What happens if a high school kid can’t pass all SOLs?

[Anonymous]

My child is earning mostly As, Bs and the occasional C in math / science. He can’t seem to pass the SOLs.

What happens? Is Graduation off the table?

He has an IEP.

[Anonymous]

Start at "Verified Credit" on this page:

https://www.doe.virginia.gov/parents-students/for-students/graduation/graduation-requirement-resources/credits-for-graduation

[Anonymous]

They will make it work. They want him to graduate. Talk to the case manager.

[Anonymous]

For IEP students there are locally verified options.

No idea how that will change with the new cut scores though :/

[Anonymous]

If there are verified credits why bother taking the SOL?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If there are verified credits why bother taking the SOL?

You can’t get a locally awarded verified credit for every single SOL. I have a kid whose disability is in math. She missed the cutoff score for expedited retakes on the algebra 1 SOL by 1 point last year. She can use her verified credit option this year to get a retake at a 350 instead of a 375, but she still has to get between a 375-400 to pass and that also means she has to get a standard diploma instead of an advanced one. I have a lot of concerns about her ever being able to pass the math SOL honestly, even with the verified credit option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there are verified credits why bother taking the SOL?

You can’t get a locally awarded verified credit for every single SOL. I have a kid whose disability is in math. She missed the cutoff score for expedited retakes on the algebra 1 SOL by 1 point last year. She can use her verified credit option this year to get a retake at a 350 instead of a 375, but she still has to get between a 375-400 to pass and that also means she has to get a standard diploma instead of an advanced one. I have a lot of concerns about her ever being able to pass the math SOL honestly, even with the verified credit option.

Thanks for clarifying. I’m worried too. My son has come close to passing but never has. He is a freshman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there are verified credits why bother taking the SOL?

You can’t get a locally awarded verified credit for every single SOL. I have a kid whose disability is in math. She missed the cutoff score for expedited retakes on the algebra 1 SOL by 1 point last year. She can use her verified credit option this year to get a retake at a 350 instead of a 375, but she still has to get between a 375-400 to pass and that also means she has to get a standard diploma instead of an advanced one. I have a lot of concerns about her ever being able to pass the math SOL honestly, even with the verified credit option.

Thanks for clarifying. I’m worried too. My son has come close to passing but never has. He is a freshman.

The high schools work hard to help kids pass. It's in everyone's best interest to have it happen. If they don't pass in May, they'll retake in June after some intensive supports. If they still don't pass, they'll retake in the fall, and then the spring, and then the fall, and then the spring. They will get just about every kid to pass the algebra 1 SOL even if it's just by teaching calculator tricks in desmos that don't increase understanding but snag a few more points. The SPED math teachers at my school are miracle workers--kids who have never passed a math sol regularly pass one in HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there are verified credits why bother taking the SOL?

You can’t get a locally awarded verified credit for every single SOL. I have a kid whose disability is in math. She missed the cutoff score for expedited retakes on the algebra 1 SOL by 1 point last year. She can use her verified credit option this year to get a retake at a 350 instead of a 375, but she still has to get between a 375-400 to pass and that also means she has to get a standard diploma instead of an advanced one. I have a lot of concerns about her ever being able to pass the math SOL honestly, even with the verified credit option.

Thanks for clarifying. I’m worried too. My son has come close to passing but never has. He is a freshman.

The high schools work hard to help kids pass. It's in everyone's best interest to have it happen. If they don't pass in May, they'll retake in June after some intensive supports. If they still don't pass, they'll retake in the fall, and then the spring, and then the fall, and then the spring. They will get just about every kid to pass the algebra 1 SOL even if it's just by teaching calculator tricks in desmos that don't increase understanding but snag a few more points. The SPED math teachers at my school are miracle workers--kids who have never passed a math sol regularly pass one in HS.

Yes we know… but if the SOL pass zone is increased that makes it even harder for the kids with math disabilities to pass even with all that support. The highest my kid has EVER gotten on any math SOL was that 374 she got last year. If they bump the pass level from a 375-400 in the retake range with locally awarded verified credit to 400+, I’m not sure she’d ever “pass.”

[Anonymous]

Special Permission Credit Accommodations: For students with a disability who have an IEP or 504 Plan, and who score under 375 on an SOL test, a Special Permission Credit Accommodation may be requested through their IEP/504 team. This requires submitting a form to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and showing that the disability prevented them from demonstrating knowledge on the SOL test, even with accommodations


https://www.doe.virginia.gov/parents-students/for-students/graduation/graduation-requirement-resources/credit-accommodations

And this is a good resource: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/parents-students/for-students/graduation/graduation-requirement-resources/substitute-tests-for-verified-credit which sends you here: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/20660/638731535301330000