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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that the WISC is an outlier without any specific guidance or rules because only a small percentage of people submit a WISC. [/quote]

Then why even suggest it? Why is that test recommended to submit by AAP board? [/quote]

DP.  I think they're in the process of phasing out the WISC for FCPS AAP appeals.  It, as well as appeals in general, were identified as a source of inequity in the AAP equity report, and I think they're planning on taking steps to remedy the inequity.  You seem to have been caught in a transitional year, where they were not intending to use the WISC, but hadn't yet updated all of the recommendations.  [/quote]

The equity report recommended removing appeals and any parent provided information (questionnaire, work samples, letters of recommendation, WISC). They suggested this because families that are wealthier tend to be the ones who are providing the additional information, appeal, and provide WISCs. They create an even more uneven playing field.

They also recommended that every school should have an level IV program, a full time AART, and a stronger Level III program starting in third grade.

I think they suggested, but I cannot remember with 100% clarity, that each school should be pulling from its own student population for AAP and that the pool should include the kids in the top percentage for that particular school. So that a FARMs school, which will probably have lower test scores for a variety of reasons, will have a class that looks different then a school in McLean. This would address the racial discrepancies that we see in the program and allow for the AAP classes at each school to work with the kids that they have that are advanced, acknowledging that the kid who parents can afford enrichment programs and tutoring are going to be in a different place then the kids who cannot. And that those kids are highly likely to be at different schools.

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