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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Are you looking at just DCPS Data? Or charter data too?
About 40% of kids are in charters and lots of them are looking for application high schools. That includes kids with IEP‘s.[/quote]

I think it is important to also point out that the system of using a GPA or PARCC cut for admission decisions is, to some, inherently discriminatory. This is true for BIPOC and students with disabilities. This is also why many colleges are getting rid of the SAT. This isn't to say that the intent is discriminatory. Rather, that not all students have the same opportunity for a high-quality education through 8th grade and using achievement measures like GPA, SAT, PARCC, etc. assumes each applicant have experienced the same support and opportunity. I think we can all agree that is likely the case in DCPS middle schools.

So, while the enrollment data may suggest that there is not any direct statistical discrimination, it exists. It is institutional racism. If we want to have an anti-racist system (not just non-discriminatory) we need to examine these practices a bit closer than just looking at the end products (like enrollment data). (Not to say the earlier analysis isn't wonderful, but it is only one part of the picture).

https://sites.ed.gov/whblackeducation/files/2016/11/Disrupting-Implicit-Bias-FINAL.pdf

To the OP, Banneker is wonderful. Our student has wonderful teachers, awesome opportunities, great friends, and is really having a great experience.

Good luck![/quote]

My high achieving “BIPOC” child has a 4.0 from Deal.  This isn’t an issue for her—stop trying to generalize.  By the time she graduated from Deal, our entire family was exhausted by the watered down curriculum and the disruptive behavioral problems.  I’m happy that Walls wasn’t accessible to more of my daughter’s classmates from Deal (and similarly situated DCPS students).  It would destroy Walls’ academic environment.[/quote]

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