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Module: Accountability: High-stakes Testing for Students with Disabilities
Perspectives And Resources

Objective

After completing the entire Perspectives and Resources section and reviewing the accompanying activities, you should understand the legal requirements for standardized testing for students with disabilities and how this high stakes accountability affects schools.

What do you think of Ms. Flores' reaction to the low performance scores of the students with disabilities in her school?

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Why do you think Ms. Flores describes the testing as "high stakes?"
right arrow icon Page 1 Definition of High-Stakes Testing

right arrow icon Page 2 High-Stakes Testing and the School System

right arrow icon Page 3 High-Stakes Testing and Teachers

right arrow icon Page 4 High-Stakes Testing and Students with Disabilities

Why do you think students with disabilities are being required to participate in high-stakes testing?
right arrow icon Page 5 Accountability for School Systems

right arrow icon Page 6 Law

Why should school personnel be held accountable for the performance of students with disabilities on those assessments?
right arrow icon Page 7 Access to the General Education Curriculum

right arrow icon Page 8 Improved Performance

Sources
right arrow icon Page 9 References
Additional Resources and Information
right arrow icon Page 10 Credits


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