We are trying to gather teacher opinions about the essay portion of the English and Social Studies advanced applications for incoming 9th graders. Please take a minute to answer these four questions so that we can make appropriate improvements to our process. Thanks!

Students should write an essay as part of the advanced English/Social Studies application process whether it is graded or not.

The essay component is important enough in the process of identifying advanced students to justify the the grading time it requires.

I use the essay and/or essay grade to counsel students to stay in or to counsel students out of my advanced course.

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