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Committee questions district—s gifted identification process amid equity concerns
Summary
Special education committee members discussed Woodland Hills— gifted identification criteria, noting the district uses a lower raw-score screener than neighboring districts and that teacher or parent requests can trigger testing under IDEA; the committee asked for clearer communication materials for families.
Committee members raised concerns on Wednesday about how Woodland Hills identifies students for gifted services and the possibility that current procedures perpetuate racial and socioeconomic disparities.
Presenters told the committee that Woodland Hills uses a screener at multiple grades (2nd, 6th and 9th tiers were mentioned) and that the district—s raw-score threshold for initial…
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