Gifted Minority Students in Prince William Schools
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In Prince William Public Schools: African American students are 22% of the student enrollment but only 12% of students receiving gifted education services. Caucasian students are 41% of the student enrollment, yet 64% of students receiving gifted education services.
-Recommend REJECTING repealing 8 VAC 20-40-50 Criteria for screening and identification. Reducing the requirement of FOUR or more criteria is not research-based and conflicts with the recommendation of African American gifted expert Dr. Joy Davis. Dr. Davis recommends against reducing the number of criteria to THREE. Reducing the criteria to three will result in greater emphasis placed on standardized ability and achievement tests which historically disadvantage low-income gifted students and gifted students educated in low-performing schools. Gifted minority students in Prince William Schools
