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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid who is panicking about this change. He has only taken two re-takes, but he’s really down about not having the opportunity to excel on a retake. He is outraged. He’s also got some learning differences and the current policy has made it easier for his 504 to just fall into place rather than me having to obsessively enforce it with his teachers. My other kid has completely abused the policy by only doing the test prep if he gets a bad grade and needs to retake the test. This does not go unnoticed by his teachers! This is to say, I’ve seen both the benefits and pitfalls of the current policy and I have mixed feelings about the change. My question: will teachers have the discretion to offer the entire class the opportunity to completely retake a test that the class collectively bombed and, at their discretion, offer the entire class the opportunity to get an A on that retake? Or does the new policy strip them of that discretion?[/quote]

It’s not built into our 504 because that would have seemed redundant given the school’s retake policy. Also not sure that would ever have been an option as an accommodation. Our 504 instead provides for a lot of accommodations concerning the setting of exams and the time given and also the way in which our student is required to check in with the teacher in the days and weeks leading up to the exam. We’ve been hands-off on these accommodations this year because of the retake policy. This change will require us to be actively involved in making sure his 504 is being followed given the higher stakes if the exam doesn’t go well. That’s just the reality of our situation. I recognize policies need to be made that generally work for everyone and I’m ok with APS making the change, but is not an inconsequential change for us.[/quote]

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