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Why are students with disabilities required to participate in assessment programs?

April 26, 2017assessment disabilities participate Programs students

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Why are students with disabilities required to participate in assessment programs?

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The 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA ’97) require that “children with disabilities be included in general state and district-wide assessment programs, with appropriate accommodations where necessary” [612(a)(17)(A)], and if general assessments are still not appropriate, alternate assessments are provided. IDEA ’97 was built on and expanded upon the requirements of the Improving America’s Schools Act (IASA).