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Board requests brief on testing accessibility after referral on interpreters and supports
Summary
A board referral asked administration to clarify SBAC supports for multilingual learners and students with disabilities; staff said state test specifications include glossaries, text‑to‑speech, ASL interpretation for directions and alternate assessments and offered to prepare a board note and presentation.
Board member Ian Thomas asked the Groton Board on April 20 to pursue communication with the state delegation to improve access to standardized tests, specifically interpreter and interpretive technology options for SBAC testing.
Administration responded that the state’s test specifications already list an array of accommodations: translated glossaries and embedded language supports for math and science,…
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