HS extra time -- how does it work from a practical standpoint

[Anonymous]

8th grade DD is likely going to get 1.5x for dysgraphia/ADHD-I/low processing speed. I'm not that concerned about this year (and very little time will remain after our meeting) but curious how it applies in high school. In many cases, wouldn't want her to miss lecture time in the class that follows a testing period. In this case, thinking about your typical in-class test not standardized test.

[Anonymous]

My dd in MCPS usually has to finish tests during lunch period the following day. She doesn’t miss instructional time. Sometimes teachers give the class time to work on an assignment in class. DD might use that time to finish a test.

[Anonymous]

In our experience there is no "lecture" time after a test. The kids do homework, etc. Our DD goes to a large NOVA public. She goes to a 'test center' for math tests. Then is dismissed afterward.

[Anonymous]

Our experience at an MCPS HS is that DS would be provided with a subset of the exam questions to complete during class time if the exam was a full period. He would then receive the rest from his resource teacher during resource period. If it was a class that met prior to lunch or prior to resource, he might be offered the opportunity to just stay afterwards, depending on the teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In our experience there is no "lecture" time after a test. The kids do homework, etc. Our DD goes to a large NOVA public. She goes to a 'test center' for math tests. Then is dismissed afterward.

OP here -- what I meant to say is if the test is in "First Period" (and the teacher allows the whole class time) then the extra time would carry over into "Second Period" (which is what I'd worry about them missing)

[Anonymous]

Most teachers at our HS do not allow the full time. For example, gen ed students might get 30 minutes while time and a half students get 45.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In our experience there is no "lecture" time after a test. The kids do homework, etc. Our DD goes to a large NOVA public. She goes to a 'test center' for math tests. Then is dismissed afterward.

OP here -- what I meant to say is if the test is in "First Period" (and the teacher allows the whole class time) then the extra time would carry over into "Second Period" (which is what I'd worry about them missing)

I’m the first poster who responded. My dd isn’t in a resource class anymore, so that’s why she finishes tests during lunch. Teachers do not have students miss other classes to complete tests, but a resource class would be designated for just such a purpose.

[Anonymous]

OP this varies by school. At our kids' schools, no - students do not stay into "second period". If first period is English and second period is Chemistry, the English teacher has another class to teach, and also wouldn't "steal" time from the Chem teacher. That's not done.

Students either finish the test during lunch, or study hall, or during student work/teacher office hours (some schools have these built in to the day). Depending on the period, the student might start the test early during one of those time periods, and then complete it during class time with the rest of the class.

Sometimes, in a 45 min period, the test takes most students 20 min but the teacher gives the class the entire period to finish the test. Some students with extended time are able to complete the test within 45 min so they don't need to return later.

[Anonymous]

It really doesn’t work very well. My kid will sometimes finish a test at lunch but generally doesn’t use it for tests beach it’s just not practical. For big tests like AP, maybe.
For assignments it totally depends on teacher. Often it’s just an extra day to turn in an assignment. It can be helpful mostly when th kid forgets to turn something in. It isn’t often that helpful to have extra time as then stuff just piles up more. What would be more helpful is just cutting down the sheer amount of busy work assignments, but that is never offered.

To be honest, most of our accommodations are just ignored. The only one that’s really helpful is being able to do assignments on computer instead of paper, but some teachers just refuse to do it. Everything is “where feasible.”

[Anonymous]

My kid goes into school early, stays late, or uses his study hall or lunch. He has to take the test in one sitting, so it depends which period class the test is. His school has a block schedule, so every period is next to one of those times. He takes it in the learning specialist's office instead of the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In our experience there is no "lecture" time after a test. The kids do homework, etc. Our DD goes to a large NOVA public. She goes to a 'test center' for math tests. Then is dismissed afterward.

OP here -- what I meant to say is if the test is in "First Period" (and the teacher allows the whole class time) then the extra time would carry over into "Second Period" (which is what I'd worry about them missing)

I’m the first poster who responded. My dd isn’t in a resource class anymore, so that’s why she finishes tests during lunch. Teachers do not have students miss other classes to complete tests, but a resource class would be designated for just such a purpose.

+1 I was the second poster. Our school has block scheduling, so most tests do not take the entire class block. My student takes the test in the "test center" at school. The kids who finish early IN the classroom do something quietly. If DD does not finish the test before the class block is over (rare), she finishes it after school, during lunch, advisory/homeroom period, etc. They NEVER miss a different class to take it.

[Anonymous]

Mine does his extra time during his study hall. He never misses another class.