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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, so I went down the rabbit hole on the PARCC data for this one, and I don’t think the schools are discriminating in interviews. It’s just that there are very, very few proficient high students in DC with IEPs: 108 who scored 4+ on the ELA PARCC in 9th and 10th grade, combined. And even fewer who score 5—just 12, in 9th and 10th combined.

Banneker and Walls, together, enroll about 1/3 of students who score 5s, and about half the students at those schools score 5s. In other words, rule of thumb, enrollment at the two schools combined equals the number of students who score 5, divided by 3, times 2. So if there are 12 IEP students who scored 5s, proportional enrollment at Banneker and Walls would be 8 students. The actual number is 7 (evenly distributed). I just don’t see any evidence of discrimination. Especially since Banneker and Walls are both humanities focused and disproportionately girls, whereas proficient IEP students have got to be disproportionately autistic boys. Also, no change at Walls between 9th (admitted by interview) and 10th (admitted by exam).

I understand why the parents of proficient and advanced IEP students are concerned about discrimination, and I don’t think the schools should discriminate. Good news, the numbers seem to say that they don’t.[/quote]

Do Banneker and Walls only enroll 5s? Doubt it. Also many parents drop IEPs due to discrimination they know their kids will face. Banneker & Walls should have more than 1%. [/quote]

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