderful things about her, her test scores have all been 90%+ for reading and 99% for math but we did not receive LII/III notifications (we know they've been sent out for our school because a friend received an email)

Anonymous wrote:Our apartment told us to expect a happy email

Ugh autocorrect AART

Our apartment told us to expect a happy email

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Anonymous wrote:We are already at the center school so don't have the same logistical challenges. I haven't heard anything regarding the appeal. The only thing I have heard from the AART recently is she sent the Level III notice on Monday.

Which center? we are in a center school. The AART never mentioned level III admission process. Do parents need to apply for their children? Is it a program that teachers choose students?

The school screens all kids for LII and LIII services. Some parents choose to apply, which they are allowed to do, because they want to highlight that they think their kid needs LII or LIII services.

I'm sure it depends on the school, but our screening process relies largely on the grade teacher's recommendation. My DC who was receiving 99% on IReady's and 138 on NNAT was never recommended, largely because of what I assume to be behavior issues. 1st grade teacher was new and did not have a lot of tactics to deal with "active" children, and the recommendations seemed to align largely to the ones who did not get in trouble. 1st Child, so we know nothing, we had to intervene in the middle of 2nd grade when DC mentioned that peers were being pulled out for special classes. 2nd grade teacher referenced 1st grade recommendation up until mid-year decisions, but advocated for him going forward. It was entirely too late by that point for the AAP packages for samples, but we were accepted anyway and is thriving with the experienced LIV teacher (and no behavior issues).

Long story short - recommend you advocate for your child for whatever services you think they need. Don't rely on the claims that "everyone is evaluated".

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are already at the center school so don't have the same logistical challenges. I haven't heard anything regarding the appeal. The only thing I have heard from the AART recently is she sent the Level III notice on Monday.

Which center? we are in a center school. The AART never mentioned level III admission process. Do parents need to apply for their children? Is it a program that teachers choose students?

The school screens all kids for LII and LIII services. Some parents choose to apply, which they are allowed to do, because they want to highlight that they think their kid needs LII or LIII services.

Our current center AART told parents to fill out a referral form if they wanted their child considered. Former AART said no need, they’d be considered if they had a referral file created for level IV. this was a change.

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Anonymous wrote:We are already at the center school so don't have the same logistical challenges. I haven't heard anything regarding the appeal. The only thing I have heard from the AART recently is she sent the Level III notice on Monday.

Which center? we are in a center school. The AART never mentioned level III admission process. Do parents need to apply for their children? Is it a program that teachers choose students?

The school screens all kids for LII and LIII services. Some parents choose to apply, which they are allowed to do, because they want to highlight that they think their kid needs LII or LIII services.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are already at the center school so don't have the same logistical challenges. I haven't heard anything regarding the appeal. The only thing I have heard from the AART recently is she sent the Level III notice on Monday.

Which center? we are in a center school. The AART never mentioned level III admission process. Do parents need to apply for their children? Is it a program that teachers choose students?

DP. School picks. At our school they screen everyone in May but this varies. I think that's when they do the annual HOPE/GBRS (yes, it's an annual thing even though most people only think about it in 2nd). You only hear if your kid is accepted to level II or level III. You can also parent refer at any time and the school has to respond within a month.

Anonymous wrote:We are already at the center school so don't have the same logistical challenges. I haven't heard anything regarding the appeal. The only thing I have heard from the AART recently is she sent the Level III notice on Monday.

Which center? we are in a center school. The AART never mentioned level III admission process. Do parents need to apply for their children? Is it a program that teachers choose students?

We are already at the center school so don't have the same logistical challenges. I haven't heard anything regarding the appeal. The only thing I have heard from the AART recently is she sent the Level III notice on Monday.

I've heard that sometimes the AART at the local school or the center school reaches out to parents early if the child was admitted to AAP on appeal. I am guessing this is because they want to know ASAP whether the student is going to the center school or not.

Has anybody heard from their AART?