[CSPS] Re: CSPS Digest, Vol 18, Issue 6

Fri Mar 25 08:04:32 CST 2005

Regarding the 99% rule.  Students with special needs are included in the 
accountability systems now in place under NCLB.  However, you may notice 
that there are State Developed Alternative Assessments (SDAA) for some of 
these students.  Participating in these assessments should be noted in the 
child's Individual Education Plan.

Very few educators are for this assessment crazed era, but many special 
educators believe that if all students are included in the evaluation than 
students who qualify for Special Education services should not be left out 
(although the assessment will clearly be different as does their 
instruction).  Adequate yearly progress, if a goal for some, should be a 
goal for all.

At 07:28 AM 3/25/2005, Irene Campbell wrote:
>Hi! I'm new to the list....
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>What are the consequences if the district does not meet the 99% rule?  It 
>seems that the number of children with special needs in a district is an 
>uncontrollable factor. (?)
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>Learning,
>Irene R. Campbell
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>1. March 22 CSISD trustees' meeting (Gene and Maggie Charleton)
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>Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:23:00 -0600
>From: "Gene and Maggie Charleton"
>Subject: [CSPS] March 22 CSISD trustees' meeting
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>CSISD Trustees' Meeting
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>March 22, 2005
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>Public education as we know it will cease to exist if HB 2 is
>enacted into law, CSISD superintendent Steve Johnson told the school board
>and others attending the trustees' meeting Tuesday evening.
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>Johnson said he met with representatives of more than 40 other
>"Chapter 41" school districts Monday in Austin, and they agreed that they
>would prefer continuing under the current unsatisfactory funding situation
>to having HB 2 become law. He urged school board members and the audience to
>keep in touch with what is going on in Austin. He also thanked Rep. Fred
>Brown for breaking ranks with his Republican colleagues to vote against HB
>2.
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>The trustees also:
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>Adopted health, art, theater, choir, orchestra and music
>textbooks;
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>Heard a rep! ort of the school district's compliance with the
>federal "No Child Left Behind" law;
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>Recognized 2005 National Merit Scholars, members of the district's winning
>Science Bowl teams and a student musician who was awarded a first chair
>position in the All State Band;
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>Gave formal notice of the May 7 school board election; and
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>Approved the district's academic calendar for the 2005-2006 school year.
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>Health textbooks adopted were (for grades 1-4) Harcourt; (for middle school)
>Holt, Rinehart and Winston; (for high school) Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
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>CSISD is meeting current requirements of the No Child Left Behind
>legislation, but the makeup of the student body will make this impossible in
>the future. The legislation has a "99% rule" for participation. That means
>that 99% of students in the district must take the TAKS or local assessments
>at grade level. At present, the number of students in ! the autistic and life
>skills programs (who do not take grade level assessments) is greater than
>the 1% allowed by the legislation. Other students, who take assessments at
>lower than their grade levels because of ARD committee decisions, push the
>number higher.
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>This provision of the legislation conflicts with state requirements and
>existing federal IDEA legislation. No one suggested how this might be
>rectified.
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>The board recognized 10 National Merit Scholars from A&M Consolidated High
>School and 15 students who participated in teams that competed in the
>regional Science Bowl in February at Texas A&M. CSISD team #1 placed first
>among the 28 teams in the competition. Team #2 placed third and team #3
>placed among the top eight teams. The winning team will advance to national
>competition in April in Washington, D.C.
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>Respectably submitted,
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>Gene Charleton
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>Gene and Maggie Charleton
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>1611 Treehouse Trail
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