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Middle School Appeals Process Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Who can appeal? Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Anyone who is dissatisfied with the offer he/she received from the main round can appeal. Because appeals are not based on need, families can appeal any offer they have received, whether it was a 3 rd choice offer or an offer the family didn’t choose. Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Appeals are not prioritized by need. This means, students who are appealing their 5 th or 6 th choice or a school that was not listed on their application are not given higher consideration than students who are appealing their 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th choice. Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

What schools can you appeal for? Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

The list of schools that were ranked on the main round application are the schools you should rank on the appeals application. Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Appeal Application Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

How are appeal decisions are made? Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Appeals are based on: • The order schools are ranked on the application • How schools assess students based on their admission criteria during the main round • Number of seats available in a school Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Example of how appeals decisions are made Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

MS 30 is a middle school that had 22 After assessing all students, they ranked available seats during the main round of them in numerical order and selected the top 30 students. Those students names the process and received 50 applicants. were sent to Enrollment to be offered a placement at MS 30. MS 30 gets their list of the 22 students who have been MS 30 Applicant List MS 30 Applicant List matched with their school (names in 26. Sierra Kaufman green). The remaining 8 students are then 27. Romeo Bender 28. Lance Frye placed on the school’s “overflow” list 29. Gunnar Holmes along with the other students (underlined 30. Makayla Watkins 31. Madeleine Hogan names). 32. Payton Poole 33. Melanie Murphy 34. Maximo Lester 35. Jaslyn Schultz MS 30 has now learned that 7 students will 36. Danielle McIntyre not be coming to their school in the fall. A 37. SaigeStanton 38. Josephine Chaney few are going to private school, while others 39. Jazlyn Booker are going to Charter Schools. 40. KelsiePerez 41. Jazmin Hartman 42. Emanuel Cisneros 43. Riley Richmond When MS 30 receives their list of appeal 44. Tyrese Valdez applicants, they are now going refer to their 45. Phoenix Henderson 46. Jorden Brock “overflow” list from the main round 47. Noah Branch assessment. Going in numerical order, MS 23. AubrieLuna 48. Alexandra Bush 24. London Snow 49. Fabian Gillespie 30 will take the top 7 students from their list 50. Guadalupe Duffy 25. Evelyn Morrison who are also on the appeals list (names in red). Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Appeals Policy Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

District 15 Middle Schools have come together and implemented a uniform policy regarding appeals. This policy states that none of the schools are accepting Letters of Recommendation, report cards or any other type of academic documentation as a part of the appeals process. The schools would also like you to know that due to the hectic pace of things at this time of the year, they cannot answer the high volume of emails that they receive so a response is highly unlikely. Lastly, you’re discouraged from showing up at the schools to speak with someone without an appointment. They will not be able to accommodate you. As a school, we are going to respect this policy and act in accordance with their request. Any requests made for Letters of Recommendations from our teachers is no longer in standing and also future requests for letters is prohibited. Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

When do you learn about appeals decisions? Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Appeal notification letters will be distributed in June before the end of the school year. If an appeal is granted, it overrides the main round offer you received in April. If an appeal is not granted, the main round offer you received in April stands as your school offer. Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Q & A Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull