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Appeals Process
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The Everett Public Schools, in compliance with the Washington State rules for Highly Capable Programs (WAC 392-170-047), has an appeal process. If you do not agree with the selection decision and you wish to appeal, you will be asked to complete a Selection Decision Appeal form.
Please be aware that the selection decision appeal must be based upon one of the following conditions:
- A condition or circumstance believed to have caused a misinterpretation of the testing results, (for example, an incorrect birthdate or grade level used in calculation of the student’s score).
- An extraordinary circumstance occurred during the testing period that may negatively affect the validity of the test results (such as a death in the family or extreme physical ailment) this must be communicated to the district office in writing within two weeks of the end of district testing window.
- The suspicion of an error in the administration of the assessment.
- A misapplication or miscalculation of the scores by the selection committee.
Appeals submitted for reasons other than above will be denied without further consideration. No outside testing will be considered. The decision of the Appeal Review Team is final.
The deadline for submission of appeal is (10) ten work days from the date of notification of score results.