Re: ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

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I personnaly would not let them give your son the modified assessment. But that is just my opinion. ne

From: Yemeseratch Girma <yemieg@...>Subject: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011, 8:06 PM

My son's school is telling me that that based on his scores on the Californian Standards Test last year, he is eligible to take the California Modified Assessment this year. They want me to agree to amend his IEP... in it they have indicated that my son's behavior does not impede the learning process, which I completely disagree with.

My son is eight yrs old with dx HFA. The school has refused to accept his dx and qualified him for special education services based on ADHD, as they feel he does not meet the educational dx for Autism. He is in a mainstream classroom.

My concern is they are providing very little service for him at this time and I would much rather he gets tested with the same assessment as his peers so it will accurately reflect his areas of struggle to ensure he gets the help he needs.

I would appreciate any feed back and advise as this is all new to me.

Thanks,

Yeme

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That's how I feel as well, thanks ne!!

From: susanne hansen <s_hansen34@...> Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 8:08:40 PMSubject: Re: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

I personnaly would not let them give your son the modified assessment. But that is just my opinion. ne

From: Yemeseratch Girma <yemieg@...>Subject: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011, 8:06 PM

My son's school is telling me that that based on his scores on the Californian Standards Test last year, he is eligible to take the California Modified Assessment this year. They want me to agree to amend his IEP... in it they have indicated that my son's behavior does not impede the learning process, which I completely disagree with.

My son is eight yrs old with dx HFA. The school has refused to accept his dx and qualified him for special education services based on ADHD, as they feel he does not meet the educational dx for Autism. He is in a mainstream classroom.

My concern is they are providing very little service for him at this time and I would much rather he gets tested with the same assessment as his peers so it will accurately reflect his areas of struggle to ensure he gets the help he needs.

I would appreciate any feed back and advise as this is all new to me.

Thanks,

Yeme

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Thats crap!! What they are trying to do doesnt even make any sense!! I would go with your gut on this one , and not have the test be modified!! Hope it goes the way you want it too!! Good luck :)MeaghanFrom: Yemeseratch Girma <yemieg@...> Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 8:41:34 AMSubject: Re: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

That's how I feel as well, thanks ne!!

From: susanne hansen <s_hansen34@...> Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 8:08:40 PMSubject: Re: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

I personnaly would not let them give your son the modified assessment. But that is just my opinion. ne

From: Yemeseratch Girma <yemieg@...>Subject: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011, 8:06 PM

My son's school is telling me that that based on his scores on the Californian Standards Test last year, he is eligible to take the California Modified Assessment this year. They want me to agree to amend his IEP... in it they have indicated that my son's behavior does not impede the learning process, which I completely disagree with.

My son is eight yrs old with dx HFA. The school has refused to accept his dx and qualified him for special education services based on ADHD, as they feel he does not meet the educational dx for Autism. He is in a mainstream classroom.

My concern is they are providing very little service for him at this time and I would much rather he gets tested with the same assessment as his peers so it will accurately reflect his areas of struggle to ensure he gets the help he needs.

I would appreciate any feed back and advise as this is all new to me.

Thanks,

Yeme

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Thanks Meaghan. I really really appreciate the support in this group.

From: Meaghan Larson <meaghanlarson@...> Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 11:06:25 AMSubject: Re: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

Thats crap!! What they are trying to do doesnt even make any sense!! I would go with your gut on this one , and not have the test be modified!! Hope it goes the way you want it too!! Good luck :)Meaghan

From: Yemeseratch Girma <yemieg@...> Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 8:41:34 AMSubject: Re: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

That's how I feel as well, thanks ne!!

From: susanne hansen <s_hansen34@...> Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 8:08:40 PMSubject: Re: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

I personnaly would not let them give your son the modified assessment. But that is just my opinion. ne

From: Yemeseratch Girma <yemieg@...>Subject: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011, 8:06 PM

My son's school is telling me that that based on his scores on the Californian Standards Test last year, he is eligible to take the California Modified Assessment this year. They want me to agree to amend his IEP... in it they have indicated that my son's behavior does not impede the learning process, which I completely disagree with.

My son is eight yrs old with dx HFA. The school has refused to accept his dx and qualified him for special education services based on ADHD, as they feel he does not meet the educational dx for Autism. He is in a mainstream classroom.

My concern is they are providing very little service for him at this time and I would much rather he gets tested with the same assessment as his peers so it will accurately reflect his areas of struggle to ensure he gets the help he needs.

I would appreciate any feed back and advise as this is all new to me.

Thanks,

Yeme

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I wonder how you go about those sorts of tests when you home school? Now that we

pulled him out of school back in the 8th grade, and he's now in the 11th grade,

and we no longer officially have an active IEP. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

Dawn Marie

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> My son's school is telling me that that based on his scores on the Californian

> Standards Test last year, he is eligible to take the California Modified

> Assessment this year. They want me to agree to amend his IEP... in it they

have

> indicated that my son's  behavior does not impede the learning process, which

I

> completely disagree with. 

>

>

> My son is eight yrs old with dx HFA.  The school has refused to accept his dx

> and qualified him for special education services based on ADHD, as they feel

he

> does not meet the educational dx for Autism.   He is in a mainstream

classroom.

>

> My concern is they are providing very little service for him at this time

and I

> would much rather he gets tested  with the same assessment as his peers so it

> will accurately reflect his areas of struggle to ensure he gets the help he

> needs.

>

> I would appreciate any feed back and advise as this is all new to me.

>

> Thanks,

> Yeme

>

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Definitely refuse to agree to modified testing.

Roxanna

“Our lives begin to end the day we

become silent about things that matter.†- Luther King, Jr.

( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

My

son's school is telling me that that based on his scores on the Californian Standards Test last year, he is eligible to take the California Modified Assessment this year. They want me to agree to amend his IEP... in it they have indicated that my son's behavior does not impede the learning process, which I completely disagree with.

My son is eight yrs old with dx HFA. The school has refused to accept his dx and qualified him for special education services based on ADHD, as they feel he does not meet the educational dx for Autism. He is in a mainstream classroom.

My concern is they are providing very little service for him at this time and I would much rather he gets tested with the same assessment as his peers so it will accurately reflect his areas of struggle to ensure he gets the help he needs.

I would appreciate any feed back and advise as this is all new to me.

Thanks,

Yeme

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Thank you Roxanna!!

From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 3:15:15 PMSubject: Re: ( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified AssessmentDefinitely refuse to agree to modified testing.

Roxanna“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.†- Luther King, Jr.

( ) ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

My son's school is telling me that that based on his scores on the Californian Standards Test last year, he is eligible to take the California Modified Assessment this year. They want me to agree to amend his IEP... in it they have indicated that my son's behavior does not impede the learning process, which I completely disagree with.

My son is eight yrs old with dx HFA. The school has refused to accept his dx and qualified him for special education services based on ADHD, as they feel he does not meet the educational dx for Autism. He is in a mainstream classroom.

My concern is they are providing very little service for him at this time and I would much rather he gets tested with the same assessment as his peers so it will accurately reflect his areas of struggle to ensure he gets the help he needs.

I would appreciate any feed back and advise as this is all new to me.

Thanks,

Yeme

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Do not let them modify the test. By doing so, they can claim that he is learning

on " his level " and continue to deny services. If it is modified when they are

little, they will claim modification at the time of the CAHSEE. Should he be

given a modified CAHSEE, he will not be eligible for a diploma at the time of

graduation, but rather will receive a " certificate of completion " which will no

allow him to enter a university even if he were to graduate #1 in his HS class.

Depending on your son's needs, you can request " accommodations " for the tests.

An example was my son was allowed to type the essay portion of the CAHSEE in

order to make life easier for the reader since his handwriting is horrible. When

the school first tried to tell me that this was a modification of the test, I

was on the State's website reading about the CAHSEE and then copied the portions

that explained modification vs. adaption.

The school also wants modified so that they can use it as an excuse if the

school does not reach their target scores. If the school still fights with you,

contact TASK (Team Advocates for Special Kids) and ask them to help you fight.

Debbi in SO CA

Mom to 24 and (my Aspie) 21

>

> My son's school is telling me that that based on his scores on the Californian

Standards Test last year, he is eligible to take the California Modified

Assessment this year. They want me to agree to amend his IEP... in it they have

indicated that my son's behavior does not impede the learning process, which I

completely disagree with.

>

> My son is eight yrs old with dx HFA. The school has refused to accept his dx

and qualified him for special education services based on ADHD, as they feel he

does not meet the educational dx for Autism. He is in a mainstream classroom.

>

> My concern is they are providing very little service for him at this time and

I would much rather he gets tested with the same assessment as his peers so it

will accurately reflect his areas of struggle to ensure he gets the help he

needs.

>

> I would appreciate any feed back and advise as this is all new to me.

>

> Thanks,

> Yeme

>

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Debi, thanks for sharing your experience and the resource below. I am not going to allow them to modify the test.

I so appreciate the personal experience, areas of expertise and support in this group.

Thanks,

Yeme

From: Debbi <daffymom@...> Sent: Fri, February 4, 2011 7:29:36 AMSubject: ( ) Re: ???? Californian Standards Test / California Modified Assessment

Do not let them modify the test. By doing so, they can claim that he is learning on "his level" and continue to deny services. If it is modified when they are little, they will claim modification at the time of the CAHSEE. Should he be given a modified CAHSEE, he will not be eligible for a diploma at the time of graduation, but rather will receive a "certificate of completion" which will no allow him to enter a university even if he were to graduate #1 in his HS class. Depending on your son's needs, you can request "accommodations" for the tests. An example was my son was allowed to type the essay portion of the CAHSEE in order to make life easier for the reader since his handwriting is horrible. When the school first tried to tell me that this was a modification of the test, I was on the State's website reading about the CAHSEE and then copied the portions that explained modification vs. adaption. The school also wants modified so that they

can use it as an excuse if the school does not reach their target scores. If the school still fights with you, contact TASK (Team Advocates for Special Kids) and ask them to help you fight.Debbi in SO CAMom to 24 and (my Aspie) 21> > My son's school is telling me that that based on his scores on the Californian Standards Test last year, he is eligible to take the California Modified Assessment this year. They want me to agree to amend his IEP... in it they have indicated that my son's behavior does not impede the learning process, which I completely disagree with. > > My son is eight yrs old with dx HFA. The school has refused to accept his dx and qualified him for special education services based on ADHD, as they feel he does not meet the educational dx for Autism. He is in a mainstream classroom.> > My concern is they are providing very little service for him at this time and I

would much rather he gets tested with the same assessment as his peers so it will accurately reflect his areas of struggle to ensure he gets the help he needs.> > I would appreciate any feed back and advise as this is all new to me.> > Thanks,> Yeme>