Grading, Reporting, Graduating...and the Law

The legal issues around grading, reporting, and graduating can be complex, and it is important that educators clearly understand them in order to implement best practices for students. This easy-to-read flipbook helps teachers and administrators gain confidence in how they implement and understand...

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Main Author: Freedman, Miriam Kurtzig
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • COVER
  • GRADING, REPORTING, GRADUATING
  • TITLE
  • GRADING, REPORTING, GRADUATING
  • COPYRIGHT PAGE
  • CONTENTS
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION: YOU'RE KIDDING! ANOTHER LAW BOOK FOR EDUCATORS AND PARENTS! WE'VE HAD ENOUGH!
  • CHAPTER 1
  • WHAT ARE THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADES AND REPORT CARDS, AND SETTING POLICY-FOR ALL STUDENTS, GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION?
  • CHAPTER 2
  • GETTING MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT GRADING POLICIES AND PROMOTION/RETENTION
  • CHAPTER 3
  • GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: GRADUATION, CEREMONY, DIPLOMAS
  • CHAPTER 4
  • FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: SECTION 504, ESSA, AND THE IDEA
  • CHAPTER 5
  • WHAT ARE ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS?
  • CHAPTER 6
  • REPORT CARDS, TRANSCRIPTS, HONORS, GRADUATION, AND DIPLOMAS: WHAT'S OKAY?
  • GLOSSARY
  • ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
  • REFERENCES AND CASES