ed 403.295 tm 026 016 programs. revised

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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 403.295 TM 026 016 TITLE Requirements and Guidelines for Exemptions, Excuses, and Accommodations for Maryland Statewide Assessment Programs. Revised. INSTITUTION Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. PUB DATE 10 Oct 95 NOTE 111p. PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom Use (055) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Disabilities; *Educational Assessment; *Limited English Speaking; Participation; Special Needs Students; *State Programs; *Student Characteristics; *Testing Problems; Testing Programs; *Transfer Students IDENTIFIERS Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills; *Maryland; Maryland Functional Testing Program; Maryland School Performance Assessment Program; Testing Accommodations (Disabilities) ABSTRACT This document summarizes the statewide assessment programs required by the Maryland State Department of Education and the exemptions, excuses, and accommodations permitted for each program. All students are to be included to the fullest extent possible in the mandated state assessments. The accommodations for an individual student are meant to provide currently needed support to enable the student to participate in the assessment. Exemptions are . granted for some studenfti and excuses are granted for students who demonstrate, or are expected to demonstrate, inordinate frustration, distress, or the disruption of others., The assessment programs discussed are: (1) the Maryland Functional Testing Program (MFTP); (2) the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS); and (3) the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP). Exemptions to the MFTP may be granted to those of limited English proficiency (LEP), students with disabilities, and transfer students; and accommodations are available based on individual evaluations. LEP students and those with disabilities may be exempted from the CTBS, and accommodations may be made. Requirements for the MSPAP are similar to those of the CTBS, but include some accommodations for LEP students. A chart summarizes exemptions, excuses, and accommodations for each program. Attachments include an explanation of the computations for the school's database, a summary of permitted accommodations, and guidelines for participation determinations. An appendix presents nine case studies, and a second appendix giires the domains, outcomes, and indicators for the Independence Mastery Assessment Program. (Contains three tables.) (SLD) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************

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Page 1: ED 403.295 TM 026 016 Programs. Revised

DOCUMENT RESUME

ED 403.295 TM 026 016

TITLE Requirements and Guidelines for Exemptions, Excuses,and Accommodations for Maryland Statewide AssessmentPrograms. Revised.

INSTITUTION Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.PUB DATE 10 Oct 95

NOTE 111p.

PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom Use (055)

EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS *Disabilities; *Educational Assessment; *Limited

English Speaking; Participation; Special NeedsStudents; *State Programs; *Student Characteristics;*Testing Problems; Testing Programs; *TransferStudents

IDENTIFIERS Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills; *Maryland;Maryland Functional Testing Program; Maryland SchoolPerformance Assessment Program; TestingAccommodations (Disabilities)

ABSTRACTThis document summarizes the statewide assessment

programs required by the Maryland State Department of Education andthe exemptions, excuses, and accommodations permitted for eachprogram. All students are to be included to the fullest extentpossible in the mandated state assessments. The accommodations for anindividual student are meant to provide currently needed support toenable the student to participate in the assessment. Exemptions are .

granted for some studenfti and excuses are granted for students whodemonstrate, or are expected to demonstrate, inordinate frustration,distress, or the disruption of others., The assessment programsdiscussed are: (1) the Maryland Functional Testing Program (MFTP);(2) the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS); and (3) theMaryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP). Exemptions tothe MFTP may be granted to those of limited English proficiency(LEP), students with disabilities, and transfer students; andaccommodations are available based on individual evaluations. LEPstudents and those with disabilities may be exempted from the CTBS,and accommodations may be made. Requirements for the MSPAP aresimilar to those of the CTBS, but include some accommodations for LEPstudents. A chart summarizes exemptions, excuses, and accommodationsfor each program. Attachments include an explanation of thecomputations for the school's database, a summary of permittedaccommodations, and guidelines for participation determinations. Anappendix presents nine case studies, and a second appendix giires thedomains, outcomes, and indicators for the Independence MasteryAssessment Program. (Contains three tables.) (SLD)

***********************************************************************

Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original document.

***********************************************************************

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per

mitt

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r th

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prog

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mm

ariz

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n th

efo

llow

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page

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on

the

next

page

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all

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ng in

stru

ctio

nal p

rogr

am a

nd in

all

asse

ssm

ent a

ctiv

ities

dur

ing

the

scho

ol y

ear;

they

may

not

be

intr

oduc

ed fo

r th

efir

st ti

me

in th

e te

stin

g of

an

indi

vidu

al.

5.A

ccom

mod

atio

nsfo

r st

uden

ts e

ligib

le u

nder

the

loca

l sch

ool s

yste

m's

§50

4 pr

oced

ures

mus

t be

docu

men

ted.

Acc

omm

odat

ions

mus

t hav

e be

en o

pera

tiona

l in

the

stud

ent's

ong

oing

inst

ruct

iona

l pro

gram

and

inal

l ass

essm

ent a

ctiv

ities

dur

ing

the

scho

ol y

ear;

they

may

not

be

intr

oduc

ed fo

r th

e fir

st ti

me

in th

e te

stin

g of

an

indi

vidu

al.

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n §5

04 r

egul

atio

ns id

entif

y a

stud

ent a

s ha

ndic

appe

d w

hen

lie/s

he "

(i)

has

a ph

ysic

al o

r m

enta

l

impa

irmen

t whi

ch s

ubst

antia

lly li

mits

one

or

mor

e m

ajor

life

act

iviti

es, (

ii) h

as a

rec

ord

of s

uch

anim

pairm

ent,

or (

iii)

is r

egar

ded

as h

avin

g su

ch a

n im

pairm

ent."

(34

CF

R 1

04.3

(j)(

1))

6.T

he L

ocal

Acc

ount

abili

ty C

oord

inat

or (

LAC

) is

res

pons

ible

for

mak

ing

final

dec

isio

nsan

d cl

arifi

catio

ns r

egar

ding

the

valid

ity o

fin

divi

dual

ly id

entif

ied

exem

ptio

ns, e

xcus

es, a

nd a

ccom

mod

atio

ns fo

r st

ate

asse

ssm

ent p

rogr

ams.

The

LA

C m

ayes

tabl

ish

and

impl

emen

t pol

icie

s an

d pr

oced

ures

reg

ardi

ng "

othe

r" n

on-s

peci

fied

acco

mm

odat

ions

bey

ond

thos

elis

ted

in th

is d

ocum

ent.

In

12-2

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doin

g so

, he/

she

mus

t inv

olve

, at a

min

imum

, the

loca

l sup

ervi

sor

or r

epre

sent

ativ

e of

spe

cial

edu

catio

n, a

nd, w

here

app

ropr

iate

,Li

mite

d E

nglis

h P

rofic

ient

, §50

4, a

nd s

choo

l-bas

ed s

taff.

The

dec

isio

n of

the

valid

ity o

r ef

ficac

y of

not

allo

win

gan

acc

omm

odat

ion

for

test

ing

purp

oses

doe

s no

t im

ply

that

the

acco

mm

odat

ion

cann

ot b

e us

ed fo

r in

stru

ctio

nal

purp

oses

. The

follo

win

g is

an

exam

ple

of a

val

idity

rev

iew

by

the

LAC

of

an.

AR

D/IE

P C

omm

ittee

rec

omm

enda

tion:

Add

ress

ing

the

issu

e of

val

idity

invo

lves

an e

xam

inat

ion

of th

e pu

rpos

e of

the

test

and

the

spec

ific

skill

s to

be

mea

sure

d. F

orex

ampl

e, if

an

obje

ctiv

e of

the

writ

ing

test

is to

mea

sure

han

dwrit

ing

abili

ty, t

hat o

bjec

tive

wou

ld b

e su

bsta

ntia

lly a

ltere

d by

allo

win

g a

stud

ent t

o di

ctat

e hi

s/he

rre

spon

se. O

n th

e ot

her

hand

, if a

writ

ing

obje

ctiv

e st

ated

that

the

stud

ent w

as to

com

mun

icat

e th

ough

ts o

r id

eas,

han

dwrit

ing

mig

ht b

e vi

ewed

as o

nly

inci

dent

al to

ach

ievi

ng th

e ob

ject

ive.

In th

e la

tter

case

,al

low

ing

the

use

of a

dic

tate

d re

spon

se p

roba

bly

wou

ld n

ot a

ppre

ciab

ly c

hang

eth

e m

easu

rem

ent o

f the

obj

ectiv

e.

7.M

ultip

le a

ccom

mod

atio

ns o

r ac

com

mod

atio

ns n

ot e

xplic

itly

men

tione

d in

this

docu

men

t are

not

a r

easo

n to

exe

mpt

stu

dent

s fr

omas

sess

men

ts. L

ogis

tical

and

oth

er p

robl

ems

caus

ed b

y th

e ne

ed to

pro

vide

mul

tiple

acc

omm

odat

ions

to a

stu

dent

or

acco

mm

odat

ions

to la

rge

num

bers

of s

tude

nts

are

not l

egiti

mat

e ex

cuse

s fo

r ex

empt

ing

stud

ents

from

MS

PA

P a

nd o

ther

sta

teas

sess

men

ts. S

olut

ions

to th

ese

prob

lem

s sh

ould

be

soug

ht p

rior

to te

stin

g. T

he S

choo

l Tes

t Coo

rdin

ator

shou

ld c

oord

inat

e w

ithth

e LA

C p

rior

to te

stin

g if

ther

e ar

e qu

estio

ns. (

Thi

s is

a cl

arifi

catio

n of

exi

stin

g po

licy,

not

a n

ew p

rinci

ple.

)

1415

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I.M

AR

YL

AN

D F

UN

CT

ION

AL

TE

STIN

G P

RO

GR

AM

A.

Sum

mar

y of

Pro

gram

The

Mar

ylan

d F

unct

iona

l Tes

ting

Pro

gram

incl

udes

four

test

s in

the

area

s of

rea

ding

, writ

ing,

mat

hem

atic

s, a

nd c

itize

nshi

p.

The

pur

pose

of t

he M

aryl

and

Fun

ctio

nal T

estin

g P

rogr

am is

to e

nsur

e th

at s

tude

nts

have

acq

uire

dm

inim

um le

vels

of

com

pete

ncy

in b

asic

ski

lls o

r "f

unct

iona

l" ar

eas

prio

r to

leav

ing

publ

ic e

duca

tion.

Eac

h st

uden

t who

is s

eeki

ng a

Mar

ylan

d

Hig

h S

choo

l Dip

lom

a m

ust p

ass

all f

our

test

s as

one

con

ditio

n fo

r gr

adua

tion.

The

test

s fo

rmer

ly w

ere

give

n fo

r th

e fir

sttim

e in

gra

de n

ine;

new

gra

duat

ion

requ

irem

ents

now

per

mit

them

to b

e gi

ven

as e

arly

as

grad

e se

ven.

Rea

ding

and

mat

hem

atic

s te

sts

are

give

n in

the

fall

and

sprin

g of

the

year

, writ

ing

in th

e w

inte

r an

d su

mm

er,

and

citiz

ensh

ip in

the

win

ter

and

sprin

g. A

lthou

gh th

e fu

nctio

nal t

ests

hav

e no

tim

e lim

its, t

he r

eadi

ng, m

athe

mat

ics,

and

citiz

ensh

ip te

sts

take

appr

oxim

atel

y on

e ho

ur o

f eng

aged

test

ing

time;

the

writ

ing

test

req

uire

s a

tota

l of a

ppro

xim

atel

y tw

o to

thre

e ho

urs

over

a

two

day

perio

d. C

ompu

ter

adap

tive

vers

ions

of t

he r

eadi

ng a

nd m

athe

mat

ics

test

sta

ke a

ppro

xim

atel

y tw

enty

to th

irty

min

utes

.

16-4

-

17

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I.R

EQ

UIR

EM

EN

TS

AN

D G

UID

EL

INE

S FO

R M

AR

YL

AN

D F

UN

CT

ION

AL

TE

STIN

G P

RO

GR

AM

B.

Exe

mpt

ions

, Exc

uses

, and

Acc

omm

odat

ions

1.E

xem

ptio

nsa.

Lim

ited

Eng

lish

Pro

ficie

nt S

tude

nts.

Afte

r de

term

inat

ion

that

they

do

not m

eet l

ocal

ly e

stab

lishe

d gu

idel

ines

for

the

min

imum

lang

uage

pro

ficie

ncy

requ

ired

to b

e va

lidly

ass

esse

d in

the

Mar

ylan

d F

unct

iona

l Tes

ting

Pro

gram

,st

uden

ts w

ho a

re L

imite

d E

nglis

h P

rofic

ient

may

, at t

heir

requ

est,

be e

xem

pted

from

one

cen

sus

adm

inis

trat

ion

ofea

ch o

f the

func

tiona

l tes

ts. E

xem

ptio

ns m

ust b

e ba

sed

upon

app

ropr

iate

lang

uage

pro

ficie

ncy

asse

ssm

ent

and

teac

her

reco

mm

enda

tions

, agr

eed

to in

writ

ing

by th

e st

uden

t's p

aren

t(s)

or

guar

dian

(s),

cer

tifie

d by

the

scho

olpr

inci

pal,

and

docu

men

ted

in th

e st

uden

t's r

ecor

d.b.

Stu

dent

s w

ith D

isab

ilitie

s. S

tude

nts

with

dis

abili

ties

who

se IE

Ps

indi

cate

they

are

not

pur

suin

g a

Mar

ylan

dH

igh

Sch

ool D

iplo

ma

are

exem

pt fr

om th

e M

aryl

and

Fun

ctio

nal T

estin

g re

quire

men

t. T

he IE

Ps

for

such

stu

dent

s (E

x.S

ever

ely

deve

lopm

enta

lly d

elay

ed s

tude

nts)

prim

arily

add

ress

alte

rnat

ive

(Ind

epen

denc

e M

aste

ry A

sses

smen

tP

rogr

am-I

MA

P-

e.g.

, life

ski

lls)

outc

omes

. Exe

mpt

ions

mus

t be

base

d on

the

stud

ent's

IEP

, app

rove

d by

the

AR

D /I

EP

com

mitt

ee, a

nd d

ocum

ente

d in

the

stud

ent's

rec

ord.

See

App

endi

x B

for

IMA

P o

utco

mes

and

indi

cato

rs.

c.T

rans

fer

Stu

dent

s. S

tude

nts

who

tran

sfer

from

out

-of-

stat

e in

to th

e M

aryl

and

publ

ic s

choo

l sys

tem

for

the

first

time

durin

g th

e se

cond

sem

este

r of

thei

r se

nior

yea

r m

ay r

ecei

ve a

Mar

ylan

d hi

gh s

choo

l dip

lom

a, b

ut a

re e

xem

ptfr

om th

e M

aryl

and

Fun

ctio

nal T

estin

g re

quire

men

t.(S

ee C

OM

AR

, sup

plem

ent 1

3: 1

3A.0

3.02

.06(

1)).

2.E

xcus

es A s

tude

nt m

ay b

e ex

cuse

d fr

om a

Mar

ylan

d F

unct

iona

l Tes

ting

Pro

gram

adm

inis

trat

ion,

but

stil

l mus

t mee

tM

aryl

and

Fun

ctio

nal T

estin

g P

rogr

am r

equi

rem

ents

for

grad

uatio

n fr

om h

igh

scho

ol.

3.A

ccom

mod

atio

nsa.

Stu

dent

s w

ith D

isab

ilitie

s. T

he s

choo

l's A

RD

/IEP

com

mitt

ee s

houl

d de

cide

upo

n th

e ap

prop

riate

inst

ruct

iona

l/ass

essm

ent a

ccom

mod

atio

ns fo

r a

stud

ent w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s at

the

IEP

dev

elop

men

t or

revi

ewm

eetin

g

for

the

year

in w

hich

the

stud

ent i

s sc

hedu

led

to ta

ke th

e fu

nctio

nal t

ests

and

indi

cate

that

dec

isio

n on

the

stud

ent's

IEP

. If t

he L

AC

, in

cons

ulta

tion

with

MS

DE

, agr

ees

that

the

reco

mm

ende

d ac

com

mod

atio

ns w

ill n

otin

valid

ate

the

test

, the

acc

omm

odat

ions

will

be

impl

emen

ted.

Stu

dent

s w

ith T

empo

rary

or

Long

Ter

m D

isab

ilitie

s, o

r §5

04 S

tude

nts.

Reg

ular

edu

catio

n st

uden

tsw

ho h

ave

a

tem

pora

ry o

r lo

ng te

rm d

isab

ility

that

inte

rfer

es w

ith te

stpe

rfor

man

ce s

houl

d be

offe

red

acco

mm

odat

ions

in th

e

test

pro

cedu

re to

com

pens

ate

for

thei

r di

sabi

litie

s.If

the

LAC

, in

cons

ulta

tion

with

MS

DE

, agr

ees

that

the

acco

mm

odat

ions

will

not

inva

lidat

e th

e te

st, t

he a

ccom

mod

atio

ns w

ill b

e im

plem

ente

d an

d do

cum

ente

din

the

stud

ent's

rec

ord.

18c.

Lim

ited

Eng

lish

Pro

ficie

nt S

tude

nts.

Not

App

licab

le.

19

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IL-

*CO

MPR

EH

EN

SIV

ET

EST

S O

F B

ASI

C S

KIL

LS,

4T

H E

DIT

ION

(CT

BS/

4)

A.

Sum

mar

y of

Pro

gram

For

the

1995

-199

6 sc

hool

year

, Mar

ylan

d w

ill n

ot r

equi

re th

at th

e C

TB

S/4

be g

iven

to a

sam

ple

of a

t lea

st 2

50 s

tude

nts

per

scho

ol s

yste

m in

eac

h of

gra

des

3, 5

, and

8. T

hete

sts

mea

sure

rea

ding

com

preh

ensi

on, l

angu

age

skill

s, a

nd m

athe

mat

ics

skill

s. T

he te

sts

prov

ide

com

para

tive

info

rmat

ion

on th

e pe

rfor

man

ce o

f M

aryl

and

stud

ents

and

stu

dent

s in

nat

iona

lno

rmin

gsa

mpl

es. T

otal

eng

aged

test

ing

time

is a

ppro

xim

atel

y th

ree

hour

s fo

r ea

ch s

tude

nt te

sted

.

*MSD

E d

oes

not r

equi

re th

e ad

min

istr

atio

n of

CT

BS/

4 fo

r th

e19

95-1

996

scho

olye

ar. L

ocal

sch

ool s

yste

ms,

how

ever

, may

fin

d th

eC

TB

S/4

info

rmat

ion

cont

aine

d in

this

doc

umen

t hel

pful

for

loca

l adm

inis

trat

ion.

-6-

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II.

*CO

MPR

EH

EN

SIV

E T

EST

S O

F B

ASI

C S

KIL

LS,

4T

H E

DIT

ION

(C

TB

S/4)

B.

Exe

mpt

ions

, Exc

uses

, and

Acc

omm

odat

ions

1.E

xem

ptio

ns

a.Li

mite

d E

nglis

h P

rofic

ient

(LE

P)

Stu

dent

s. S

tude

nts

who

are

LE

P m

ay b

e ex

empt

ed a

fter

dete

rmin

atio

n th

at th

eydo

not

mee

t loc

ally

est

ablis

hed

guid

elin

es fo

r th

e m

inim

um la

ngua

ge p

rofic

ienc

y re

quire

d to

be

valid

ly a

sses

sed

inth

e C

TB

S/4

. Exe

mpt

ions

mus

t be

base

d on

app

ropr

iate

lang

uage

pro

ficie

ncy

asse

ssm

ent a

nd te

ache

rre

com

men

datio

n, a

gree

d to

in w

ritin

g by

the

stud

ent's

par

ent(

s) o

r gu

ardi

an(s

), c

ertif

ied

by th

e sc

hool

prin

cipa

l,an

d do

cum

ente

d in

the

stud

ent's

rec

ord.

b.S

tude

nts

with

Dis

abili

ties.

Exe

mpt

ions

mus

t be

base

d on

the

stud

ent's

IEP

, app

rove

d by

the

AR

D /I

EP

com

mitt

ee,

and

docu

men

ted

in th

e st

uden

t's r

ecor

d. D

ecis

ions

mus

t be

mad

e by

the

AR

D /I

EP

com

mitt

ee o

n an

indi

vidu

alst

uden

t-by

-stu

dent

bas

is. S

tude

nts

with

dis

abili

ties

shou

ld b

e in

clud

ed to

the

fulle

st e

xten

t pos

sibl

e. E

arlie

rre

gula

tions

exe

mpt

ing

Inte

nsity

IV a

nd a

bove

stu

dent

s no

long

er a

pply

. The

IEP

s fo

r ex

empt

ed s

tude

nts

prim

arily

addr

ess

alte

rnat

ive

IMA

P-

e.g.

, life

ski

lls o

utco

mes

. See

App

endi

x B

for

IMA

P o

utco

mes

and

indi

cato

rs.

2.E

xcus

es

a.F

or e

xcus

es p

rior

to te

st a

dmin

istr

atio

n, if

the

prin

cipa

l and

at l

east

one

oth

er q

ualif

ied

scho

ol s

taff

mem

ber

or th

eLA

C d

ecid

e th

at te

stin

g w

ould

be

seve

rely

har

mfu

l to

a st

uden

t, th

e st

uden

t may

be

excu

sed.

The

rea

son

for

the

excu

se m

ust b

e do

cum

ente

d in

the

stud

ent's

rec

ord.

Exa

mpl

e of

acc

epta

ble

reas

ons

for

excu

ses

are:

1). S

tude

nt h

as d

emon

stra

ted

by p

ast p

erfo

rman

ce th

at h

e/sh

e ca

nnot

func

tion

in a

test

ing

situ

atio

n.2)

. Stu

dent

has

bee

n ev

alua

ted

as e

ligib

le fo

r sp

ecia

l edu

catio

n an

d is

aw

aitin

g de

velo

pmen

t of a

n IE

P.

3). S

tude

nt h

as h

ad a

rec

ent t

raum

atic

exp

erie

nce

whi

ch h

as m

ade

him

/her

una

ble

to c

ope

with

the

test

ing

situ

atio

n.b.

For

exc

uses

dur

ing

test

ing

(dem

onst

ratin

g ex

trem

e fr

ustr

atio

n, d

isru

ptin

g ot

hers

, illn

ess,

etc

.): t

each

er/te

stad

min

istr

ator

judg

emen

t.

* M

SD

E d

oes

not r

equi

re th

e ad

min

istr

atio

n of

CT

BS

/4 fo

r th

e 19

95-1

996

scho

ol y

ear.

Loc

al s

choo

l sys

tem

s, h

owev

er, m

ay fi

nd th

eC

TB

S/4

info

rmat

ion

cont

aine

d in

this

doc

umen

t hel

pful

for

loca

l adm

inis

trat

ion.

22-7

-

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II.

*CO

MPR

EH

EN

SIV

E T

EST

S O

F B

ASI

C S

KIL

LS,

4T

H E

DIT

ION

(C

TB

S/4)

3.A

ccom

mod

atio

ns

a.S

tude

nts

with

Dis

abili

ties.

The

sch

ool's

AR

D/IE

P c

omm

ittee

will

rec

omm

end

appr

opria

te a

ccom

mod

atio

ns fo

ra

stud

ent w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s to

the

LAC

. If t

he L

AC

, in

cons

ulta

tiOn

with

MS

DE

, agr

ees

that

the

reco

mm

ende

dac

com

mod

atio

n w

ill n

ot in

valid

ate

com

paris

ons

with

nat

iona

l nor

ms,

the

acco

mm

odat

ion

will

be

impl

emen

ted

and

docu

men

ted

in th

e st

uden

t's IE

P.

b.S

tude

nts

with

Tem

pora

ry o

r Lo

ng T

erm

Dis

abili

ties

or §

504

Stu

dent

s. R

egul

ar e

duca

tion

stud

ents

who

hav

ea

tem

pora

ry o

r lo

ng te

rm d

isab

ility

that

inte

rfer

es w

ith te

st p

erfo

rman

ce s

houl

d be

offe

red

acco

mm

odat

ions

in th

ete

st p

roce

dure

to c

ompe

nsat

e fo

r th

eir

disa

bilit

ies.

If th

e LA

C, i

n co

nsul

tatio

n w

ith M

SD

E,

agre

es th

at th

eac

com

mod

atio

n w

ill n

ot in

valid

ate

com

paris

ons

with

nat

iona

l nor

ms,

the

acco

mm

odat

ion

will

be

impl

emen

ted

and

docu

men

ted

in th

e st

uden

t's r

ecor

d.c.

Lim

ited

Eng

lish

Pro

ficie

nt (

LEP

) S

tude

nts.

Not

App

licab

led.

Tim

e E

xten

sion

s. T

ime

exte

nsio

ns m

ay b

e al

low

ed fo

r C

TB

S/4

. How

ever

, suc

h ex

tens

ions

inva

lidat

eco

mpa

rison

s to

nat

iona

l nor

ms.

The

refo

re, t

he s

core

s fo

r th

ese

stud

ents

will

be

repo

rted

to p

aren

tsas

a n

on-

stan

dard

adm

inis

trat

ion

whi

ch in

valid

ates

com

paris

ons

to n

atio

nal n

orm

s. S

core

s fo

r th

ese

stud

ents

will

not

be

incl

uded

in s

tate

sum

mar

y re

port

s su

ch a

s th

e M

aryl

and

Sch

ool P

erfo

rman

ce R

epor

t. T

he L

AC

mus

t app

rove

and

docu

men

t non

-sta

ndar

d ad

min

istr

atio

ns a

nd m

ake

note

of t

he n

on-s

tand

ard

adm

inis

trat

ion

with

the

stud

ents

'te

stsc

ores

.

* M

SD

E d

oes

not r

equi

re th

e ad

min

istr

atio

n of

CT

BS

/4 fo

r th

e 19

95-1

996

scho

ol y

ear.

Loc

al s

choo

l sys

tem

s, h

owev

er,

may

find

the

CT

BS

/4 in

form

atio

n co

ntai

ned

in th

is d

ocum

ent h

elpf

ul fo

r lo

cal a

dmin

istr

atio

n

24-8

-

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HI.

MA

RY

LA

ND

SC

HO

OL

PE

RFO

RM

AN

CE

ASS

ESS

ME

NT

PRO

GR

AM

A.

Sum

mar

y of

Pro

gram

The

Mar

ylan

d S

choo

l Per

form

ance

Ass

essm

ent P

rogr

am (

MS

PA

P)

mea

sure

s hi

gher

ord

er th

inki

ng p

roce

sses

and

the

appl

icat

ion

of k

now

ledg

e an

d sk

ills

to r

eal w

orld

situ

atio

ns. M

SP

AP

isa

tool

for

scho

ol im

prov

emen

t and

an

over

all

mea

sure

of s

tude

nts'

kno

wle

dge

accu

mul

ated

ove

r se

vera

l yea

rs o

f sch

oolin

g. M

SP

AP

mea

sure

s pe

rfor

man

ce in

a s

ingl

e te

stco

verin

g m

athe

mat

ics,

rea

ding

, writ

ing,

sci

ence

, lan

guag

eus

age,

and

soc

ial s

tudi

es fo

r ea

ch s

tude

nt in

gra

des

3, 5

, and

8 in

May

. The

ass

essm

ent t

akes

nin

e ho

urs

of e

ngag

ed te

stin

g tim

e.

2,7

2,6

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III.

RE

QU

IRE

ME

NT

S A

ND

GU

IDE

LIN

ES

FOR

MA

RY

LA

ND

SCH

OO

L P

ER

FOR

MA

NC

E A

SSE

SSM

EN

T

PRO

GR

AM

B.

Exe

mpt

ions

, Exc

uses

, and

Acc

omm

odat

ions

1.E

xem

ptio

ns

28

a.Li

mite

d E

nglis

h P

rofic

ient

(LE

P)

Stu

dent

s. S

tude

nts

who

are

Lim

ited

Eng

lish

Pro

ficie

nt m

ay b

e ex

empt

ed fo

r on

e

adm

inis

trat

ion

on a

ll or

par

t of t

he M

SP

AP

afte

r de

term

inat

ion

that

they

do

not m

eet

loca

lly e

stab

lishe

d gu

idel

ines

for

the

min

imum

lang

uage

pro

ficie

ncy

requ

ired

to b

e va

lidly

ass

esse

d in

the

MS

PA

P. E

xem

ptio

ns m

ust b

e ba

sed

on a

ppro

pria

te la

ngua

ge p

rofic

ienc

y as

sess

men

tan

d te

ache

r re

com

men

datio

n, a

gree

d to

in w

ritin

g by

the

stud

ent's

pare

nt(s

) or

gua

rdia

n(s)

, cer

tifie

d by

the

scho

ol p

rinci

pal,

and

docu

men

ted

in th

e st

uden

t's r

ecor

d.

b.S

tude

nts

with

Dis

abili

ties.

Stu

dent

s w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s m

ay b

e ex

empt

ed fr

om c

onte

nt a

reas

of th

e M

SP

AP

(e.

g.,

read

ing,

mat

hem

atic

s) th

at a

re n

ot p

art o

f the

ir in

stru

ctio

nal p

rogr

am a

nd in

whi

chth

e M

aryl

and

Lear

ning

Out

com

es a

re n

ot th

ose

stud

ents

' ide

ntifi

ed in

stru

ctio

nal o

utco

mes

. The

IEP

sfo

r su

ch s

tude

nts

(exa

mpl

e: s

ever

ely

deve

lopm

enta

lly d

elay

ed s

tude

nts)

prim

arily

add

ress

alte

rnat

ive

(IM

AP

, e.g

., lif

esk

ills)

out

com

es. E

xem

ptio

ns

mus

t be

base

d on

the

stud

ent's

IEP

, app

rove

d by

the

AR

D/IE

P c

omm

ittee

, and

doc

umen

ted

in th

e st

uden

t's

reco

rd. S

ee A

ppen

dix

B fo

r IM

AP

out

com

es a

nd in

dica

tors

.

2,E

xcus

es

a.F

or e

xcus

es p

rior

to te

st a

dmin

istr

atio

n, if

the

prin

cipa

l and

at l

east

one

othe

r qu

alifi

ed s

choo

l sta

ff m

embe

r or

the

LAC

dec

ide

that

test

ing

wou

ld b

e se

vere

ly h

arm

ful t

o a

stud

ent,

the

stud

ent m

ay b

e ex

cuse

d. T

he r

easo

n fo

r th

e

excu

se m

ust b

e do

cum

ente

d in

the

stud

ent's

reco

rd. E

xam

ple

of a

ccep

tabl

e re

ason

s fo

r ex

cuse

s ar

e:

I)S

tude

nt h

as d

emon

stra

ted

by p

ast p

erfo

rman

ce th

at h

e/sh

e ca

nnot

func

tion

in a

test

ing

situ

atio

n.

2)S

tude

nt h

as b

een

eval

uate

d as

elig

ible

for

spec

ial e

duca

tion

and

isaw

aitin

g de

velo

pmen

t of a

n IE

P.

3)S

tude

nt h

as h

ad a

rec

ent t

raum

atic

exp

erie

nce

whi

ch h

as m

ade

him

/her

unab

le to

cop

e w

ith th

e te

stin

g

situ

atio

n.b.

For

exc

uses

dur

ing

test

ing

(dem

onst

ratin

g ex

trem

e fr

ustr

atio

n,di

srup

ting

othe

rs, i

llnes

s, e

tc.)

: tea

cher

judg

emen

t.

-10-

29

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t.)

III.

MA

RY

LA

ND

SC

HO

OL

PE

RFO

RM

AN

CE

ASS

ESS

ME

NT

PR

OG

RA

M

3.A

ccom

mod

atio

ns

a.S

tude

nts

with

Dis

abili

ties.

Stu

dent

s w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s w

ho a

re a

ccom

mod

ated

in th

eir

inst

ruct

iona

l pro

gram

min

gm

ay b

e gr

ante

d th

ose

acco

mm

odat

ions

if th

ey a

re d

eter

min

ed to

be

nece

ssar

y an

d ap

prop

riate

in th

e te

stin

gsi

tuat

ion.

The

sch

ool's

AR

D/IE

P c

omm

ittee

will

dec

ide

upon

the

appr

opria

te a

ccom

mod

atio

ns a

t the

IEP

deve

lopm

ent o

r re

view

mee

ting

for

the

year

in w

hich

the

stud

ent i

s sc

hedu

led

to ta

ke th

e M

SP

AP

and

indi

cate

the

deci

sion

on

the

stud

ent's

IEP

. If a

req

uire

d ac

com

mod

atio

n w

ould

inva

lidat

e th

e M

SP

AP

, the

stu

dent

may

be

exem

pted

from

that

par

t of t

he M

SP

AP

.b.

Stu

dent

s w

ith T

empo

rary

or

Long

Ter

m D

isab

ilitie

s or

§50

4 st

uden

ts. R

egul

ar e

duca

tion

stud

ents

who

hav

e a

tem

pora

ry o

r lo

ng te

rm d

isab

ility

that

inte

rfer

es w

ith te

st p

erfo

rman

ce s

houl

d be

offe

red

acco

mm

odat

ions

in th

ete

st p

roce

dure

to c

ompe

nsat

e fo

r th

eir

disa

bilit

ies.

If th

e LA

C, i

n co

nsul

tatio

n w

ith M

SD

E, a

gree

s th

at th

eac

com

mod

atio

ns w

ill n

ot in

valid

ate

the

test

, the

acc

omm

odat

ions

will

be

impl

emen

ted

and

docu

men

ted

in th

est

uden

t's r

ecor

d.c.

Lim

ited

Eng

lish

Pro

ficie

nt S

tude

nts.

Som

e st

uden

ts w

ho a

re L

imite

d E

nglis

h P

rofic

ient

, afte

r m

eetin

g lo

cally

esta

blis

hed

guid

elin

es fo

r la

ngua

ge p

rofic

ienc

y, m

ay r

equi

re s

peci

fic a

ccom

mod

atio

ns (

e.g.

, tim

e ex

tens

ions

) in

asse

ssm

ent.

If th

ese

acco

mm

odat

ions

inva

lidat

e th

e M

SP

AP

, the

se s

tude

nts

may

be

exem

pted

from

that

par

t of

the

MS

PA

P.

4.T

rans

fer

Stud

ents

30

Stu

dent

s no

t exe

mpt

ed b

y di

sabi

litie

s or

by

failu

re to

mee

t min

imum

lang

uage

pro

ficie

ncy

guid

elin

es w

ho tr

ansf

erin

to a

Mar

ylan

d pu

blic

sch

ool d

urin

g th

e se

mes

ter

in w

hich

MS

PA

P is

adm

inis

tere

d m

ust b

e ad

min

iste

red

the

test

.T

hese

sec

ond

sem

este

r st

uden

ts fr

om o

ut-o

f-st

ate

or n

onpu

blic

sch

ools

are

not

incl

uded

in c

ompu

tatio

ns fo

r th

esc

hool

's d

ata-

base

for

the

Mar

ylan

d S

choo

l Per

form

ance

Rep

ort.

31

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SUM

MA

RY

OF

EX

EM

PTIO

NS,

EX

CU

SES,

AN

D A

CC

OM

MO

DA

TIO

NS

IN M

AR

YL

AN

D T

EST

ING

PR

OG

RA

MS

I. E

XE

MPT

ION

S

Prog

ram

Who

may

be

exem

pted

?H

ow?

MFT

PLi

mite

d E

nglis

h P

rofic

ient

stu

dent

s (o

ne a

dmin

istr

atio

n)La

ngua

ge p

rofic

ienc

y as

sess

men

t doc

umen

ted

in s

tude

nt's

rec

ord

Non

-dip

lom

a-se

ekin

g st

uden

ts w

ith d

isab

ilitie

sA

RD

/IEP

dec

isio

n do

cum

ente

d in

stu

dent

's r

ecor

d

Sec

ond

sem

este

r se

nior

yea

r tr

ansf

er s

tude

nts

(into

Mar

ylan

d)D

ocum

enta

tion

in s

tude

nt's

rec

ord

MSP

AP

Lim

ited

Eng

lish

Pro

ficie

nt s

tude

nts

Lang

uage

pro

ficie

ncy

asse

ssm

ent d

ocum

ente

d in

stu

dent

's r

ecor

d

Stu

dent

s w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s w

ho a

re n

ot p

ursu

ing

Mar

ylan

d Le

arni

ng O

utco

mes

AR

D/IE

P d

ecis

ion

docu

men

ted

in s

tude

nt's

rec

ord

'1/4

CT

BS/

4Li

mite

d E

nglis

h P

rofic

ient

stu

dent

sLa

ngua

ge p

rofic

ienc

y as

sess

men

t doc

umen

ted

in s

tude

nt's

rec

ord

Stu

dent

s w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s w

ho a

re n

ot p

ursu

ing

Mar

ylan

d Le

arni

ng O

utco

mes

AR

D/IE

P d

ecis

ion

docu

men

ted

in s

tude

nt's

rec

ord

* M

SD

E d

oes

not r

equi

re th

e ad

min

istr

atio

n of

CT

BS

/4 fo

r th

e 19

95-1

996

scho

ol y

ear.

Loc

al s

choo

l sys

tem

s,ho

wev

er, m

ay fi

nd th

e

CT

BS

/4 in

form

atio

n he

lpfu

l for

loca

l adm

inis

trat

ion

32-1

2-

33

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2. E

xcus

esPr

ogra

mW

ho m

ay b

e ex

cuse

d?H

ow?

MFT

PN

ot a

pplic

able

Not

app

licab

le

MSP

AP

Stud

ents

exc

used

for

hum

anita

rian

rea

sons

Prin

cipa

l /st

aff

deci

sion

doc

umen

ted

in s

tude

nt's

rec

ord

*CT

BS/

4St

uden

ts e

xcus

ed f

or h

uman

itari

an r

easo

nsPr

inci

pal/s

taff

dec

isio

n do

cum

ente

d in

stu

dent

's r

ecor

d

3. A

ccom

mod

atio

nsPr

ogra

mW

ho m

ay b

e ac

com

mod

ated

?H

ow?

MFT

PSt

uden

ts w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s w

ho r

ecei

vein

stru

ctio

nal a

ccom

mod

atio

nsA

RD

/IE

P de

cisi

on d

ocum

ente

d in

stu

dent

's r

ecor

d

Reg

ular

edu

catio

n st

uden

ts w

ith te

mpo

rary

or

long

term

disa

bilit

ies,

or

§504

stu

dent

sPr

inci

pal/s

taff

dec

isio

n do

cum

ente

d in

stu

dent

's r

ecor

d

MSP

AP

Stud

ents

with

dis

abili

ties

who

rec

eive

inst

ruct

iona

l acc

omm

odat

ions

AR

D/I

EP

deci

sion

doc

umen

ted

in s

tude

nt's

rec

ord

Reg

ular

edu

catio

n st

uden

ts w

ith te

mpo

rary

or

long

term

disa

bilit

ies,

or

§504

stu

dent

sPr

inci

pal/s

taff

dec

isio

n do

cum

ente

d in

stu

dent

's r

ecor

d

*CT

BS/

4St

uden

ts w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s w

ho r

ecei

vein

stru

ctio

nal a

ccom

mod

atio

nsA

RD

/IE

P de

cisi

on d

ocum

ente

d in

stu

dent

's r

ecor

d

Reg

ular

edu

catio

n st

uden

ts w

ith te

mpo

rary

or

long

term

disa

bilit

ies,

or

§504

stu

dent

sPr

inci

pal/s

taff

dec

isio

n do

cum

ente

d in

stu

dent

's r

ecor

d

MSD

E d

oes

not r

equi

re th

e ad

min

istr

atio

n of

CT

BS/

4 fo

r th

e 19

95-1

996

scho

ol y

ear.

Loc

al s

choo

l sys

tem

s, h

owev

er, m

ay f

ind

the

CT

BS/

4 in

form

atio

n he

lpfu

l for

loca

l adm

inis

trat

ion.

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:3

Com

puta

tion'

s fo

r th

e Sc

hool

's D

ata-

Bas

e

Exe

mpt

ed s

tude

nts

are

repo

rted

but

not

incl

uded

in c

ompu

tatio

ns fo

r th

e sc

hool

'sda

ta-b

ase

for

the

Mar

ylan

d Sc

hool

Perf

orm

ance

Rep

orto

n an

y of

the

stat

e as

sess

men

t pro

gram

s.

Exc

used

stu

dent

s ar

e in

clud

ed in

com

puta

tions

for

the

scho

ol's

dat

a-ba

se fo

r th

eM

aryl

and

Scho

ol P

erfo

rman

ce R

epor

ton

the

stat

e as

sess

men

t pro

gram

s.

Acc

omm

odat

ed s

tude

nts

are

incl

uded

in c

ompu

tatio

ns fo

r th

e sc

hool

's d

ata-

base

for

the

Mar

ylan

d Sc

hool

Per

form

ance

Rep

ort

on

the

stat

e as

sess

men

t pro

gram

s.

Sec

ond

sem

este

r tr

ansf

er s

tude

nts

(fro

m o

ut -

of -

stat

e or

non

publ

ic s

choo

ls)

who

take

the

MS

PA

P a

re n

ot in

clud

ed in

com

puta

tions

for

the

scho

ol's

dat

a ba

se fo

r th

eM

aryl

and

Scho

ol P

erfo

rman

ce R

epor

t.

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Per

mitt

edA

ny a

ccom

mod

atio

n or

set

of a

ccom

mod

atio

ns is

per

mitt

ed fo

r st

uden

ts w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s, s

tude

nts

with

tem

pora

ry o

r lo

ng te

rm d

isab

ilitie

s, o

r §5

04 S

tude

nts.

Acc

omm

odat

ions

app

ly to

Lim

ited

Eng

lish

Pro

ficie

nt s

tude

nts

for

MS

PA

Pon

ly.

1. S

ched

ulin

g A

ccom

mod

atio

ns

Is th

e A

ccom

mod

atio

n P

erm

itted

? (Y

es, N

o, o

r N

A--

Not

App

licab

le a

nd/o

r N

ot Y

et A

vaila

ble.

)

MFT

PC

TB

S/4

MSP

AP

Yes

Yes

Yes

A.

Peri

odic

"br

eaks

" ne

eded

, with

in a

con

tinuo

us te

stse

ssio

n, w

ithou

t exc

eedi

ng to

tal t

ime

allo

wan

ce.

Yes

Yes

Yes

B.

"Bre

aks"

nee

ded

away

fro

m te

stin

g si

tuat

ion

with

out e

xcee

ding

tota

l tim

e al

low

ed w

ithin

sam

e da

y.

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.

Tes

ts g

iven

reg

ular

ly w

ithin

a s

ingl

e da

y/se

ssio

nm

ay b

e ad

min

iste

red

over

mul

tiple

day

sw

ithou

t exc

eedi

ng to

tal t

ime

allo

wan

ces.

Yes

Yes

Yes

D.

Ext

ra r

espo

nse

and

proc

essi

ng ti

me

may

be

nece

ssar

y. (

MSP

AP

time

exte

nsio

ns m

ust a

llow

for

part

icip

atio

n in

grou

p ac

tiviti

es.)

(Fo

r C

TB

S/4

time

exte

nsio

ns, s

ee p

age

9.)

Yes

Yes

Yes

E.

Tes

ts a

re a

dmin

iste

red

at b

est t

ime

of d

ay f

or s

tude

nt.

Yes

Yes

Yes

F.O

ther

, as

spec

ifie

d an

d ag

reed

to b

y th

e L

ocal

Acc

ount

abili

ty C

oord

inat

or a

ndSp

ecia

lE

duca

tion

LE

P/§5

04 s

taff

, as

appr

opri

ate.

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Per

mitt

edA

ny a

ccom

mod

atio

n or

set

of a

ccom

mod

atio

ns is

per

mitt

ed fo

r st

uden

ts w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s, s

tude

nts

with

tem

pora

ry o

r lo

ng te

rm d

isab

ilitie

s, o

r §5

04 s

tude

nts.

Acc

omm

odat

ions

app

ly to

Lim

ited

Eng

lish

Pro

ficie

nt s

tude

nts

for

MS

PA

P o

nly.

11.

Set

ting

Acc

omm

odat

ions

Is th

e A

ccom

mod

atio

n P

erm

itted

? (Y

es, N

o, o

r N

A--

Not

App

licab

le a

nd/o

r N

ot Y

et A

vaila

ble.

MFT

PC

TB

S/4

MSP

AP

Yes

Yes

Yes

A.

Gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

, with

spe

cial

sea

ting

(fro

nt o

f ro

om, c

arre

l, et

c.).

Yes

NA

Yes

B.

Gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

, with

adj

uste

d gr

oupi

ng.

Yes

Yes

Yes

C.

Gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

, with

add

ition

al s

choo

l sup

port

per

son

(ins

truc

tiona

l ass

ista

nt,

guid

ance

, etc

.) S

uppo

rt p

erso

n is

not

to h

elp

stud

ent r

ead

or r

espo

nd to

item

s.

Yes

Yes

Yes

D.

Gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

, with

spe

cial

edu

catio

n st

aff

as s

uppo

rt. S

uppo

rt p

erso

n is

not

to h

elp

stud

ent r

ead

or r

espo

nd to

item

s.

Yes

Yes

Yes

E.

Smal

l gro

up s

ettin

g w

ith s

choo

l sup

port

sta

ff (

spee

ch p

atho

logi

st, g

uida

nce

pupi

l per

sonn

elw

orke

r, e

tc.)

as

exam

iner

.

Yes

Yes

Yes

F.Sm

all g

roup

set

ting

with

spe

cial

edu

catio

n te

ache

r as

exa

min

er.

Yes

Yes

NA

G.

Indi

vidu

al a

dmin

istr

atio

n w

ithin

the

scho

ol b

uild

ing.

Yes

Yes

NA

H.

Indi

vidu

al a

dmin

istr

atio

n ou

tsid

e sc

hool

(ho

me,

hos

pita

l, et

c.).

Yes

Yes

Yes

I.O

ther

, as

spec

ifie

d an

d ag

reed

to b

y th

e L

ocal

Acc

ount

abili

ty C

oord

inat

or a

nd S

peci

alE

duca

tion/

LE

P/§5

04 s

tair

, as

appr

opri

ate.

.

40-1

6-

41

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Per

mitt

edA

ny a

ccom

mod

atio

n or

set

of a

ccom

mod

atio

ns is

rem

itted

for

stud

ents

with

dis

abili

ties,

stu

dent

s w

ithte

mpo

rary

or

long

term

dis

abili

ties,

or

§504

stu

dent

s.A

ccom

mod

atio

ns a

pply

to I

,imite

d E

nglis

h P

rofic

ient

stu

dent

s fo

rM

SP

AP

onl

y.

III.

Equ

ipm

ent A

ccom

mod

atio

ns

Is th

e A

ccom

mod

atio

n P

erm

itted

? (Y

es, N

o,or

NA

--N

ot A

pplic

able

and

/or

Not

Yet

Ava

ilabl

e.

MFT

PC

TB

S/4

MSP

AP

Yes

Yes

Yes

A.

Lar

ge p

rint

test

mat

eria

ls.

Yes

NA

NA

B.

Bra

ille

test

mat

eria

ls.

Yes

No

*Yes

C.

Cal

cula

tor

for

mat

h te

stin

g.

Yes

No

**Y

esD

.U

se o

f el

ectr

onic

dev

ices

(m

echa

nica

l spe

ller,

wor

dpr

oces

sor,

com

pute

r, a

ugm

ente

dco

mm

unic

atio

n de

vice

, etc

.).

Yes

Yes

Yes

E.

Oth

er, a

s sp

ecif

ied

and

agre

ed to

by

the

Loc

alA

ccou

ntab

ility

Coo

rdin

ator

and

Spe

cial

Edu

catio

n/L

EP/

§504

sta

ff, a

s ap

prop

riat

e..

Req

uire

s ex

empt

ing

stud

ent f

rom

the

Mat

hem

atic

spo

rtio

ns o

f M

SPA

P th

at r

equi

re c

ompu

tatio

n.(A

s sp

ecif

ied

in th

e M

SPA

PE

xam

iner

's M

anua

l as

task

s th

at d

ono

t lis

t "ca

lcul

ator

" as

a r

equi

red

mat

eria

l for

the

task

).**

Req

uire

s ex

empt

ing

stud

ent f

rom

Lan

guag

eU

sage

por

tion

of M

SPA

P.

42-1

7-

49

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Per

mitt

edA

ny a

ccom

mod

atio

n or

set

of a

ccom

mod

atio

ns is

per

mitt

ed fo

r st

uden

ts w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s, s

tude

nts

with

tem

pora

ry o

r lo

ng te

rm d

isab

ilitie

s, o

r §5

04 s

tude

nts.

Acc

omm

odat

ions

app

ly to

Lim

ited

Eng

lish

Pro

ficie

nt s

tude

nts

for

MS

PA

P o

nly.

IV. P

rese

ntat

ion

Acc

omm

odat

ions

Is th

e A

ccom

mod

atio

n P

erm

itted

? (Y

es, N

o, o

r N

A--

Not

App

licab

le a

nd/o

r N

ot Y

et A

vaila

ble.

MF

TP

CT

BS

/4M

SP

AP

Yes

Yes

Yes

A.

Rep

etiti

on o

f dire

ctio

ns, a

s ne

eded

.

Yes

NA

Yes

B.

Writ

ten

copi

es o

f ora

lly p

rese

nted

mat

eria

ls, t

hat a

re fo

und

only

in e

xam

iner

's m

anua

l.

NA

NA

NA

C.

Acc

essi

bilit

y to

clo

se-c

aptio

n or

vid

eo m

ater

ials

.

Yes

Yes

Yes

D.

Sig

n la

ngua

ge in

terp

rete

r, a

mpl

ifica

tion,

or

visu

al d

ispl

ay r

equi

red

for

test

dire

ctio

ns/e

xam

iner

-led

activ

ities

.

Yes

NA

Yes

E.

Ver

batim

aud

iota

pe o

f dire

ctio

ns.

*Yes

No

**Y

esF

.V

erba

tim a

udio

tape

of p

rese

ntat

ion

of to

tal t

est.

*Yes

No

**Y

esG

.R

eadi

ng o

f sel

ecte

d se

ctio

ns o

f tes

t or

voca

bula

ry b

y ex

amin

er o

r as

sist

ant.

*Yes

No

**Y

esH

.V

erba

tim r

eadi

ng o

f tes

t to

stud

ent.

Yes

Yes

Yes

I.O

ther

, as

spec

ified

and

agr

eed

to b

y th

e Lo

cal A

ccou

ntab

ility

Coo

rdin

ator

and

Spe

cial

Edu

catio

n/LE

P/§

504

staf

f, as

app

ropr

iate

.

Not

app

licab

le to

Mar

ylan

d F

unct

iona

l Rea

ding

Tes

tR

equi

res

exem

ptin

g st

uden

t fro

m R

eadi

ng p

ortio

n of

MS

PA

P

44-1

8-.4

5

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Per

mitt

edA

ny a

ccom

mod

atio

n or

set

of a

ccom

mod

atio

ns is

per

mitt

ed fo

r st

uden

ts w

ith d

isab

ilitie

s,st

uden

ts w

ith te

mpo

rary

or

long

term

dis

abili

ties,

or

§504

stu

dent

s.A

ccom

mod

atio

ns a

pply

to L

imite

d E

nglis

h P

rofic

ient

stu

dent

s fo

r, M

SP

AP

onl

y.

V. R

espo

nse

Acc

omm

odat

ions

Is th

e A

ccom

mod

atio

n P

erm

itted

? (Y

cs, N

o, o

r N

A--

Not

App

licab

le a

nd/o

r N

ot Y

et A

vaila

ble.

)

MFT

PC

TB

S/4

MSP

AP

Yes

Yes

NA

A.

For

mac

hine

-sco

red

test

s, s

tude

nt m

arks

answ

ers

in te

st b

ookl

et. (

Tra

nsfe

r to

ans

wer

she

etco

mpl

eted

by

scho

ol p

erso

nnel

.)

Yes

Yes

Yes

B.

For

sele

cted

res

pons

e ite

ms,

stu

dent

s in

dica

tes

answ

ers

by p

oint

ing

or o

ther

met

hod.

Yes

NA

**Y

esC

.Fo

r ex

tend

ed r

espo

nse

task

s, s

tude

nt u

ses

wor

dpr

oces

sor.

Yes

Yes

**Y

esD

.Fo

r ex

tend

ed r

espo

nse

task

s, s

tude

nt ta

pes

resp

onse

for

late

r ve

rbat

im tr

ansc

ript

ion

bysc

hool

per

sonn

el.

*Yes

Yes

No

E.

Stud

ent's

tran

sfer

red

resp

onse

s (a

lignm

ent a

nd c

ompl

eten

ess

of h

and-

fille

dbu

bble

s) m

ay b

ech

ecke

d by

sch

ool p

erso

nnel

.

Yes

NA

**Y

esF.

For

exte

nded

res

pons

e ta

sks,

stu

dent

dic

tate

sre

spon

se to

exa

min

er f

or v

erba

timtr

ansc

ript

ion

by s

choo

l per

sonn

el.

Yes

NA

NA

G.

For

exte

nded

res

pons

e ta

sks

or o

ral p

rese

ntat

ion,

stu

dent

sig

nsre

spon

se to

inte

rpre

ter

of th

ede

ar/h

eari

ng im

pair

ed.

NA

NA

Yes

H.

For

oral

pre

sent

atio

n, s

tude

nt h

as a

sm

all

grou

p au

dien

ce.

NA

NA

Yes

1.Fo

r or

al p

rese

ntat

ion,

stu

dent

has

a f

amili

ar, s

mal

l gro

up a

udie

nce.

NA

NA

NA

J.Fo

r or

al p

rese

ntat

ion,

stu

dent

res

pond

s to

a st

aff

mem

ber.

NA

NA

NA

K.

For

oral

pre

sent

atio

n, s

tude

nt r

espo

nds

toa

fam

iliar

sta

ff m

embe

r.

Yes

Yes

Yes

L.

Oth

er, a

s sp

ecif

ied

and

agre

ed to

by

the

Loc

al A

ccou

ntab

ility

Coo

rdin

ator

and

Spec

ial

Edu

catio

n/L

EP/

§504

sta

ff, a

s ap

prop

riat

e.

* N

ot a

pplic

able

to M

aryl

and

Wri

ting

Tes

t**

Req

uire

s ex

empt

ing

stud

ent f

rom

Lan

guag

e U

sage

por

tion

ofM

SPA

P.

46-1

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Ass

essm

ent A

ccom

mod

atio

n G

uide

lines

for

IE

PD

iscu

ssio

ns

Leve

ls o

f Par

ticip

atio

n in

Ass

essm

ents

A.

Stu

dent

par

ticip

ates

in a

ll cl

assr

oom

, sys

tem

, and

sta

te-r

equi

red

test

ing

prog

ram

s.

B.

Stu

dent

par

ticip

ates

in a

ll cl

assr

oom

, sys

tem

, and

sta

te-r

equi

red

test

ing

prog

ram

s w

ith a

ccom

mod

atio

ns.

C.

Stu

dent

par

ticip

ates

in a

ll te

stin

g pr

ogra

ms

exce

pt fo

r gr

oup

norm

-ref

eren

ced

stan

dard

ized

test

s.

D.

Stu

dent

par

ticip

ates

in a

ll te

stin

g pr

ogra

ms,

with

acc

omm

odat

ions

, exc

ept f

or g

roup

nor

m-r

efer

ence

d st

anda

rdiz

ed te

sts.

E.

Stu

dent

par

ticip

ates

in a

ll cl

assr

oom

, sys

tem

, and

func

tiona

l tes

ts, b

ut is

exe

mpt

from

a p

art o

f the

MS

PA

P b

ecau

se th

ere

quire

d

acco

mm

odat

ion

inva

lidat

es th

e te

st.

F.

Stu

dent

par

ticip

ates

in a

ll cl

assr

oom

, sys

tem

, and

func

tiona

l tes

ts, w

ith a

ccom

mod

atio

ns, b

ut is

exe

mpt

from

a p

art

of th

e M

SP

AP

beca

use

the

requ

ired

acco

mm

odat

ion

inva

lidat

es th

e te

st.

G.

Stu

dent

par

ticip

ates

in a

ll cl

assr

oom

, sys

tem

, and

func

tiona

l tes

ts, b

ut is

exe

mpt

from

the

entir

e M

SP

AP

beca

use

the

requ

ired

acco

mm

odat

ion

inva

lidat

es th

e te

st.

H.

Stu

dent

par

ticip

ates

in s

elec

ted

clas

sroo

m a

nd s

yste

m te

sts,

but

is e

xem

pt fr

om M

SP

AP

and

exe

mpt

from

func

tiona

l tes

ting

beca

use

the

IEP

indi

cate

s th

at h

e/sh

e w

ill n

ot b

e pu

rsui

ng a

hig

h sc

hool

dip

lom

a.

1.O

ther

, spe

cify

.

48B

EST

CO

PY A

VA

ILA

BL

k

-20-

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Pro

cess

WH

O?

The

sch

ool A

dmis

sion

s, R

evie

w, a

nd D

ism

issa

l(A

RD

/IE

P) c

omm

ittee

sho

uld

mak

eor

rev

iew

acc

omm

odat

ion

deci

sion

s. T

heA

RD

/IE

P co

mm

ittee

mus

t be

mul

tidis

cipl

inar

yan

d sh

ould

incl

ude

an a

dmin

istr

ator

, the

stu

dent

's te

ache

r, th

epa

rent

or

guar

dian

, asp

ecia

l edu

catio

n te

ache

r, r

elat

ed s

ervi

cepr

ovid

ers,

and

the

stud

ent (

whe

re a

ppro

pria

te).

Out

side

age

ncie

s, c

ouns

elor

s,et

c., m

ay a

lso

part

icip

ate,

as

appr

opri

ate.

To

dete

rmin

eap

prop

riat

e an

d va

lid a

sses

smen

t acc

omm

odat

ions

,th

e co

mm

ittee

sho

uld

cons

ult w

ith th

eSc

hool

Tes

t Coo

rdin

ator

and

/or

LA

C.

WH

EN

?A

ccom

mod

atio

ns s

houl

d be

rev

iew

edat

leas

t ann

ually

, pre

fera

bly

asa

part

of

the

annu

al r

evie

w o

f th

e IE

P. H

owev

er, t

heA

RD

/IE

Pco

mm

ittee

may

mee

t to

revi

ew a

ccom

mod

atio

nsm

ore

ofte

n, if

nec

essa

ry.

WH

AT

?A

ll ac

com

mod

atio

ns f

or in

stru

ctio

n th

atha

ve b

een

prev

ious

ly s

ucce

ssfu

l, an

dpr

opos

ed a

dditi

onal

acc

omm

odat

ions

shou

ld b

e di

scus

sed.

Dec

isio

ns f

or n

eces

sary

ass

essm

ent

acco

mm

odat

ions

sho

uld

be d

eriv

ed f

rom

the

daily

inst

ruct

iona

l acc

omm

odat

ions

. Jus

tific

atio

nfo

rea

ch a

ccom

mod

atio

ns s

houl

d be

doc

umen

ted.

Acc

omm

odat

ions

that

hav

e no

t bee

n su

cces

sful

shou

ld a

lso

be n

oted

. For

asse

ssm

ents

,w

ithin

the

cont

ext o

f th

e IE

P an

d th

roug

hco

nsul

tatio

n w

ith th

e L

AC

, the

AR

D/I

EP

com

mitt

ee s

houl

d re

view

and

sel

ect i

nstr

uctio

nal

acco

mm

odat

ions

act

ually

use

d w

ith th

e st

uden

t.E

ach

acco

mm

odat

ion

mus

t (1)

ref

lect

act

ual

inst

ruct

iona

l pra

ctic

e an

d (2

) pre

serv

e th

eva

lidity

of

the

asse

ssm

ent.

Ass

essm

ent

acco

mm

odat

ions

app

rove

d by

the

AR

D/I

EP

com

mitt

eean

d L

AC

sho

uld

be s

hare

d w

ithte

ache

rs, p

aren

ts o

r gu

ardi

ans,

adm

inis

trat

ors,

the

Scho

ol T

est C

oord

inat

ors,

and

rel

ated

serv

ice

prov

ider

s as

nee

ded.

WH

ER

E?

All

inst

ruct

iona

l and

ass

essm

ent

acco

mm

odat

ions

sho

uld

be in

clud

ed in

or a

ttach

ed to

the

IEP.

HO

W?

AR

D/I

EP

com

mitt

ees

may

wis

h to

use

the

Out

com

es A

ccom

mod

atio

ns D

ecis

ion

Mod

elon

the

follo

win

g pa

ge to

ass

ist t

hem

with

acco

mm

odat

ions

del

iber

atio

ns.

5051

-21-

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REVIEW

EVALUATION

DATA

*SELECT

-*

OUTCOMES

*__

**

IDENTIFY

GOALS

>I

OUTCOMES ACCOMMODATIONS DECISION MODEL

Il \/

\/

DEVELOP

IEP

/\

II/ \

SELECT

ACCOMMODATIONS

* * *

I

DEVELOP

STIO

REVIEW

EXCUSES

EXEMPTIONS

FEEDBACK:

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES COMPLETED

OUTCOMES ACCURACY REVIEW

GOAL ATTAINMENT REVIEW

ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS NECESSARY

ACCOMMODATION REVISIONS

< <

* MSPP/MSPAP *

*REPORT

**

TO MSDE

* *

I

INSTRUCTION

*DOCUMENT

REVISE

>I

ANNUAL

REVIEW

-22-

5 2

BE

ST C

OPY

53

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AC

CO

MM

OD

AT

ION

S W

OR

K S

HE

ET

Just

ifica

tion

Sta

tem

ent:

Acc

omm

odat

ions

(ch

eck

all a

ppro

pria

tebo

xes)

:

Sch

edul

ing

Des

crip

tion:

Set

ting

Equ

ipm

ent

Pre

sent

atio

nR

espo

nse

54-2

3-55

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Ref

eren

ces

Mar

ylan

d F

unct

iona

l Tes

ting

Pro

gram

CO

MA

R13

A.0

3.01

.03A

; 13A

,03.

01.0

3C; a

nd 1

3A.0

3.02

.03B

Sept

embe

r 17

, 199

2 M

emor

andu

m: "

Use

of

Cal

cula

tors

in th

e M

aryl

and

Func

tiona

l Mat

hem

atic

s T

est"

Com

preh

ensi

ve T

ests

of B

asic

Ski

lls (

CT

BS

/4)

Tes

t Coo

rdin

ator

's H

andb

ookC

ompr

ehen

sive

Tes

ts o

f B

asic

Ski

lls, F

ourt

h E

ditio

n

Mar

ylan

d S

choo

l Per

form

ance

Ass

essm

ent P

rogr

am

Tes

t Adm

inis

trat

ion

and

Coo

rdin

atio

n M

anua

l

Dat

a P

roce

dure

s fo

rM

aryl

and

Scho

ol P

erfo

rman

ce R

epor

t

Gui

de f

or L

ocal

Edu

catio

n A

genc

ies

for

Rep

ortin

g Sc

hool

Per

form

ance

Inf

orm

atio

n pu

blis

hed

annu

ally

by

the

Div

isio

n of

Plan

ning

, Res

earc

h, a

nd I

nfor

mat

ion

Man

agem

ent,

MSD

E

Adm

issi

ons,

Rev

iew

, and

Dis

mis

sal (

AR

DP

IEP

) C

omm

ittee

Res

pons

ibili

ties

56

Eac

h sc

hool

sys

tem

's P

ublic

Age

ncy'

s Po

licie

s an

d Pr

oced

ures

doc

umen

t. C

opie

s of

this

doc

umen

t are

ava

ilabl

e in

eac

hsc

hool

sys

tem

's S

peci

al E

duca

tion

Off

ice

and

in th

e D

ivis

ion

of S

peci

al E

duca

tion

of M

SDE

IDE

A:

Cod

e of

Fed

eral

Reg

ulat

ions

: 34

CFR

Par

t 300

&50

4:C

ode

of F

eder

al R

egul

atio

ns: 3

4 C

FR P

art 1

04 -24-

57

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App

endi

x A

CA

SE

STU

DIE

S

5859

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Ele

men

tary

(Stu

dent

#1)

Thi

rd g

rade

r -

Inte

nsity

III

ser

vice

(10

hour

s a

wee

k)

Inst

ruct

ion

give

n in

gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

Lan

guag

e im

pair

ed -

exp

ress

ive

and

rece

ptiv

e (m

om is

ech

olal

ic)

Are

as o

f co

ncer

n -

oral

lang

uage

, wri

tten

lang

uage

, rea

ding

com

preh

ensi

on -

inte

grat

ed s

ervi

ces

in th

ese

area

s

I Ju

stif

ying

Sta

tem

ent -

Due

to s

igni

fica

ntde

lays

in o

ral l

angu

age,

wri

tten

lang

uage

, and

rea

ding

com

preh

ensi

on, t

he f

ollo

win

g'

acco

mm

odat

ions

are

rec

omm

ende

d.

Acc

omm

odat

ions

Setti

ng

D.

Inst

ruct

ed a

nd te

sted

in r

egul

ar c

lass

room

with

spec

ial e

duca

tion

pers

onne

l ava

ilabl

e

Equ

ipm

ent

D.

Prov

ided

with

mec

hani

cal s

pelle

r

Pres

enta

tion

G.

Dir

ectio

ns a

nd r

eadi

ng s

ectio

ns f

or s

ocia

l stu

dies

,sc

ienc

e, a

nd m

athe

mat

ics

read

to s

tude

nt, a

s ne

eded

Res

pons

e

J.Fo

r as

sess

men

t, th

e st

uden

t sho

uld

mee

t with

the

test

er p

rior

to te

stin

g

60-2

6-

61

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Ele

men

tary

Sch

ool (

Stud

ent #

2)

Thi

rd g

rade

r - I

nten

sity

V (

6-7

hour

s w

eekl

y)

Atte

ntio

n D

efic

it H

yper

-act

ivity

Dis

orde

r, L

earn

ing

Dis

able

d.(M

edic

atio

n fo

r A

ttent

ion

Def

icit

Hyp

er-a

ctiv

ity D

isor

der.

)A

buse

d-

beat

en, n

egle

cted

(gr

andp

aren

ts a

re g

uard

ians

)

Han

d tr

emor

s-

neur

olog

ical

Rec

eive

s or

thop

edic

ther

apy;

wor

d pr

oces

sing

was

atte

mpt

ed in

inst

ruct

ion.

Litt

lesu

cces

s du

e to

trem

ors

and

Atte

ntio

n D

efic

itH

yper

-act

ivity

Dis

orde

r

Dys

grap

hic,

wri

tten

expr

essi

ondi

ffic

ulty

Rea

ds o

n fi

fth

grad

e le

vel w

ithco

mpr

ehen

sion

Perf

orm

s in

cla

ssro

omon

sec

ond

grad

e le

vel (

read

ing)

Stre

ngth

s-

verb

al (

whe

n ab

le to

atte

nd)

Rec

eive

s pr

ivat

e co

unse

ling

Just

ifyin

g S

tate

men

t -B

ecau

se th

e st

uden

t is

dysg

raph

ican

d ha

s A

ttent

ion

Def

icit

Hyp

er-a

ctiv

ity D

isor

der

and

unco

ntro

llabl

eph

ysic

al/n

euro

logi

cal h

and

trem

ors,

the

follo

win

g ac

com

mod

atio

nsan

d in

stru

ctio

nal t

echn

ique

sap

pear

to b

e ap

prop

riat

e.

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Sche

dulin

g

D.

Ext

ra r

espo

nse

and

proc

essi

ng ti

me

Setti

ng

A.

Reg

ular

cla

ssro

om w

ith s

peci

al s

eatin

g

D.

Reg

ular

cla

ssro

om w

ith s

peci

al e

duca

tion

staf

f as

supp

ort

G.

Indi

vidu

alad

niin

istr

atio

n/in

stru

ctio

nw

ithin

the

scho

ol b

uild

ing

Equ

ipm

ent

C.

Lar

ge p

rint

cal

cula

tor

for

mat

h te

stin

g

6465

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Ele

men

tary

Sch

ool (

Stu

dent

#3)

Fift

h gr

ader

- In

tens

ity I1

(4 h

ours

)

Lear

ning

Dis

able

d -

read

ing,

mat

hem

atic

s, w

ritte

n ex

pres

sion

Sup

port

ive

fam

ily1

)

Trie

s ve

ry h

ard

-pe

rsev

eres

unt

il su

cces

sful

(on

tim

e) ta

sk

Mat

hem

atic

s -

no m

aste

ry o

f fac

ts -

mem

ory

prob

lem

, rem

embe

rs p

roce

ss

Spe

lling

inst

nict

ion

in r

esou

rce

room

- m

ajor

gro

wth

; not

on

grad

e le

vel y

et -

third

gra

de le

vel,

four

thgr

ade

read

ing

leve

l

Just

ifyin

g S

tate

men

t - D

ue to

the

stud

ent's

mem

ory

defic

its, t

heac

com

mod

atio

n is

rec

omm

ende

d.

Equ

ipm

ent

C.

Cal

cula

tor

for

mat

hem

atic

s te

stin

g.

66

Acc

omm

odat

ion

-29-

67

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Mid

dle

Scho

ol (

Stud

ent #

4)

Eig

hth

grad

er (

rete

ntio

n in

fir

st g

rade

)

Iden

tifie

d as

lear

ning

dis

able

d, w

ritte

n co

mm

unic

atio

n/ba

sic

read

ing

skill

s

Atte

nds

regu

lar

scho

ol, w

ith I

nten

sity

III

spe

cial

edu

catio

n se

rvic

es

Inte

grat

ed s

peci

al/r

egul

ar in

stru

ctio

n

Ave

rage

abi

lity

Shor

t-te

rm a

udito

ry m

emor

y, v

ery

wea

k

Rec

eive

s in

divi

dual

rea

ding

inst

ruct

ion

daily

Mat

hem

atic

s, s

cien

ce/s

ocia

l stu

dies

sup

port

in th

e ge

nera

l edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

Inst

ruct

iona

l Not

es

Rea

ding

leve

l is

thir

d gr

ade

Wri

ting

is h

ampe

red

by in

abili

ty to

spe

ll

Has

won

derf

ul id

eas,

can

com

mun

icat

e id

eas

Use

s ta

pe r

ecor

der

to r

ecor

d id

eas

- w

ritin

g sk

ills

are

impr

ovin

g w

ith r

eadi

ng

Low

sel

f es

teem

(to

war

d sc

hool

)

Will

ask

for

and

acc

ept h

elp

from

teac

hers

Acc

epte

d by

pee

rs, "

look

ed u

p to

" in

sch

ool c

onte

xt

68-3

0-

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Inst

ruct

iona

l Not

es (

cont

inue

d)

Exc

elle

nt a

udito

ry c

ompr

ehen

sion

Atte

ntio

n to

task

is a

bove

aver

age

Part

icip

atio

n in

cla

ss a

ctiv

ities

and

dis

cuss

ion

Acc

omm

odat

ions

Sche

dulin

g

No

spec

ial p

rovi

sion

s ar

e ne

eded

for

this

stud

ent.

Setti

ng

C.

Gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

, with

add

ition

alsc

hool

sup

port

per

son.

Use

inte

grat

ed c

lass

.(g

ood

self

con

cept

aro

und

peer

s, w

illas

k fo

r he

lp, p

artic

ipat

es w

ith c

lass

.)

Equ

ipm

ent

No

spec

ial p

rovi

sion

s ar

e ne

eded

for

this

stu

dent

.

Pres

enta

tion

A.

Rep

etiti

on o

f di

rect

ions

, as

need

ed.

G.

Rea

ding

of

sele

cted

sec

tions

of

test

or v

ocab

ular

y by

exa

min

er o

r as

sist

ant.

(Goo

d au

dito

ry li

sten

eran

d co

mpr

ehen

sion

; rea

ding

leve

l thi

rd g

rade

.)

70

-31-

71

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

(co

ntin

ued)

Res

pons

e

D.

For

exte

nded

resp

onse

task

s, s

tude

nt ta

pes

resp

onse

for

late

r ve

rbat

im tr

ansc

ript

ion

by s

choo

l per

sonn

el. (

Use

d to

tape

rec

orde

r,co

mm

unic

ates

wel

l.)

OR

For

exte

nded

resp

onse

task

s, s

tude

nt d

icta

tes

resp

onse

to e

xam

iner

for

ver

batim

tran

scri

ptio

n by

sch

ool p

erso

nnel

.

No

spec

ial p

rovi

sion

s fo

r or

alre

spon

se.

Part

icip

atio

n

B.

Stud

ent p

artic

ipat

es in

all

clas

sroo

m,

syst

em, a

nd s

tate

-req

uire

d te

stin

g pr

ogra

ms

with

acc

omm

odat

ions

.

RE

ST

CO

PY

AV

AIL

AB

LE73

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74

Mid

dle

Scho

ol (

Stud

ent #

5)

Eig

hth

grad

er, l

imite

d ed

ucat

ion

in h

ome

coun

try,

in U

.S. f

or 3

yea

rs, p

rimar

y la

ngua

ge-

Eng

lish

Iden

tifie

d as

Lea

rnin

g D

isab

led

with

sev

ere

lang

uage

dis

abili

ties,

are

as o

f nee

d: r

ecep

tive/

exp

ress

ive

lang

uage

, writ

ten

com

mun

icat

ion,

bas

ic r

eadi

ng, m

ath-

basi

c ca

lcul

atio

n an

d pr

oble

m-s

olvi

ng, b

ackg

roun

d kn

owle

dge,

soc

ial/e

mot

iona

l ski

lls

Atte

nds

regu

lar

scho

ol w

ith In

tens

ity IV

spe

cial

edu

catio

n se

rvic

es

Spe

cial

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

pla

cem

ent f

or a

ll ac

adem

ic s

ubje

cts.

Reg

ular

cla

ss p

lace

men

t for

all

elec

tivb

Inst

ruct

iona

l Not

es

Firs

t gra

de r

eadi

ng, w

ritin

g, a

nd m

athe

mat

ics

Wor

ks in

depe

nden

tly in

gro

up o

f tw

o or

thre

e w

ith a

dult

Doe

s no

t acc

ept s

choo

l aut

horit

y an

d ro

utin

es

Req

uire

s fr

eque

nt b

reak

s

Writ

es in

jour

nal d

aily

with

teac

her

dire

ctio

n an

d pr

oxim

ity

Like

s to

wor

k in

wor

kboo

ks

Will

wor

k w

ith b

uddy

and

in c

oope

rativ

e le

arni

ng g

roup

s oc

casi

onal

ly

Age

-app

ropr

iate

gro

ss m

otor

ski

lls

Use

of c

ompu

ter

and

tape

rec

orde

r do

not

impr

ove

perf

orm

ance -33-

75

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Sche

dulin

g

A.

Peri

odic

"br

eaks

" ne

eded

with

ina

cont

inuo

us te

st s

essi

on, w

ithou

t add

ing

tota

l tim

e al

low

ance

s.(S

tude

nt n

eeds

bre

aks)

Setti

ng

F.Sm

all g

roup

set

ting

with

spe

cial

educ

atio

n te

ache

ras

exa

min

er. (

Wor

ks w

ell i

ngr

oup,

Int

ensi

ty I

V s

peci

al e

duca

tion

for

all

acad

emic

s)

Equ

ipm

ent

No

spec

ial p

rovi

sion

sar

e ne

eded

for

this

stu

dent

.

Pres

enta

tion

H.

Ver

batim

rea

ding

of

test

to th

e st

uden

t (re

ads

at f

irst

gra

dele

vel)

.

Res

pons

e

A.

For

mac

hine

-sco

red

test

s, s

tude

ntm

arks

ans

wer

s in

test

boo

klet

.(S

tude

nt li

kes

to w

ork

in w

orkb

ooks

)

Part

icip

atio

n

E.

Stud

ent p

artic

ipat

es in

all

clas

sroo

m, c

ount

y an

d fu

nctio

nal

test

s, b

ut is

exe

mpt

ed f

rom

par

t of

the

MSP

AP

due

to r

equi

red

acco

mm

odat

ions

that

inva

lidat

e th

ete

st.

76

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Mid

dle

Scho

ol (

Stud

ent #

6)

Eig

hth

grad

er, 1

4 ye

ars-

2 m

onth

s; F

S IQ

120

; Ver

bal I

Q 1

30; P

erfo

rman

ce 9

0; 0

9, I

nten

sity

I

Iden

tifie

d as

hav

ing

a le

arni

ng d

isab

ility

Mat

hem

atic

s -

on g

rade

leve

l/Alg

ebra

I; r

eadi

ng -

on

grad

e le

vel;

gene

ral e

duca

tion

clas

sroo

m f

or a

ll cl

asse

s; v

ery

mot

ivat

ed;

hono

r ro

ll st

uden

t

Wri

tten

lang

uage

sta

ndar

d sc

ore

= 7

0, e

xtre

mel

y po

or b

asic

wri

ting

skill

s, d

icta

tion,

spe

lling

, pun

ctua

tion

Dys

grap

hic

Vis

ual p

roce

ssin

g co

mpl

icat

ed b

y st

rabi

smus

; eye

s tir

e qu

ickl

y w

hen

read

ing,

as

wel

l as

whe

n w

ritin

g

Acc

omm

odat

ions

Sche

dulin

g

A.

Peri

odic

"br

eaks

" ne

eded

with

in a

con

tinuo

us te

st s

essi

on, w

ithou

t add

ing

tota

l tim

e al

low

ance

s. (

Stud

ent n

eeds

bre

aks)

Setti

ng

Gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

, with

out s

peci

al p

rovi

sion

s.

Equ

ipm

ent

No

spec

ial p

rovi

sion

s ar

e ne

eded

for

this

stu

dent

.

Res

pons

e

No

spec

ial p

rovi

sion

s ar

e ne

eded

for

this

stu

dent

.

78-3

5-

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

(co

ntin

ued)

Par

ticip

atio

n

A.

Stu

dent

par

ticip

ates

in a

ll cl

assr

oom

,co

unty

and

sta

te-r

equi

red

test

ing

prog

ram

s.

Just

ifyin

g S

tate

men

t - G

rade

leve

l in

all a

reas

exc

ept w

ritte

n la

ngua

ge; t

ires

easi

ly; h

ighl

y m

otiv

ated

.

80

-36-

81

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Mid

dle

Scho

ol (

Stud

ent #

7)

Eig

hth

grad

er (

was

ret

aine

d in

sec

ond

grad

e)

Iden

tifie

d w

ith e

xpre

ssiv

e/re

cept

ive

spee

ch/la

ngua

ge p

robl

ems

Low

cog

nitiv

e ab

ility

- I

Q 6

7

Rea

ding

leve

l - p

rim

er f

irst

gra

de; m

athe

mat

ics

leve

l - s

econ

d gr

ade;

low

wri

tten

lang

uage

ski

lls -

can

not f

orm

a s

ente

nce;

spe

lling

skill

s ve

ry lo

w

Atte

nds

regu

lar

scho

ol W

ith I

nten

sity

IV

ser

vice

s

Spec

ial e

duca

tion

clas

sroo

m p

lace

men

t whi

ch in

clud

es a

n in

stru

ctio

nal a

ssis

tant

for

all

maj

or s

ubje

cts

Gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

for

rel

ated

art

s (m

usic

and

gym

) an

d un

ifie

d ar

ts (

tech

nolo

gy, a

rt, c

ooki

ng, a

nd s

ewin

g)

Inst

ruct

iona

l Not

es

Req

uire

s fr

eque

nt r

eass

uran

ce

Ver

y qu

iet a

nd a

lone

r

Wor

ks o

nly

in o

ne-o

n-on

e w

ith te

ache

r or

ass

ista

nt (

will

not

initi

ate

inde

pend

ent l

earn

ing)

Nee

ds c

onst

ant m

otiv

atio

n

Ver

y lo

w s

elf-

este

em

All

test

s fo

r el

ectiv

e su

bjec

ts a

re g

iven

in s

peci

al e

duca

tion

clas

sroo

m w

ith m

odif

icat

ions

suc

h as

wor

d ba

nks

good

with

han

ds-o

n ac

tiviti

es

82-3

7-

83

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Sche

dulin

g

F.O

ther

: tes

t sho

uld

be a

dmin

iste

red

whe

n on

e-on

-one

ass

ista

nce

isav

aila

ble.

(D

ue to

lack

of

mot

ivat

ion

and

perf

orm

ance

ingr

oup.

)

Setti

ng

G.

Indi

vidu

al a

dmin

istr

atio

n w

ithin

the

scho

ol b

uild

ing.

(D

ue to

lack

of m

otiv

atio

n an

d pe

rfor

man

ce.)

Equ

ipm

ent

No

spec

ial p

rovi

sion

sar

e ne

eded

for

this

stu

dent

.

Pres

enta

tion

ITV

erba

tim r

eadi

ng o

f te

st to

stu

dent

(exc

ept f

or r

eadi

ng te

st).

(R

eadi

ngle

vel)

Res

pons

e

F.Fo

r ex

tend

ed r

espo

nse

task

s, s

tude

ntdi

ctat

es r

espo

nse

to e

xam

iner

for

verb

atim

tran

scri

ptio

n by

sch

ool

pers

onne

l.

Part

icip

atio

n

F.St

uden

t par

ticip

ates

in a

ll cl

assr

oom

,sy

stem

, and

fun

ctio

nal t

ests

with

acc

omm

odat

ions

,bu

t is

exem

pted

fro

m th

e re

adin

gan

dw

ritte

n la

ngua

ge a

nd o

ral p

rese

ntat

ion

sect

ion

of th

e M

SPA

P du

eto

req

uire

d ac

com

mod

atio

ns th

at in

valid

ate

the

test

.

8485

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Hig

h Sc

hool

(St

uden

t #8)

Ele

vent

h gr

ader

(no

ret

entio

n hi

stor

y)

Has

bee

n te

sted

sev

eral

tim

es to

det

erm

ine

elig

ibili

ty f

or L

D. S

tude

ntdo

es n

ot h

ave

a le

arni

ng d

isab

ility

, how

ever

, stu

dent

was

iden

tifie

d as

Sev

erel

y E

mot

iona

lly D

istu

rbed

.

Em

otio

nal d

iffi

culti

es a

re m

anif

este

d w

ith b

ipol

ar m

enta

l dis

orde

rs

Usu

ally

, beh

avio

r is

cha

ract

eriz

ed a

s de

pres

sed;

how

ever

, stu

dent

may

bec

ome

verb

ally

abu

sive

if f

rust

rate

d

Inte

grat

ed in

to a

reg

ular

cla

ss f

or m

athe

mat

ics

and

Eng

lish

Spec

ial e

duca

tion

plac

emen

t for

sci

ence

and

soc

ial s

tudi

es

Poor

wri

tten

lang

uage

ski

lls. T

ends

topr

oces

s in

form

atio

n in

bot

h Sp

anis

h an

d E

nglis

h.

Soci

aliz

es w

ell w

ith p

eers

Can

be

argu

men

tativ

e w

ith a

dult

auth

ority

fig

ures

Ten

ds to

be

a le

ader

in th

e cl

assr

oom

amon

g pe

ers

Inst

ruct

iona

l Not

es

Whe

n be

havi

or is

ver

bally

abu

sive

, stu

dent

may

be

isol

ated

Dur

ing

smal

l gro

up a

ctiv

ities

, stu

dent

is p

lace

d in

a gr

oup

whe

re h

e w

ill s

ucce

ed

Wri

tten

assi

gnm

ents

may

be

read

for

cla

rifi

catio

nto

the

teac

her

by th

e st

uden

t

86B

ES

T C

OP

Y A

VA

ILA

BLE

-39-

87

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

Sche

dulin

g

D.

Ext

ra r

espo

nse

and

proc

essi

ng ti

me

may

be

need

ed.

Setti

ng

C.

Gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

, with

addi

tiona

l sch

ool s

uppo

rtpe

rson

.

F.Sm

all g

roup

set

ting

with

spe

cial

educ

atio

n te

ache

r as

exa

min

er.

Equ

ipm

ent

No

spec

ial p

rovi

sion

sar

e ne

eded

for

this

stu

dent

.

Pres

enta

tion

A.

Rep

etiti

on o

f di

rect

iori

s,as

nee

ded.

Res

pons

e

I.Fo

r or

al p

rese

ntat

ion,

stu

dent

has

a fa

mili

ar, s

mal

l gro

up a

udie

nce.

Part

icip

atio

n

A.

Stud

ent p

artic

ipat

es in

all

clas

sroo

m, s

yste

m, a

nd s

tate

-req

uire

d te

stin

gpr

ogra

ms.

8889

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Hig

h Sc

hool

(St

uden

t #9)

Ten

th g

rade

r (r

eten

tion

in g

rade

3)

Iden

tifie

d as

Int

elle

ctua

lly I

mpa

ired

Ver

bal 5

0; P

erfo

rman

ce 7

2; F

ull S

cale

61; M

ath

- G

rade

5.3

; Rea

ding

- G

rade

4; W

ritte

nL

angu

age

- G

rade

3; S

peec

h an

d L

angu

age

Dif

ficu

lties

(ex

pres

sive

)

Atte

nds

regu

lar

scho

ol w

ith I

nten

sity

IV

ser

vice

s fo

r ac

adem

ic s

ubje

cts

Gen

eral

edu

catio

n cl

assr

oom

for

art

, woo

d te

ch

Inst

ruct

iona

l Not

es

Nee

ds p

roce

ssin

g tim

e (e

xtra

wai

t tim

e)

Dir

ectio

ns m

ust b

e pr

esen

ted

mul

tiple

tim

es a

nd in

sta

ges

Shor

t atte

ntio

n sp

an

Wor

ks w

ell i

n sm

all g

roup

Acc

omm

odat

ions

Sche

dulin

g

D.

Ext

ra r

espo

nse

and

proc

essi

ng ti

me

may

be

nece

ssar

y. (

Nee

ds p

roce

ssin

g an

d ex

tra

wai

t tim

e)

C.

Tes

ts m

ay b

e gi

ven

over

mul

tiple

day

s fo

r th

is s

tude

nt. (

Shor

t atte

ntio

n sp

an)

E.

Tes

ts a

re a

dmin

iste

red

at b

est t

ime

of d

ay f

or s

tude

nt. (

Shor

t atte

ntio

n sp

an)

Setti

ng

E.

Smal

l gro

up s

ettin

g w

ith s

choo

l sup

port

sta

ffas

exa

min

er (

wor

ks w

ell i

n sm

all g

roup

s; s

hort

atte

ntio

n sp

an).

-41-

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Acc

omm

odat

ions

(con

tinue

d)

Equ

ipm

ent

C.

Cal

cula

tor

for

mat

hem

atic

s te

stin

g de

pend

ent

on I

EP

(mat

hem

atic

s le

vel a

lmos

t fiv

e ye

ars

belo

w g

rade

leve

l).

Pre

sent

atio

n

A.

Rep

etiti

on o

f di

rect

ions

, as

need

ed.

H.

Ver

batim

rea

ding

of

test

to s

tude

nt (

exce

pt f

or r

eadi

ngte

st).

(R

eadi

ng le

vel s

ix y

ears

bel

ow g

rade

leve

l)

Res

pons

e

F.Fo

r ex

tend

ed r

espo

nse

task

s, s

tude

nt d

icta

tes

resp

onse

to e

xam

iner

for

ver

batim

tran

scri

ptio

n by

sch

ool p

erso

nnel

. (W

ritte

nla

ngua

ge s

even

yea

rs b

elow

gra

de le

vel)

Part

icip

atio

n

D.

Stud

ent p

artic

ipat

es in

all

test

ing

prog

ram

s w

ith a

ccom

mod

atio

ns, e

xcep

t for

gro

up n

orm

-ref

eren

ced

stan

dard

ized

test

s.

92

93

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94

App

endi

x B

Inde

pend

ence

Mas

tery

Ass

essm

ent P

rogr

am

Dom

ains

, Out

com

es, a

nd I

ndic

ator

s

-43-

95

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CO

NT

EN

T D

OM

AIN

PER

SON

AL

MA

NA

GE

ME

NT

Stud

ents

will

dem

onst

rate

thei

r ab

ility

in th

e fo

llow

ing

area

s: p

erso

nal n

eeds

, app

ropr

iate

hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y pr

actic

es, m

anag

ing

hous

ehol

d ro

utin

es,

and

part

icip

atin

g in

tran

sitio

n pl

anni

ng w

ith a

dult

serv

ice

prov

ider

s.

AG

E 5

AG

E 8

AG

E 1

0A

GE

13

AG

E 1

7

Out

com

es a

ndin

dica

tors

for

age

5 w

illbe

com

plet

ed b

y Fa

ll19

96. 96

Mai

ntai

ns P

erso

nal P

hysi

cal N

eeds

by:

Was

hing

/wip

ing

hand

s;E

atin

g an

d fe

edin

g se

lf;Id

entif

ying

app

ropr

iate

tim

es fo

rgr

oom

ing;

Iden

tifyi

ng o

wn

clot

hes

and

put a

ndta

ke o

ff ow

n ou

ter

clot

hing

.

Intr

oduc

ed to

App

ropr

iate

Hea

lth a

ndS

afet

y P

ract

ices

by:

Dem

onst

ratin

g sa

fe b

ehav

ior,

Bei

ng in

trod

uced

to e

mer

genc

yse

rvic

es a

nd p

roce

dure

s(f

ire d

rill/f

irem

en);

Rec

ogni

zing

impo

rtan

t sch

ool s

taff

role

s, a

nd p

urpo

ses.

Man

ages

Rou

tines

by:

Pre

parin

g si

mpl

e sn

ack

with

assi

stan

ce;

Put

ting

away

ow

n m

ater

ials

;fo

llow

ing

fam

iliar

rou

tines

.

Mai

ntai

ns P

erso

nal P

hysi

cal N

eeds

by:

Was

hing

/wip

ing

hand

s an

d fa

ce;

Iden

tifyi

ng g

room

ing

mat

eria

ls fo

r a

spec

ific

task

(to

othb

rush

, soa

p. e

tc.)

Eat

ing

and

feed

ing

self;

Iden

tifyi

ng a

ppro

pria

te ti

mes

toen

gage

in g

room

ing

activ

ities

;Id

entif

ying

the

need

to d

ress

appr

opria

tely

for

the

wea

ther

.

Mai

ntai

ns A

ppro

pria

te H

ealth

and

Saf

ety

Pra

ctic

es b

y:

Dis

tingu

ishi

ng b

etw

een

heal

thy

and

unhe

alth

y lif

esty

les;

Dem

onst

ratin

g sa

fe b

ehav

ior,

Iden

tifyi

ng e

mer

genc

y se

rvic

es.

Man

ages

Hou

seho

ld/O

ther

Rou

tines

by:

Pre

parin

g si

mpl

e sn

acks

;C

ompl

etin

g ba

sic

chor

es in

the

clas

sroo

m a

nd s

choo

l bui

ldin

g (t

able

setti

ng e

tc.)

;F

ollo

win

g si

mpl

e sc

hedu

les

and

rout

ines

.

BE

ST C

OPY

AV

AIL

AB

LE

-44-

Mai

ntai

ns P

erso

nal P

hysi

cal N

eeds

by:

Per

form

ing

hygi

ene

and

groo

min

gsk

ills;

Eat

ing

and

feed

ing

self;

Dre

ssin

g ap

prop

riate

ly fo

r ac

tiviti

es,

seas

on a

nd w

eath

er;

Mai

ntai

ns A

ppro

pria

te H

ealth

and

Saf

ety

Pra

ctic

es b

y:

Mak

ing

heal

thy

lifes

tyle

cho

ices

;D

emon

stra

ting

safe

beh

avio

r,M

akin

g re

spon

sibl

e de

cisi

ons

abou

tse

xual

ity;

Acc

essi

ng e

mer

genc

y se

rvic

es.

Man

ages

Hou

seho

ld/O

ther

Rou

tines

by:

Pre

parin

g fo

od;

Per

form

ing

hous

ekee

ping

task

s;M

anag

ing

time

and

sche

dule

.

Mai

ntai

ns P

erso

nal P

hysi

cal N

eeds

by:

Per

form

ing

hygi

ene

and

groo

min

gsk

ills;

Eat

ing

and

feed

ing

self,

Dre

ssin

g ap

prop

riate

ly fo

r ac

tiviti

es,

seas

on a

nd w

eath

er.

Mai

ntai

ns A

ppro

pria

te H

ealth

and

Saf

ety

Pra

ctic

es b

y:

Mak

ing

heal

thy

lifes

tyle

cho

ices

;D

emon

stra

ting

safe

beh

avio

r;M

akin

g re

spon

sibl

e de

cisi

ons

abou

tse

xual

ity,

Acc

essi

ng e

mer

genc

y se

rvic

es.

Man

ages

Hou

seho

ld/O

ther

Rou

tines

by:

Pre

parin

g fo

od;

Per

form

ing

hous

ekee

ping

task

s;M

anag

ing

time

and

sche

dule

.

Par

ticip

ates

in T

he T

rans

ition

Pla

nnin

gP

roce

ss W

ith A

dult

Ser

vice

Pro

vide

rs b

y:S

usta

inin

g re

latio

nshi

ps w

ith a

dult

serv

ice

pers

onne

l (D

DA

Reh

ab e

tc.)

;A

dvoc

atin

g fo

r pr

efer

ence

s in

livi

ngen

viro

nmen

ts. 97

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CO

NT

EN

T D

OM

AIN

CO

MM

UN

ITY

Stud

ents

will

dem

onst

rate

thei

r ab

ility

to a

cces

s co

mm

unity

reso

urce

s an

d ge

t abo

ut s

afel

y in

the

envi

ronm

ent.

AG

E 5

AG

E 8

AG

E 1

0A

GE

13

AG

E 1

7

* O

utco

mes

and

indi

cato

rsfo

r ag

e 5

will

be

com

plet

edby

Fal

l 199

6.

Acc

esse

s C

omm

unity

Res

ourc

es b

y:

Rec

ogni

zing

com

mun

ity s

ervi

ces

and

serv

ice

prov

ider

s w

ith a

ssis

-ta

nce;

Fol

low

ing

fam

iliar

pur

chas

ing

rout

ine

(eng

agin

g in

caf

eter

ia

rout

ine)

;

Get

s A

bout

Saf

ely

in T

he E

nviro

nmen

t

by:

98

Acc

esse

s C

omm

unity

Res

ourc

es b

y:

Iden

tifyi

ng c

omm

unity

ser

vice

s an

dre

sour

ces(

post

offi

ce,li

brar

y et

c.);

Sho

ppin

g/pu

rcha

sing

item

s in

afa

mili

ar g

roce

ry o

r fa

st fo

od s

tore

.

Get

s A

bout

Saf

ely

In T

he E

nviro

nmen

tby

2

Acc

esse

s C

omm

unity

Res

ourc

es b

y:

Acc

essi

ng c

omm

unity

ser

vice

s;S

hopp

ing

or b

row

sing

for

a va

riety

of it

ems.

Get

s A

bout

Saf

ely

In T

he E

nviro

nmen

t

12yi

Acc

esse

s C

omm

unity

Res

ourc

es b

y:

Acc

essi

ng p

ublic

ser

vice

s;S

hopp

ing

or b

row

sing

for

a va

riety

ofite

ms.

Get

s A

bout

Saf

ely

In T

he E

nviro

nmen

t

Loca

ting

fam

iliar

pla

ces

in th

eD

emon

stra

ting

pede

stria

n sk

ills;

Usi

ng a

ppro

pria

te tr

ansp

orta

tion;

scho

ol (

offic

e, n

urse

, caf

eter

ia);

Pra

ctic

ing

safe

ty s

kills

;P

ract

icin

g sa

fety

ski

lls;

Pra

ctic

ing

safe

ty s

kills

(no

t run

ning

Rec

ogni

zing

nat

ural

occ

urrin

g fu

nc-

Rec

ogni

zes/

read

s an

d fo

llow

sin

uns

afe

area

s et

c.);

tiona

l sig

ns.

Dem

onst

ratin

g pe

dest

rian

skill

s.R

ecog

nizi

ng fu

nctio

nal s

choo

l sig

ns.

Usi

ng a

ppro

pria

te tr

ansp

orta

tion;

Fol

low

ing

safe

ty s

kills

;R

eadi

ng a

nd fo

llow

ing

safe

ty s

igns

;D

emon

stra

ting

pede

stria

n sk

ills.

99

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CO

NT

EN

T D

OM

AIN

CA

RE

ER

/VO

CA

TIO

NA

L

Stud

ents

will

dem

onst

rate

thei

r ab

ility

to p

artic

ipat

e in

tran

sitio

ning

to e

mpl

oym

ent a

nd in

var

ious

em

ploy

men

t opp

orun

ities

.

AG

E 5

AG

E 8

AG

E 1

0A

GE

13

AG

E 1

7

* O

utco

mes

and

indi

cato

rsfo

r ag

e 5

will

be

com

plet

edby

Fal

l 199

6.

Par

ticip

ates

in V

olun

teer

or

Non

-Pai

dT

rain

ing

by:

Par

ticip

atin

g in

sch

ool j

obs;

Man

agin

g pe

rson

al w

ork

spac

e;F

ollo

ws

clas

sroo

m d

aily

rou

tine

(sch

edul

e,ga

ther

s,pu

ts a

way

mat

e-ria

ls, e

tc.)

;B

eing

intr

oduc

ed to

diff

eren

t job

s;B

eing

aw

are

of jo

b re

late

d be

havi

ors

and

attit

udes

.

Par

ticip

ates

in C

ompe

titiv

e or

Sup

port

edE

mpl

oym

ent,

or V

olun

teer

, or

Non

-Pai

dT

rain

ing

by:

Par

ticip

atin

g in

sho

o! jo

bs;

Fol

low

ing

fam

iliar

sch

edul

es r

ou-

tines

;B

eing

aw

are

of d

iffer

ent c

aree

rs,

jobs

;D

emon

stra

ting

job

rela

ted

beha

vior

san

d at

titud

es.

100

BE

STC

OPY

AV

AIL

AB

LE

-46-

Par

ticip

ates

in C

ompe

titiv

e or

Sup

port

edE

mpl

oym

ent,

or V

olun

teer

, or

Non

-Pai

dT

rain

ing

by:

Par

ticip

atin

g in

car

eer/

job

awar

enes

sac

tiviti

es;

Par

ticip

atin

g in

sch

ool j

obs;

Par

ticip

atin

g in

ser

vice

lear

ning

;C

ompl

etin

g as

sign

ed d

utie

s &

cla

ss-

room

task

s w

ith a

ppro

pria

tepr

oduc

tivity

and

qua

lity;

Mai

ntai

ning

an

acce

ptab

le w

ork

attit

ude.

Par

ticip

ates

in V

ocat

iona

l Tra

nsiti

onal

Pla

nnin

g W

ith E

mpl

oym

ent S

uppo

rtR

epre

sent

ativ

es b

y:B

eing

aw

are

of r

elat

ions

hips

with

adul

t ser

vice

rep

rese

ntat

ives

;P

artic

ipat

ing

in th

e tr

ansi

tion

plan

ning

pro

cess

.

Par

ticip

ates

in C

ompe

titiv

e or

Sup

port

edE

mpl

oym

ent,

or V

olun

teer

, or

Non

-Pai

dT

rain

ing

by:

Arr

ivin

g at

wor

k ap

prop

riate

lydr

esse

d an

d on

tim

e;B

egin

s w

ork

appr

opria

tely

;C

ompl

etin

g as

sign

ed d

utie

s w

ithap

prop

riate

pro

duct

ivity

and

qua

-lit

y;F

ollo

win

g sa

fety

gui

delin

es in

the

wor

kpla

ce;

Mai

ntai

ning

an

acce

ptab

le w

ork

attit

ude;

Par

ticip

atin

g in

the

job

eval

uatio

npr

oces

s.

Par

ticip

ates

in V

ocat

iona

l Tra

nsiti

onP

lann

ing

With

Em

ploy

men

t Sup

port

Rep

rese

ntat

ives

by:

Sus

tain

ing

rela

tions

hips

with

adu

ltse

rvic

e re

pres

enta

tives

;A

dvoc

atin

g fo

r pr

efer

ence

s du

ring

voca

tiona

l tra

nsiti

on p

lann

ing.

1 0

1

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CO

NT

EN

T D

OM

AIN

RE

CR

EA

TIO

N/L

EIS

UR

E

Stud

ents

will

dem

onst

rate

thei

r ab

ility

to p

artic

ipat

e in

rec

reat

iona

l and

leis

ure

activ

ities

.

AG

E 5

AG

E 8

AG

E 1

0A

GE

13

AG

E 1

7

Part

icip

ates

in R

ecre

atio

n/L

eisu

re o

fO

wn

Cho

osin

gPa

rtic

ipat

es in

Rec

reat

ion/

Lei

sure

of

Ow

n C

hoos

ing

on A

Reg

ular

Bas

is(I

ndiv

idua

l or

Gro

up)

by:

Part

icip

ates

in R

ecre

atio

n A

nd L

eisu

reA

ctiv

ities

of

Ow

n C

hoos

ing

on a

Reg

ular

Bas

is (

Indi

vidu

al o

r G

roup

) by

:

* O

utco

mes

and

indi

cato

rsfo

r ag

e 5

will

be

com

plet

edby

Fal

l 199

6.

Show

ing

inte

rest

in le

isur

e ac

tiviti

esdu

ring

fre

e tim

e (s

how

and

tell)

;B

eing

exp

osed

to le

isur

e ac

tiviti

es.

Part

icip

atin

g in

a r

egul

ar e

xerc

ise

prog

ram

;Id

entif

ying

hob

bies

;Id

entif

ying

and

fol

low

ing

rule

s of

leis

ure

activ

ities

;E

ngag

ing

in r

ecre

atio

n an

d le

isur

eac

tiviti

es w

ith f

amily

and

fri

ends

;Pa

rtic

ipat

ing

in c

lubs

and

act

iviti

es;

Part

icip

atin

g in

fie

ld tr

ips.

Part

icip

ates

in R

ecre

atio

n/L

eisu

reA

ctiv

ities

Str

uctu

red/

Supe

rvis

ed b

y:E

ngag

ing

in th

e sc

hool

phy

sica

l edu

-ca

tion

prog

ram

;B

eing

exp

osed

to r

egul

ar e

duca

tion

grou

p ac

tiviti

es (

fiel

d tr

ips

etc.

);E

ngag

ing

in c

olla

bora

tive

play

,B

eing

intr

oduc

ed to

reg

ular

edu

ca-

tion

club

s an

d ac

tiviti

es (

Scou

tset

c.).

Part

icip

ates

in R

ecre

atio

n/L

eisu

re A

ctiv

-iti

es W

ith F

amily

and

Fri

ends

by:

Eng

agin

g in

pla

y w

ith f

rien

ds a

ndcl

assm

ates

;Fo

llow

s ru

les

for

sim

ple

grou

pga

mes

(C

ircl

e ga

mes

etc

.).

102

-47-

Part

icip

atin

g in

a r

egul

ar e

xerc

ise

prog

ram

;E

ngag

ing

in h

obbi

es;

Follo

win

g sa

fety

gui

delin

es a

ndru

les

for

spec

ific

rec

reat

ion

and

leis

ure

activ

ity;

Eng

agin

g in

rec

reat

ion

and

leis

ure

activ

ities

with

fam

ily a

nd f

rien

ds.

Part

icip

atin

g in

Gro

up R

ecre

atio

n A

ndL

eisu

re A

ctiv

ities

Det

erm

ined

Thr

ough

A C

olla

bora

tive

Dec

isio

n m

akin

g Pr

o-ce

ss b

y: Part

icip

atin

g in

for

mal

and

info

rmal

gath

erin

gs;

Vol

unte

erin

g;Pa

rtic

ipat

ing

in s

port

s ac

tiviti

es;

Part

icip

atin

g in

clu

bs o

r or

gani

za-

tions

;Fo

llow

ing

safe

ty g

uide

lines

and

rule

s fo

r sp

ecif

ic r

ecre

atio

n an

d le

i-su

re a

ctiv

ity;

Eng

agin

g in

rec

reat

ion

and

leis

ure

activ

ities

with

fam

ily a

nd f

rien

ds.

Part

icip

ates

in R

ecre

atio

n A

nd L

eisu

reA

ctiv

ities

of

Ow

n C

hoos

ing

on a

Reg

ular

Bas

is (

Indi

vidu

al o

r G

roup

) by

:

Part

icip

atin

g in

a r

egul

ar e

xerc

ise

Prog

ram

;E

ngag

ing

in h

obbi

es;

Follo

win

g sa

fety

gui

delin

es a

ndru

les

for

spec

ific

rec

reat

ion

and

leis

ure

activ

ity;

Eng

agin

g in

rec

reat

ion

and

leis

ure

activ

ities

with

fam

ily a

nd f

iend

s.

Part

icip

atin

g in

Gro

up R

ecre

atio

n A

ndL

eisu

re A

ctiv

ities

Det

erm

ined

Thr

ough

A C

olla

bora

tive

Dec

isio

n m

akin

g Pr

o-ce

ss b

y: Part

icip

atin

g in

for

mal

and

info

rmal

gath

erin

gs;

Vol

unte

erin

g;Pa

rtic

ipat

ing

in s

port

s ac

tiviti

es;

Part

icip

atin

g in

clu

bs o

r or

gani

za-

tions

;Fo

llow

ing

safe

ty g

uide

lines

and

rule

s fo

r sp

ecif

ic r

ecre

atio

n an

d le

i-su

re a

ctiv

ity;

Eng

agin

g in

rec

reat

ion

and

leis

ure

activ

ities

with

fam

ily a

nd f

rien

ds.

103

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AR

NE

R D

OM

AIN

CO

MM

UN

ICA

TIO

N

Stud

ents

will

dem

onst

rate

thei

r ab

ility

to e

xpre

ss a

nd r

ecei

ve c

omm

unic

atio

n th

roug

h a

vari

ety

of m

etho

ds, t

oin

tera

ct s

ocia

lly, a

nd to

mee

t fun

ctio

nal

need

s.

Stud

ent o

utco

mes

sho

uld

be m

easu

red

acro

ss a

nd c

ompl

emen

t con

tent

out

com

es. S

uppo

rt s

yste

mss

houl

d be

in p

lace

for

com

mun

icat

ion

outc

omes

.

AG

E 5

AG

E 8

* O

utco

mes

and

indi

cato

rsfo

r ag

e 5

will

be

com

plet

edby

Fal

l 199

6.

104

Com

mun

icat

ing

Soc

ially

10A

GE

13

AG

E 1

7

Com

mun

icat

ing

Soc

ially

Com

mun

icat

ing

Soc

ially

Com

mun

icat

ing

Soc

ially

Com

mun

icat

ing

To

Mee

t Fun

ctio

nal

Com

mun

icat

ing

To

Mee

t Fun

ctio

nal

Com

mun

icat

ing

To

Mee

t Fun

ctio

nal

Com

mun

icat

ing

To

Mee

t Fun

ctio

nal

Nee

dsN

eeds

Nee

dsN

eeds

-48-

105

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LEARNER DOMAIN

DECISION MAKING

Stud

ents

will

dem

onst

rate

thei

r ab

ility

to m

ake

deci

sion

s an

dch

oice

s, to

res

olve

pro

blem

s, to

man

age

time,

and

to a

dvoc

ate

for t

hem

selv

es.

Stud

ent o

utco

mes

sho

uld

be m

easu

red

acro

ss a

nd c

ompl

emen

t con

tent

out

com

es. S

uppo

rt s

yste

ms

shou

ld b

e in

pla

ce f

or d

ecis

ion

mak

ing

outc

omes

.

AG

E 5

AGE 8

AGE 10

AGE 13

AGE 17

* O

utco

mes

and

indi

cato

rsfo

r ag

e 5

will

be

com

plet

edby

Fal

l 199

6.

106

Mak

ing

Cho

ices

Rec

ogni

zing

and

Res

olvi

ng P

robl

ems

Man

agin

g T

ime

and

Sch

edul

e

Adv

ocat

ing

for

Sel

f

Mak

ing

Cho

ices

Rec

ogni

zing

and

Res

olvi

ng P

robl

ems

Man

agin

g T

ime

and

Sch

edul

e

Adv

ocat

ing

for

Sel

f

Mak

ing

Cho

ices

Mak

ing

Cho

ices

Rec

ogni

zing

and

Res

olvi

ng P

robl

ems

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agin

g T

ime

and

Sch

edul

e

Adv

ocat

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for

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f

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ogni

zing

and

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olvi

ng P

robl

ems

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agin

g T

ime

and

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edul

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ocat

ing

for

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f

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LE

AR

NE

R D

OM

AIN

BE

HA

VIO

R

Stud

ents

will

dem

onst

rate

thei

r ab

ility

to b

ehav

e in

chr

onol

ogic

ally

age

-app

ropr

iate

way

s in

var

ious

situ

atio

ns.

Stud

ent o

utco

mes

sho

uld

be m

easu

red

acro

ss a

nd c

ompl

emen

t con

tent

out

com

es. S

uppo

rt s

yste

ms

shou

ld b

e in

pla

ce f

or b

ehav

ior

outc

omes

.

AG

E 5

AG

E 8

AG

E 1

0A

GE

13

AG

E 1

7

* O

utco

mes

and

indi

cato

rsfo

r ag

e 5

will

be

com

plet

edby

Fal

l 199

6.

Dem

onst

ratin

g ag

e-ap

prop

riat

e be

havi

ors

Dem

onst

ratin

g ag

e-ap

prop

riat

e be

havi

ors

Dem

onst

ratin

g ag

e-ap

prop

riat

e be

havi

ors

Dem

onst

ratin

g ag

e-ap

prop

riat

e be

havi

ors

108

109

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LE

AR

NE

R D

OM

AIN

AC

AD

EM

IC

Stud

ents

will

dem

onst

rate

the

abili

ty to

app

ly c

orre

ct a

ndap

prop

iate

aca

dem

ic s

kills

and

kno

wle

dge

at a

ll tim

es.

Isol

ated

aca

dem

ic s

kills

(eg

. tau

ght i

n in

clus

ion

cont

ent c

lass

es)

test

ed f

or th

eir

valu

e (i

dent

ifie

d in

the

IEP)

, mus

t be

co-d

evel

oped

by

both

of

the

stud

ents

(ge

nera

l and

spe

cial

edu

catio

n) te

ache

r(s)

.

AG

E 5

AG

E 8

AG

E 1

0A

GE

13

AG

E 1

7

* O

utco

mes

and

indi

cato

rsfo

r ag

e 5

will

be

com

plet

edby

Fal

l 199

6.

110

App

lies

Aca

dem

ic S

kills

by:

usin

g ap

prop

iate

term

sde

mon

stra

ting

corr

ect s

tray

er;

dem

onst

ratin

g tr

ansf

er,

appl

ying

in d

iffer

ent s

ettin

gs.

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lies

Aca

dem

ic S

kills

by:

usin

g sp

irt/p

iste

term

sde

mon

stra

ting

corr

ect a

nsw

er;

dem

onst

ratin

g tr

ansf

er;

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ying

in d

iffer

ent s

ettin

gs.

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lies

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dem

ic S

kills

by:

usin

g ap

prop

iate

term

sde

mon

stra

ting

corr

ect a

nsw

er;

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onst

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g tr

ansf

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in d

iffer

ent s

ettin

gs.

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lies

Aca

dem

ic S

kills

by:

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g ap

prop

iate

term

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mon

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ting

corr

ect a

nsw

er,

dem

onst

ratin

g tr

ansf

er;

appl

ying

in d

iffer

ent s

ettin

gs.

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