RE: Question about Standardized Testing

[Guest guest]

How old is ?

I have heard that if schools have under a certain percentage/number of kids

with IEPs, schools don’t have to count the children with IEP’s test scores.

I believe the set percentage/number varies by state. I am wondering if this

offer from ’s school is because the school doesn’t have to count the

test scores from children with IEP’s anyway because of the low number of

kids being served under IDEA.

With No Child Left Behind wreaking havoc on our education system, some

schools feel it is in their best interest to have certain students’ scores

left out of the final school average for fear of scoring as a low performing

school per NCLB’s criteria.

This exception to accountability under NCLB is troubling to me because

schools are in panic mode trying to make sure their students score well so

as to not lose funding, etc. If you are a school administrator, which kids

are you going to spend more money educating, those whose test scores that

count towards your school’s average or those “other” kids whose scores won’t

count anyway.

Honestly, I might not want my son to take standardized test when he comes of

age. I am not saying that every kid should take those sorts of tests,

however I don’t like how many children with IEP’s are systematically left

out of the count. It encourages schools to use IDEA designated money in

unethical ways.

Just me two cents…

Tricia Morin

North Carolina

Suzi wrote:

* I have a question for this group. Are your kids that have IEPs

required to take a standardized testing? The school gave me an

option of letting opt out.

What's the policy for standardized testing and kids with IEPs?

Thanks,

Suzi

[Guest guest]

Tricia this is SOOOOOOOOOOO true!

~k

RE: [ ] Question about Standardized Testing

How old is ?

I have heard that if schools have under a certain percentage/number of kids

with IEPs, schools don't have to count the children with IEP's test scores.

I believe the set percentage/number varies by state. I am wondering if this

offer from 's school is because the school doesn't have to count the

test scores from children with IEP's anyway because of the low number of

kids being served under IDEA.

With No Child Left Behind wreaking havoc on our education system, some

schools feel it is in their best interest to have certain students' scores

left out of the final school average for fear of scoring as a low performing

school per NCLB's criteria.

This exception to accountability under NCLB is troubling to me because

schools are in panic mode trying to make sure their students score well so

as to not lose funding, etc. If you are a school administrator, which kids

are you going to spend more money educating, those whose test scores that

count towards your school's average or those " other " kids whose scores won't

count anyway.

Honestly, I might not want my son to take standardized test when he comes of

age. I am not saying that every kid should take those sorts of tests,

however I don't like how many children with IEP's are systematically left

out of the count. It encourages schools to use IDEA designated money in

unethical ways.

Just me two cents.

Tricia Morin

North Carolina

Suzi wrote:

* I have a question for this group. Are your kids that have IEPs

required to take a standardized testing? The school gave me an

option of letting opt out.

What's the policy for standardized testing and kids with IEPs?

Thanks,

Suzi

[Guest guest]

Hello....Well in California they do standardized

testing which I hate knowing that my son will not get

even close to his grade level. He is finally starting

to learn to read, sound out words and connect the

sounds at 1st grade level eventhough he is grade wise

going into 4th grade. This last IEP in May the

teacher offered a waiver form for him to be tested not

at the grade level but at his learning level ie 4th

grade VS 1st grade learning. I am happy about that.

Those parents who are in the same boat might want to

try and see if this will benefit your kids.

Laurie

--- Karyn <KissmeKaate@...> wrote:

> Tricia this is SOOOOOOOOOOO true!

> ~k

> RE: [ ] Question about

> Standardized Testing

>

>

> How old is ?

>

> I have heard that if schools have under a certain

> percentage/number of kids

> with IEPs, schools don't have to count the

> children with IEP's test scores.

> I believe the set percentage/number varies by

> state. I am wondering if this

> offer from 's school is because the school

> doesn't have to count the

> test scores from children with IEP's anyway

> because of the low number of

> kids being served under IDEA.

>

> With No Child Left Behind wreaking havoc on our

> education system, some

> schools feel it is in their best interest to have

> certain students' scores

> left out of the final school average for fear of

> scoring as a low performing

> school per NCLB's criteria.

>

> This exception to accountability under NCLB is

> troubling to me because

> schools are in panic mode trying to make sure

> their students score well so

> as to not lose funding, etc. If you are a school

> administrator, which kids

> are you going to spend more money educating, those

> whose test scores that

> count towards your school's average or those

> " other " kids whose scores won't

> count anyway.

>

> Honestly, I might not want my son to take

> standardized test when he comes of

> age. I am not saying that every kid should take

> those sorts of tests,

> however I don't like how many children with IEP's

> are systematically left

> out of the count. It encourages schools to use

> IDEA designated money in

> unethical ways.

>

> Just me two cents.

>

> Tricia Morin

> North Carolina

[Guest guest]

is 7 and going into 2nd grade. I want her tested, so we did

not have her opt out of testing.

In another (non-speech) related group, someone said that their child

had to take the test. His work is below grade level, and he feels

like a failure whenever he has to take the test. The test is too

hard for him, and he knows that he has done poorly on it.

If that was ever the case for , then I would want the option to

opt out of standardized testing.

The other parent was not given an option to opt out of the

standardized testing.

I personally think that our kids need to be tested, but it may not

be in the same fashion as other kids. We need to measure how much

they are learning, but how do you measure that when our kids learn

differently than other kids.

Suzi

> I have a question for this group. Are your kids that have IEPs

> required to take a standardized testing? The school gave me an

> option of letting opt out.

>

> What's the policy for standardized testing and kids with IEPs?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Suzi