The Department of Public Instruction is required to provide special accommodations for children with disabilities. An IEP is required for students with disabilities and is mandated by federal laws. It is also governed by due process proceedings. Only school personnel and students know exactly what questions are on the tests. Parents and the general public are not allowed to see test questions or the correct answers.
Parents have no way of knowing.
They must rely on the judgment of whoever grades the test or on a computer to judge the correctness of their child's responses. Beginning with the 2000-2001 school year, students in fifth grade will be required to score at Level III or above on the EOG or face the likelihood that they will be retained. In addition, those students must also show progress on the fourth grade-writing test in order to be promoted. Third and eighth graders will be required to do the same starting in 2001-2002. Parents should be aware that some school districts have chosen to enact these standards earlier and for all grade levels.