1. Why it is a problem
   1. Is social justice a key factor for overrepresentation?
   2. Do high rates of suspension and expulsion correlate to overrepresentation
   3. How is overrepresentation determined?
   4. Subtopic 4
2. Referral Process
   1. What sources of information are utilized to determine a referral?
   2. Is there agreement from more than one source
   3. What information is provided to parents prior to performance?
   4. How long is a student observed prior to referral?
   5. What do interventions entail prior to initial referral; and how long are they imlemented and monitored?
3. Feedback
4. Feedback
5. Feedback
6. Teacher Efficacy & Decisions to Refer
   1. Is there an association between gender and ethnicity for referring teachers?
   2. Are White teachers more likely to refer a student than a Black teacher?
   3. How do districts assure that teachers are culturally competent in their practice?
   4. How likely is a teacher to misinterpret a deficiency as a disability; and do they know the difference between the two?
7. Team Composition
   1. How are team members selected?
   2. Does the team include the parent or a community representative?
   3. Is the role of the school psychologist limited to psychometric evaluation?
   4. Who provides training for the team regarding the pre-referral process?
   5. Who is responsible for insuring fidelity of the process
   6. Do all of the district prefreferral teams follow the same protocol?
   7. Does the referred student have membership on the team?
8. Theoretical Framework(s)
   1. Is there a relationship between sociocultural or sociodemographic risk factors in the early years of schooling for Black males?
   2. Is inequity in educational opportunity a contributor to overrepresentation?
   3. Do the daily practices of schools support or reproduce social inequities in schools and society?