You are a principal at a middle school. A general education teacher has a student with a learning disability. The student requires specific testing accommodations that include having classroom tests read aloud in a separate setting. A few months into the school year, the student’s parent calls you to say that her child is not receiving this accommodation. In your follow-up conversation with the teacher, the teacher states that the student does not need the accommodation. How do you resolve this situation with the student and the parent?
In what ways has the content standards movement changed the face of education for teachers and students? Include specific examples and cite your sources