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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][i][quote]Work to address barriers to equitable access in the elementary center program by [b]revising Board Policy IOA to broaden the definition of giftedness [/b]to focus on identifying students who are highly able from all backgrounds [/quote][/i]

Bolded is the contentious statement.  What does this mean?  Most are taking it to mean that they will lower the test score criteria.  If that happens, but the test score is still weighed heavily, then it may end up that more Whites/Asians get in rather than the URM.

Even if you just take the top performing 3 to 4% of each ES across the board, you *may* find that the top performing kids in a heavily URM school are the few WhiteAsian kids at the school. Then what?  Would they want to change the admissions criteria again?

[b]How do you "broaden" the criteria for "giftedness" if not by lowering the test scores?  [/b][/quote]

Do you define "giftedness" simply by test scores? I don't.

Also, when you talk about "the URM", which people, specifically, are you talking about?[/quote]

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