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Azalea County has one of the largest school districts in its state. It also has one of the highest proportions of students with special needs in the nation.
Many students in Azalea County receive accommodations called “504s,” named for section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These accommodations are provided to students with physical disabilities and to students with cognitive or learning impairments that do not significantly impact their ability to learn in class. Students with 504s are taught the same curricula and assessed by the same grading standards as is the general student body, but they are provided with various forms of assistance, such as text readers for students with visual impairments or preferential seating for students with attention-deficit disorders.
Students with learning, cognitive, or emotional impairments that significantly affect their ability to learn receive Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), which are characterized by alternative curricula and grading standards. Whenever possible, Azalea County IEPs are “inclusive,” meaning that all accommodations take place in a standard classroom. However, students with the most severe needs are “mainstreamed,” learning only select subjects in general-education classes and spending most of the day in separate special-needs classrooms.
Many students in Azalea County receive accommodations called “504s,” named for section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These accommodations are provided to students with physical disabilities and to students with cognitive or learning impairments that do not significantly impact their ability to learn in class. Students with 504s are taught the same curricula and assessed by the same grading standards as is the general student body, but they are provided with various forms of assistance, such as text readers for students with visual impairments or preferential seating for students with attention-deficit disorders.
Students with learning, cognitive, or emotional impairments that significantly affect their ability to learn receive Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), which are characterized by alternative curricula and grading standards. Whenever possible, Azalea County IEPs are “inclusive,” meaning that all accommodations take place in a standard classroom. However, students with the most severe needs are “mainstreamed,” learning only select subjects in general-education classes and spending most of the day in separate special-needs classrooms.
A 250-student middle school requires 32 sign-language interpreters for students with hearing impairments.: Yes
A 1,000-student high school has 120 students who receive an exemption from the oral presentations that are normally part of final grading.: Yes
A 500-student school has 30 students who spend most of the day in a special-needs classroom.: No
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1. For each of the following scenarios, select Yes if the administrative costs of the accommodation described are within the school’s budget, on the basis of the given information. Otherwise, select No.
| Yes | No | |
| A 250-student middle school requires 32 sign-language interpreters for students with hearing impairments. | ||
| A 1,000-student high school has 120 students who receive an exemption from the oral presentations that are normally part of final grading. | ||
| A 500-student school has 30 students who spend most of the day in a special-needs classroom. |
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A 250-student middle school requires 32 sign-language interpreters for students with hearing impairments.: Yes
A 1,000-student high school has 120 students who receive an exemption from the oral presentations that are normally part of final grading.: Yes
A 500-student school has 30 students who spend most of the day in a special-needs classroom.: No
A school with $50,000 remaining in its budget orders $100,000 of textbooks in Braille to meet the needs of its students with visual impairments.: Possible
A student’s need for alternative homework assignments requires the school to seek additional funding, as the certification of the student's accommodation would exceed the school's budget.: Possible
A student with a severe learning disability spends most of the school day learning from a teacher with only a bachelor’s degree.: Not Possible
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2. For each of the following scenarios, select Possible if the described scenario is possible in the Azalea County School District, on the basis of the given information. Otherwise, select Not possible.
| Possible | Not Possible | |
| A school with $50,000 remaining in its budget orders $100,000 of textbooks in Braille to meet the needs of its students with visual impairments. | ||
| A student’s need for alternative homework assignments requires the school to seek additional funding, as the certification of the student's accommodation would exceed the school's budget. | ||
| A student with a severe learning disability spends most of the school day learning from a teacher with only a bachelor’s degree. |
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A school with $50,000 remaining in its budget orders $100,000 of textbooks in Braille to meet the needs of its students with visual impairments.: Possible
A student’s need for alternative homework assignments requires the school to seek additional funding, as the certification of the student's accommodation would exceed the school's budget.: Possible
A student with a severe learning disability spends most of the school day learning from a teacher with only a bachelor’s degree.: Not Possible
These students spend a minority of their time, if any, in general education classes.
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3. Suppose in an Azalea County school with a total student population of 316, there are 12 students with IEPs who are mainstreamed. Based on the information provided, select the answer that must be true about this group of 12 students.
| At least some of these students spend all of their class time in special needs classes. | |
| The school’s budget does not cover the administration of the IEP of at least one of these students. | |
| Some of these students are taught the same curriculum and graded by the same standards as are students without IEPs. | |
| All of the aides who assist these students have completed a special six month certification. | |
| These students spend a minority of their time, if any, in general education classes. |
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These students spend a minority of their time, if any, in general education classes.
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1. For each of the following scenarios, select Yes if the administrative costs of the accommodation described are within the school’s budget, on the basis of the given information. Otherwise, select No.
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Statement 1: Approach strategically: Consult the Special Education tab and review the distinction between 504s and IEPs. Accommodations for students with physical disabilities that don't affect their ability to learn are 504s. Interpreters for students with hearing impairments would fall under 504s. The school's budget is said to “allow for the administration of an unlimited number of 504s” (Budget tab). Also note that although the payment of interpreters may come from the county, the task in these questions is to determine whether the administrative cost can be shown to be within the school’s budget—and it is.
The answer is Yes
Statement 2: Approach strategically: This is a change in the grading standard and therefore, according to the first tab, must be part of an IEP. The ratio 120 out of 1,000 is the same as 12 out of 100. Since the budget allows for 12 out of every 100 students to receive inclusive IEPs, this scenario is possible within the budget.
The answer is Yes
Statement 3: Approach strategically: This is describing mainstreamed IEP students as described in the Special Education tab, because they spend most of their day in a special-needs classroom. A school's budget can pay for 4 out of 100 students (Budget tab). The ratio 30 out of 500 (which can be simplified to 6 out of 100) exceeds that ratio, and therefore the school does not have sufficient funds budgeted for the administrative cost for these mainstreamed IEP students.
The answer is No
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Statement 1: Approach strategically: Consult the Special Education tab and review the distinction between 504s and IEPs. Accommodations for students with physical disabilities that don't affect their ability to learn are 504s. Interpreters for students with hearing impairments would fall under 504s. The school's budget is said to “allow for the administration of an unlimited number of 504s” (Budget tab). Also note that although the payment of interpreters may come from the county, the task in these questions is to determine whether the administrative cost can be shown to be within the school’s budget—and it is.
The answer is Yes
Statement 2: Approach strategically: This is a change in the grading standard and therefore, according to the first tab, must be part of an IEP. The ratio 120 out of 1,000 is the same as 12 out of 100. Since the budget allows for 12 out of every 100 students to receive inclusive IEPs, this scenario is possible within the budget.
The answer is Yes
Statement 3: Approach strategically: This is describing mainstreamed IEP students as described in the Special Education tab, because they spend most of their day in a special-needs classroom. A school's budget can pay for 4 out of 100 students (Budget tab). The ratio 30 out of 500 (which can be simplified to 6 out of 100) exceeds that ratio, and therefore the school does not have sufficient funds budgeted for the administrative cost for these mainstreamed IEP students.
The answer is No
