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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter has an IEP. She will be in third grade next year, when the standardized testing kicks in. I can't imagine her sitting--even with an aide--and trying to fill out all those bubbles correctly. How do I find out when the tests are administered, so I can write a polite note to the school saying she won't be in school those days? I'll take off from work and take her to museums, etc.--she won't have "days off" from learning. But she won't be sitting at a desk feeling stupid either. She'll get the "test prep" so she'll know what's going on. 
What do other parents of kids with IEPs do? Is opting out of standardized testing a big deal? [/quote]

In our school, the state tests have a "testing window" so even if your child misses certain days, she'll just get tested on the days she returns, as long as it is during the three or four week testing window.

So you probably just can't keep her home on the days of the test.

But you might be able to formally refuse to allow your child to be tested.[/quote]

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