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Anonymous wrote:FWIW last year my second grader was in the pool. Classroom behavior was rough and the teacher was too distracted to really see any individual students. My kid got a terrible GBRS from them and didn’t get in. We paid for WISC at GMU and my kid scored very high. We appealed with that and more good work samples. He still didn’t get in. There’s no “back door” and teacher input is huge in these decisions.

I had a very similar experience last year, too. The GBRS is make or break. I’m disappointed because it is by its very definition, subjective.

My experience several years ago corroborates your observations. My kid was rejected with a very high GBRS, test scores just under the in-pool cutoff, and advanced in all subjects, but with somewhat sloppy work samples. We appealed with a parent letter and work samples, and my kid was admitted on appeals. They don't care that much about test scores. The GBRS is what makes or breaks a kid's chances.

Maybe the county finally realized how many were gaming admissions with all the private diagnoses. I'm guessing there's a new backdoor since people always figure out how to gain an unfair advantage.

Move to a Title I district