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Anonymous wrote:It is not opting out; it is refusal. However, there is zero consequence to grades. One thing to keep in mind is that SOLs are required in high school for graduation. In particular, certain SOLs are used for federal participation and are required even if your student has the credit (for example someone who earned math credit in middle school). If the student fails or skips that day and refuses to take it, the school can lack federal participation numbers or passing rates which will affect funding and resources for your student.

SOLs are not required in high school. As me how i know. (DD is in 2nd semester of W&M right now...no SOL ever)

Anonymous wrote:It is not opting out; it is refusal. However, there is zero consequence to grades. One thing to keep in mind is that SOLs are required in high school for graduation. In particular, certain SOLs are used for federal participation and are required even if your student has the credit (for example someone who earned math credit in middle school). If the student fails or skips that day and refuses to take it, the school can lack federal participation numbers or passing rates which will affect funding and resources for your student.

Anonymous wrote:My kids ES used 4th and 5th grade SOL scores to determine eligibility for the "President's award" at their 6th grade "graduation". If you want your kid to be eligible, don't opt out. If you don't care about that, then there is no other consequence to not taking 5th grade SOLs if you aren't relying on the math SOL score to be in advanced math.

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Anonymous wrote:Special Ed does not equal "Low". Parents are not privy to the list of kids with IEPs. Kids are often grouped by needed interventions because Sped is always short staffed. So, the kids who are pulled out for Math or LA may be in the same class, and then those who have an aid in GenEd may be grouped together. Being in Sped has absolutely nothing to do with SOL scores and is due to a long-established IEP process.

Yes it does. Sped usually means learning difficulties such that a regular classroom teacher can’t manage without a specialist. Kids who qualify for IEPs usually are below grade level in some area. That’s considered low. Those kids are also at risk of failing the SOLs.

This is BS. Some kids have IEP’s and don’t have any academic goals. Their goals are in other areas, but still may need access to the SPED teacher

That’s correct. Like I said, usually kids with IEPs have learning difficulties. Obviously that doesn’t mean ALL. But at our school, they automatically place kids with IEPs in the same Gen Ed class no matter what. This usually translates to a very low performing, poorly behaved class.

You sound unintelligent yourself. You write nonsense and falsehoods.

Sure. I write what I know. My kid was on an IEP.