Students with Disabilities 1. To the extent possible, all students with disabilities shall participate in the statewide student accountability standards for elementary, middle, and high school levels. Students with disabilities may be exempt from the statewide student accountability promotion standards by the Individualized Education Program Team, including the principal or school district representative, if it is determined by the team that the students do not have the ability to participate in the State Standard Course of Study. However, they shall be enrolled in a functional curriculum and demonstrate acceptable outcomes or alternate assessments. These students may receive a certificate of achievement or graduation certificate.
All services offered are in addition to the special education services provided to the students.
Students of Limited English Proficiency Students of limited English proficiency shall meet the same standards as all students. However, in accordance with federal law, English language proficiency cannot be the factor that determines that a student has not met performance standards at each gateway. Students who are exempt from statewide testing in accordance with the Guidelines for Testing Students with Limited English Proficiency shall also be exempt from the test standard for passage through each of the gateways. Instead, an instructional portfolio containing documentation of the students' English language proficiency and progress in all academic areas shall be submitted to a local committee of teachers and administrators to determine if students are ready to be promoted to the next level. Once limited English proficient students are no longer eligible for exemption from statewide testing, they may be eligible for a waiver up to two additional years.