Do teachers have to give notification for tests?

[Anonymous]

OP, I say this as the parent of a child with ADHD who graduated MCPS and is now a adult successful in a white collar profession with inflexible deadlines, but no accommodations.

1) ADHD can result in unreliable narration. It’s not intention all the time, but it especially can be a problem when the person with ADHD is afraid of getting into trouble. Sometimes helping your child, first requires fact checking their account.
2) Unless he’s going into a career field where focusing and deadlines are not expected, high school is the time to build up your son’s repertoire of focusing and study skills. Loop in an expert if you need to.

[Anonymous]

Helicopter parents gona helicopter

[Anonymous]

My kid with severe ADHD had "no more than 2 exams on any day" written into their 504 plan. If more than 2 were scheduled, he rescheduled with one of his teachers (he also had extended time in a place with no distractions). Frequently this meant lunch and testing, missing out on social time with friends, but c'est la vie

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1-2 day’s notice is enough. Most students know when it is coming since they are wrapping up a unit or book.

Yes, for neurotypical kids you are correct. OP’s kid is not neurotypical.

But these days that's pretty much every kid who's parents could afford a diagnosis.

I would love to know what percentage of kids have an IEP/504 in, let’s say, Whitman vs Wheaton HS. Or even Blair.

NYT article a while back addressed this specifically and claimed it was much higher at the more affluent schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1-2 day’s notice is enough. Most students know when it is coming since they are wrapping up a unit or book.

Yes, for neurotypical kids you are correct. OP’s kid is not neurotypical.

But these days that's pretty much every kid who's parents could afford a diagnosis.

I would love to know what percentage of kids have an IEP/504 in, let’s say, Whitman vs Wheaton HS. Or even Blair.

NYT article a while back addressed this specifically and claimed it was much higher at the more affluent schools.

The At A Glance reports from mcps give a ton of stats if anyone is really curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember someone saying kids are supposed to get 3-4 days notice for a test in high school or at least a weekend.

My son had four tests one day and two tests the next day. He wasn’t given much time to prepare for these exams and I’m wondering if he can speak to teachers about giving more notice. Having a weekend really helps him since he just takes longer to read, take notes and study.

He has severe ADHD, vision issues and processing issues (yes he has a 504) so this is very stressful when tests with lots of content are sprung on him with 1-2 days notice.

Anyone ever address this issue?
The teacher who really piled it on said my son needed to justify why he couldn’t prepare in two days. Honestly, it was a lot. I’d struggle to master that even if it’s the only work I had.

Your son should speak to the teacher about what is going on and request that the test be taken at a different time per the 504 plan, which allows extended time to complete assignments.

[Anonymous]

If your kid can’t handle the course load, have them take regular classes instead of advanced classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember someone saying kids are supposed to get 3-4 days notice for a test in high school or at least a weekend.

My son had four tests one day and two tests the next day. He wasn’t given much time to prepare for these exams and I’m wondering if he can speak to teachers about giving more notice. Having a weekend really helps him since he just takes longer to read, take notes and study.

He has severe ADHD, vision issues and processing issues (yes he has a 504) so this is very stressful when tests with lots of content are sprung on him with 1-2 days notice.

Anyone ever address this issue?
The teacher who really piled it on said my son needed to justify why he couldn’t prepare in two days. Honestly, it was a lot. I’d struggle to master that even if it’s the only work I had.

Your son should speak to the teacher about what is going on and request that the test be taken at a different time per the 504 plan, which allows extended time to complete assignments.

That's not how extended time works

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember someone saying kids are supposed to get 3-4 days notice for a test in high school or at least a weekend.

My son had four tests one day and two tests the next day. He wasn’t given much time to prepare for these exams and I’m wondering if he can speak to teachers about giving more notice. Having a weekend really helps him since he just takes longer to read, take notes and study.

He has severe ADHD, vision issues and processing issues (yes he has a 504) so this is very stressful when tests with lots of content are sprung on him with 1-2 days notice.

Anyone ever address this issue?
The teacher who really piled it on said my son needed to justify why he couldn’t prepare in two days. Honestly, it was a lot. I’d struggle to master that even if it’s the only work I had.

Your son should speak to the teacher about what is going on and request that the test be taken at a different time per the 504 plan, which allows extended time to complete assignments.

That's not how extended time works

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Taking the test after more time to study would be a completely different accommodation.