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[quote=Anonymous]Here is one of the main findings in the AAP equity report
https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BPLQKV69B096/$file/FCPS%20final%20report%2005.05.20.pdf

[quote=AAP equity report]In the end, we found no evidence of racial / ethnic bias against African American or Hispanic
students in the Level IV selection process (either at the screening or eligibility phases). [b]In fact, Tables
7 and 8 shows that African American and Hispanic students had far greater odds of being screened
(Table 7) or found eligible (Table 8) for Level IV services than their similar-scoring (on GBRS, NNAT,
and CogAT) European American peers[/b]. Asian American students also had greater odds of being
screened for or found eligible for Level IV services than their similar-scoring, European American
peers. We also found no evidence of gender bias at the screening or Level IV eligibility phases.
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[b]This means that although African American and Hispanic students are still disproportionally
underrepresented in Level IV services, they are actually being placed in Level IV services at higher
rates than would be expected given their NNAT, CogAT, and GBRS scores. African American students
with similar scores as their European American peers were identified for Level IV services at a rate of
5.7 to 1.[/b] Similarly, while Asian American students are disproportionally overrepresented in Level IV
services compared to their enrollment in the overall FCPS population, this rate is close to what
should be expected given their test scores. Asian American students with similar scores as their
European American peers were identified for Level IV services at a rate of 1.1 to 1 - almost identical.
When we look at the NNAT alone, we still see no evidence of a bias against African American or
Hispanic students. The NNAT is described by the publisher as a "culture neutral" test of general
ability. When we control for NNAT scores, African American students were still found eligible for
Level IV services at a rate of 1.5 to 1 - less than when we control for all available data, but still no
evidence of any negative bias against African American students.
In short, this suggests that much of what FCPS has been doing to increase the diversity of Level IV
services has been working.[b] If Level IV services were based on CogAT, NNAT, and GBRS scores alone,
far fewer African American and Hispanic students would be identified as Level IV eligible than they
are today. [/b]Why is there such a disparity? It is likely due to larger inequality and the achievement
gaps shown in Table 6. Nationally, students enter school with different levels of content mastery
and readiness. These achievement gaps across groups exist on nearly every test and when any of
those tests are used for program admission, these disproportional enrollment figures should be
expected. [b]Currently, it appears that FCPS is putting forth significant effort to increase the Level IV
eligibility rate of African American and Hispanic student, but the achievement gaps between groups
is so large that this effort is still not enough to make the Level IV population reflective of the overall
student population. [/b]
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There is not some epidemic of White and Asian parents gaming the system.  FCPS is making a heroic effort to identify pretty much any URM who seems capable of handling AAP.  [/quote]

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