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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Inclusion and Standardized Tests « Cooperative Catalyst

Inclusion and Standardized Tests « Cooperative Catalyst

Inclusion and Standardized Tests

Plans can be important… but it’s important to ask who the plans are for.

Most school districts have education plans. So I want to know… who are these education plans for?
I am familiar with one school district’s education plan where one of their goals is Inclusion of All Students. The priorities for this goal are two-fold:
  • Each student is engaged in meaningful learning that is appropriate to his or her abilities and takes place in the most enabling environment.
  • Each staff member has the ability to meet the diverse needs of all students.
Inclusion is an impressive goal, and one that I applaud. I honestly can find no