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 placement decision and you wish to appeal, you must complete a Placement Decision Appeal Form and send an email to: highlycapable@everettsd.org. You will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your submission. If you don’t receive a confirmation of receipt after sending, please call 425-385-4033. Please be aware that the placement decision appeal must be based upon one of the following conditions:

1. A condition or circumstance believed to have caused a misinterpretation of the testing results, (i.e., an incorrect birthdate or grade level used in calculation of the student’s score).

2. An extraordinary and temporary circumstance that negatively affected the validity of the test results (i.e., a traumatic event or physical distress immediately preceding the test). Illness on the test date does not qualify for an appeal after receipt of the student's test scores. If the parent/guardian notified the highly capable office of their student's illness within 24 hours, the test would have been rescheduled.

An appeal submitted for reasons other than above will be denied. An appeal to the placement decision committee can only be submitted for the above stated reasons.

No outside testing will be considered. The decision of the Appeal Review Team is final.

The deadline for submission of a formal appeal is March 16, 2026.

For inquiries, contact: 
Highly Capable Program
Krystal Gil, Administrative Assistant
Lindsey de Carteret, Administrative Assistant
425-385-4033
highlycapable@everettsd.org