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Building the Foundation for Standards-based Instruction for All Students.
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Matlock, Linda; Fielder, Kay; Walsh, Dawn – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article links standards-based goals and objectives to district standards using three cornerstones: the development of one belief system, a common understanding of the district's standards, and the development of a working relationship with general education. A district-wide model project of accountability for students with disabilities is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
What about Assessment and Accountability?: Practical Implications for Educators.
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Elliott, Judy; Ysseldyke, Jim; Thurlow, Martha; Erickson, Ron – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Highlights specific questions, concerns, and challenges faced by educators, parents, and students concerning assessment, accountability, accommodations, and alternate assessment. Examples of state assessment-accommodation policies are provided and reasons for providing test accommodations, requirements of Individualized Education Programs,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
What Does the Law Say?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
In this article, the author identifies and answers questions related to legal issues of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in comparison with Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the NCLB. The author's answers to several questions concerning legal issues of IDEA are presented.
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation