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...For two weeks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday he had a two hour blocks of testing.
This is a child who would never pass these tests. He could have had extra time as an accommodation.
So he sits for 2 hours a day for 6 days while the test reinforces the idea that he does not know a goddamn thing....
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That really does sound like a miserable situation.
I don't have any understanding what is ASD, or what makes for a "green" day in this child's life.
But I'm fairly certain the intentions of CC were not to have such a negative impact on any child.
I don't know what the legal limits are for IEP's
I don't know what the limits are regarding CC testing
I know I don't know what I'm talking about !
But assuming this was my child, John, and for whatever reason, as his parent,
I believed that CC standards were important for my son,
I might try the following arguments...
John may never "pass" the CC tests, but as an "assessment" it might help me
and/or his teachers to understand better what are John's potentials and his current capabilities,
compared with other kids with ASD here and in other schools.
Can't John's IEP be written to allow other
accomodations
to give him the support he needs while he is taking the test
... not just more time sitting and being miserable ...
Maybe one of his friends could be with him.
Maybe one of his teachers could be with him.
Maybe one of the ESD staff could be with him.
Maybe the questions could be read to him.
Maybe the questions could be interpreted to him.
Maybe his answers could be written down for him.
Maybe the assessment session could be broken into shorter segments.
I know....I don't know what I'm talking about.
What I am trying to do is ask if the IEP is a strong enough tool
to give John
access to the benefits of the CC standards
in a way that may be unique, but necessary for him, to yield a valid assessment.
That is, his "test score" may not be "passing", but it's only a number.
But if it's a valid number across schools and states, then resources
might be better used or created to have a better outcome for John.