Appeal & Portfolio Request Process

Families of all students must accept, submit an appeal, request a portfolio review, or accept service identification– whichever is relevant, within seven calendar days (one week) from receiving the results of screening for highly capable services.

• Accept Service Identification: If the student is identified for HiCap services, the family acceptance is assumed unless a family notifies accpro@lwsd.org that they are opting-out of service.
• Appeal: If the student is not identified to receive HiCap services, and you believe there was a miscalculation or misapplication of scores, you may submit an appeal.
• Portfolio Review: If the student was not determined to need HiCap services, and you do not agree with the decision, you may request a portfolio review.**

The Multidisciplinary Placement Committee (MPC) reviews all student data, appeals and portfolios. Decisions by the MPC for an appeal or portfolio review are final and cannot be appealed.

Appeals and portfolio review requests will be processed by end of school year as they require a significant amount of time to review each student's unique data. Please note, students must be currently enrolled in and attending LWSD schools in order to request a portfolio review, as it involves a review of existing LWSD data.