With ever-increasing pressure on school systems to improve educational results, high stakes testing is a particularly important and controversial issue. In many school districts and states, mandated tests measure student performance and hold individual schools accountable for that performance. These “high-stakes tests” have important consequences for the test taker, namely grades and graduation. With ever-increasing pressure on school systems to improve educational results, high stakes testing is a particularly important and controversial issue.
Your child’s IEP team (which includes you–the parent) makes decisions about your child’s participation in state and county assessments. Any accommodations or modifications that a child may need are discussed at the IEP meeting and included in the IEP.
WrightsLaw High Stakes Testing website includes articles, cases, free publications, and updates on high stakes testing litigation that will help you advocate more effectively for your child.
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