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Variability in State Accommodations Policies & Practices

Explore state variations in accommodations policies and practices for students with special circumstances like 504 plans and IEPs. Discover decision-making criteria and controversial accommodations policies. Study includes data from all 50 states up to 2001. Conclusions highlight changes and inconsistencies.

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Variability in State Accommodations Policies & Practices

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  1. State Variations in Accommodations Policy and Practice Martha L. Thurlow University of Minnesota

  2. Questions • What terminology is used by states, and are terms clearly defined? • What groups of students are eligible to use assessment accommodations? • What decision-making criteria are provided in states’ policies? • What are the most controversial accommodations and what are policies like for these?

  3. Study Procedures NCEO [Collected policies through Sept 2001] Update of previous analyses • Requested newest policy from all 50 states • Completed grids for all states and all accommodations (with notations) • Sent data to state for verification • Made changes only with written documentation

  4. Terminology

  5. Decision Making Criteria

  6. Groups Eligible All Students Special Circumstances 504 Plan Students IEP Students 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Number of States

  7. Decision-Making Criteria

  8. 15 Most Controversial Accommodations Number of States Allowing: Without With Braille 35 14 Read Aloud* 5 41 Sign Language Interpretation 37 8 Read/Re-read/Clarify Directions* 29 10 Calculator* 14 23 *One state prohibits use

  9. 15 Most Controversial Accommodations Number of States Allowing: Without With Audio/Video Cassette** 16 9 Abacus* 13 6 Proctor/Scribe 31 17 Computer or Machine* 30 9 Tape Recorder 21 8 *One state prohibits use ** Two states prohibit use

  10. 15 Most Controversial Accommodations Number of States Allowing: Without With Communication Device 27 8 Spell Checker/Assistance*** 7 9 Extended Time** 26 16 With Breaks 33 10 Over Multiple Days* 19 6 *2 states prohibit use **3 states prohibit use ***11 states prohibit use

  11. Accommodation practice is evident in: • Perceptions (use is increasing) • Available Data (only as good as people recording the data) • Legal Activity (challenges in court, out-of-court settlements, and threatened court cases)

  12. Conclusions • Significant changes since the early 1990s in policies • Great variability in accommodation policies and practices exists, but trend toward more consistency is evident • Disconnect continues between policy, practice, and research

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