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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious… why and how does having a 504 affect the thresholds? I assume the 504 has to be for something specific to testing? My kid has a 504 for anxiety but still tests well. Does having a plan change the threshold he’ll need? [/quote]

Per the info provided by DCCAPS & AEI, receiving services frim any of the four categories (IEP, 504, EML and FARMS; no discernment among or within them) results in a reduced MAP-R local norm threshold.  From reports to the BOE, it appears that that is 70th %ile (instead of 85th) -- again, locally normed, not the national %ile parents see on the report.  The local norm is not disclosed by MCPS central admin, but might be guessed within a school  or among similar schools as parents discuss scores of their children, some who were placed in the pool and some who were not.

The fact that all services are treated the same, regardless of nature/severity of the underlying condition and likely influence on score, is among the limitations of the paradigm.  It would not be feasible to cover every wrinkle, but this and others might feasibly be addressed in a better manner.[/quote]

I’m the poster you quoted, and while of course I love that this benefits my kid, that doesn’t seem fair whatsoever. Just because my kid has anxiety, they have a better chance at the CES? Huh. I would not have thought that. [/quote]

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