If students are retained in grade and take the test again because they did not meet the standard the first time, how are their results used and reported?
All students in a tested grade must take the test if the student has not yet met standard (with the exception of certain LEP students). The results are counted just like any other results on the OSPI Report Card, so if the student does not take the test and is not coded with an excused absence, the student will be considered not meeting standard. A retained student’s results (i.e. second attempt) are included in AYP results. However, a district and/or school may appeal and ask for retained students’ second attempts to be removed from AYP calculations.
