Friday, December 10, 2010

Mo Better Accountability: An IEP

Mo Better Accountability: An IEP

Mo Better Accountability: An IEP

Too much valuable instruction time is taken away from teaching meaningful tasks that could lead to more independent lives, the tests are not respectful of the students and they do not accurately reflect the goals of the students’ Individual Educational Plans, parents and educators said.

So say Maryland parents and educators unhappy with a test called the Alt-MSA, which assesses severely disabled kids and takes too much valuable time away from instruction. They claim that the IEP process ensures