The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that states
and school districts include students with disabilities in their assessment
system, with accommodations where appropriate. As the BCPSS develops and
implements the curriculum assessments, the needs of student with disabilities
who are working toward Maryland State Standards must be considered. While
there is a need to promote high expectations for all students in meeting
the standards that have been established, the rights of students with
disabilities to have an equal opportunity to access these standards must
be protected, the Child Study Team (CST) is a legally mandated Individual
Education Program (IEP) team.
In making decisions regarding promoting or retaining students with disabilities
who are working toward Maryland State diplomas, the IEP/CST must ensure that:
• Students have access to the standard curriculum;
• Students have had the opportunity to learn the material covered in
the curriculum;
• The IEP was developed ad implemented to provide for reasonable success
in the standard curriculum, including appropriate program accommodations if
needed;
• Unless otherwise stated on the IEP, students
have had an opportunity to participate in state and district wide assessments
with appropriate use of accommodations if needed;
• Any decision that will have a major impact on the student will be based
on the IEP; and
• The SST, after a review of the documentation received from the IEP/CST,
which must have evidence of consideration of the above factors, will make the
promotion/retention decision based on the IEP/CST placement requirements.
• The principal (or designed) is included on the IEP/CST when making recommendations
regarding promotion of students with disabilities.
Academic Integrity
The processes by which students learn are as important as their completed
assignments. Unless it is a designated collaborative assignment, it is necessary that
students do their own work, whether it is a short term assignment (e.g.,
homework, classwork), long term assignment (e.g., report, project, research/
term paper), or written evaluation exercise (e.g., quiz, test, exam).
Acts of academic dishonesty, such as cheating, or plagiarism, are very serious
violations at BTDHS Students are guilty of academic dishonesty when they:
