[Ohiogift] Whole-grade testing question

[Sally Roberts]

After long discussions with the special ed director, our conclusion was that any child who had access to the regular curriculum should have access to the testing opportunity. That is what mainstreaming is.
Sally
(retired

 
 
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Colleagues,

How do your districts handle whole-grade testing when it comes to students who are not proficient in English, or who are special-needs students who simply cannot do the work? 

We are contemplating a district policy that involves a statement such that these students have already had multiple assessment opportunities (since they had to have these for special needs designations) and can be exempted from the whole-grade nationally-standardized testing for giftedness.

Further testing these poor children seems so futile and a disservice to them, as they could better use those hours in their specific programming!

Your reactions, please!

Jean Kremer
Jean.Kremer at mcesc.org

Gifted/Talented Supervisor
Montgomery County Educational Service Center
200 South Keowee Street
Dayton, Ohio 45402
o937.225.4598 x 3003 c937-369-7510
Jean.Kremer at mcesc.org      
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FACEBOOK: Parents of Gifted Children West Central Ohio
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