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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 56513" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Instead of having just one or two students at each school, they are grouped into a class or two at one of the schools in the school district. </p><p></p><p>A school can fail to meet AYP if even one subgroup fails to meet the AYP standards. </p><p></p><p>Here is an interview that I took part in as a requirement for my recent class. I think that the Special Education teacher explains it better than I can. This teacher teaches a small class of autistic students at a neighboring high school.</p><p></p><p> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><strong>Question:</strong> What do you think are the most pressing legal and ethical issues confronting public schools in todays society?</p><p></p><p><strong>Answer:</strong> I believe the most pressing legal issue in education right now is the No Child Left Behind Act. I believe that the core goals of the act are good, but there are serious flaws in the law and the implementation that must be fixed. The problems include: AYP; Assessment of students with disabilities; Highly Qualified teachers; and funding for NCLB.</p><p></p><p><strong>Question:</strong> What changes would you like to see in the law? Do you think special education students shouldn't even be counted in AYP?</p><p></p><p><strong>Answer:</strong> I would like to see NCLB amended; this would allow the IEP team to once again be responsible for determining how the students with disabilities are assessed. This would be in alignment with IDEA, rather than having NCLB and IDEA work against each other. (I wonder which law/act would supersede each other in a court of law!) Under IDEA, the IEP team members work directly with the student and therefore are best able to determine the manner in which the student should participate in state assessments. If the IEP team recommends an out of level assessment, that assessment should count for AYP participation and proficiency purposes. States should be required, as they already are under IDEA, to establish clean eligibility </p><p>criteria for IEP teams to use in determining how students with disabilities participate in state assessments, including alternate and out of level assessments. Districts should be required to train IEP team member in how to apply the criteria. Yes, I think special education students should be counted, however, the progress that these students make, should reflect the progress from their goals and objectives. I think we should teach up and have high expectations, but they should also be realistic.</p><p> </div></div></p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 56513, member: 1967"] Instead of having just one or two students at each school, they are grouped into a class or two at one of the schools in the school district. A school can fail to meet AYP if even one subgroup fails to meet the AYP standards. Here is an interview that I took part in as a requirement for my recent class. I think that the Special Education teacher explains it better than I can. This teacher teaches a small class of autistic students at a neighboring high school. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[b]Question:[/b] What do you think are the most pressing legal and ethical issues confronting public schools in todays society? [b]Answer:[/b] I believe the most pressing legal issue in education right now is the No Child Left Behind Act. I believe that the core goals of the act are good, but there are serious flaws in the law and the implementation that must be fixed. The problems include: AYP; Assessment of students with disabilities; Highly Qualified teachers; and funding for NCLB. [b]Question:[/b] What changes would you like to see in the law? Do you think special education students shouldn't even be counted in AYP? [b]Answer:[/b] I would like to see NCLB amended; this would allow the IEP team to once again be responsible for determining how the students with disabilities are assessed. This would be in alignment with IDEA, rather than having NCLB and IDEA work against each other. (I wonder which law/act would supersede each other in a court of law!) Under IDEA, the IEP team members work directly with the student and therefore are best able to determine the manner in which the student should participate in state assessments. If the IEP team recommends an out of level assessment, that assessment should count for AYP participation and proficiency purposes. States should be required, as they already are under IDEA, to establish clean eligibility criteria for IEP teams to use in determining how students with disabilities participate in state assessments, including alternate and out of level assessments. Districts should be required to train IEP team member in how to apply the criteria. Yes, I think special education students should be counted, however, the progress that these students make, should reflect the progress from their goals and objectives. I think we should teach up and have high expectations, but they should also be realistic. </div></div> ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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