How to Report Student Good Cause Exemptions
Determine Who To Submit Good Cause Exemption ‘Accommodations’ For:
Note: GCEs can only be applied for an eligible student who has participated in at least one IREAD-3 administration and after a review of valid test results. An Undetermined score that does not provide a scale score is not considered valid. Grade two students who do not receive a passing score must retest in grade three, and are not eligible to receive a GCE after their first administration.
Submit only students who have a Good Cause Exemption (GCE) based on:
IEP Case Conference Committee decision
ILP Committee decision
Retained twice prior to fourth grade
For CAI Assessments - IREAD:
Report the accurate GCE reason on the student accommodation from the list provided in the chart below.
Exemptions are provided by utilizing one of the three accommodation codes found under the IREAD-3 accommodation descriptor list:
AssessmentIdentifier | AcademicSubjectCode | AcademicSubjectDescriptor | AccommodationCode | AccommodationDescriptor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IREAD-3 | 1 | English Language and Literature | EX_IEP | Exemption based on IEP Case Conference Committee decision |
IREAD-3 | 1 | English Language and Literature | EX_ILP | Exemption based on ILP Committee decision |
IREAD-3 | 1 | English Language and Literature | EX_RTN | Exemption based on retained twice prior to fourth grade |