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Middle School Appeals Process

Created by School Counselor Cara Turnbull

Who can appeal?

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Anyone who is dissatisfied with the

• ffer 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 3rd choice offer or an offer the family didn’t choose.

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

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What schools can you appeal for?

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The list of schools that were ranked on the main round application are the schools you should rank on the appeals application.

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Appeal Application

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How are appeal decisions are made?

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Appeals are based on:

• The order schools are ranked
• n the application
• How schools assess students

based on their admission criteria during the main round

• Number of seats available in a

school

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Example of how appeals decisions are made

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MS 30 Applicant List

• 23. AubrieLuna
• 24. London Snow
• 25. Evelyn Morrison

MS 30 Applicant List

• 26. Sierra Kaufman
• 27. Romeo Bender
• 28. Lance Frye
• 29. Gunnar Holmes
• 30. Makayla Watkins
• 31. Madeleine Hogan
• 32. Payton Poole
• 33. Melanie Murphy
• 34. Maximo Lester
• 35. Jaslyn Schultz
• 36. Danielle McIntyre
• 37. SaigeStanton
• 38. Josephine Chaney
• 39. Jazlyn Booker
• 40. KelsiePerez
• 41. Jazmin Hartman
• 42. Emanuel Cisneros
• 43. Riley Richmond
• 44. Tyrese Valdez
• 45. Phoenix Henderson
• 46. Jorden Brock
• 47. Noah Branch
• 48. Alexandra Bush
• 49. Fabian Gillespie
• 50. Guadalupe Duffy

MS 30 is a middle school that had 22 available seats during the main round of the process and received 50 applicants.

After assessing all students, they ranked them in numerical order and selected the top 30 students. Those students names were sent to Enrollment to be offered a placement at MS 30. MS 30 gets their list

• f the 22 students who have been

matched with their school (names in green). The remaining 8 students are then placed on the school’s “overflow” list along with the other students (underlined names). MS 30 has now learned that 7 students will not be coming to their school in the fall. A few are going to private school, while others are going to Charter Schools. When MS 30 receives their list of appeal applicants, they are now going refer to their “overflow” list from the main round

• assessment. Going in numerical order, MS

30 will take the top 7 students from their list who are also on the appeals list (names in red).

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Appeals Policy

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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

• ur teachers is no longer in standing and also future requests for letters is

prohibited.

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When do you learn about appeals decisions?

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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

• ffer you received in April stands as your

school offer.

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Q & A

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