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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ I wonder whether there's a racial difference in the rate of parent referrals for kids who are close to the pool cutoff.  What percent of white or asian parents complete a parent referral for these kids vs. the percent of black or hispanic parents who do so.  [/quote]

I think for Hispanics there probably is a difference.  Some have language barriers that make is hard for them to complete the packet.  DC's best friend is Hispanic and her mom asked the AART multiple times for help and the AART basically told her that she can only help so much, and never really made time to help.  I ended up helping with the packet.  The other issue is level II service were offered automatically, so she assumed if her DC continued to do well, the teacher would recommend for level IV too.  My experience is that many of these parents just don't fully understand the process.  The scores coming out so close to the deadline doesn't help either because it leaves little time for them to ask around about what the scores mean.  There's also a disparity with respect to some people prepping and others not prepping.  These families are less likely to be in the know about test prep materials.  I'm not saying prepping is bad or good.  I'm just saying that there will be an increase in the disparity of those admitted if some groups prep and others don't.  [/quote]

But is the packet really all that difficult to fill out?  It's simply asking for a parent to write down some thoughts on their child.

As far as the cost of a WISC test, isn't the cost greatly reduced for low income families?[/quote]

Do you think these families are not appealing because they are lazy? [/quote]

No, not lazy, but maybe discouraged?  Some thoughts: maybe the whole Center system could be a barrier.  Sending a child to a non local neighborhood school could be an increased burden on lower resource families.  Also, maybe having to drive a child to GMU for a WISC test is a burden.  At some point these thoughts may lead to a parent to just decided to give up or to let it go.

I think thoughtful consideration of the real reasons is needed to alleviate any systematic discrimination.  [/quote]

One more thought: there need to be more low-represented minority AAP teachers and AARTs.   That's a glaring issue.  When parents and kids see teachers of color teaching AAP classes, it makes it more of a real and tangible consideration.[/quote]

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