No. You will be notified in writing if additional documentation is required. It is your responsibility to provide all necessary documentation to the IMC Disability Services when completing and submitting an Accommodation Request Letter.
Category: Special Accommodations
Do I have to pay a fee to request an accommodation?
Yes. There will be a nominal fee of $20 charged to process your accommodation request.
Yes. There will be a nominal fee of $20 charged to process your accommodation request.
Should I register my child for the test before I request an accommodation?
No. Do not enroll your child for the test or submit payment with your accommodation request. If your request for accommodations is approved, you will be asked to pay for each accommodated testing appointment when you are ready to schedule it.
No. Do not enroll your child for the test or submit payment with your accommodation request. If your request for accommodations is approved, you will be asked to pay for each accommodated testing appointment when you are ready to schedule it.
Is there a deadline for submitting documentation for an accommodations request?
Yes. The deadline for submitting the documents for accommodations is October 10, 2024.
Yes. The deadline for submitting the documents for accommodations is October 10, 2024.
Is my Childs disability information kept confidential?
Yes. Your child’s disability status and medical documents are treated as confidential as described more fully in the Privacy Statement that is included on www.international-maths-challenge.com. Various service providers (like Medical Evaluators) assist in reviewing accommodation requests. These service providers are subject to strict confidentiality requirements.
Yes. Your child’s disability status and medical documents are treated as confidential as described more fully in the Privacy Statement that is included on www.international-maths-challenge.com. Various service providers (like Medical Evaluators) assist in reviewing accommodation requests. These service providers are subject to strict confidentiality requirements.
How do I prove that my child falls under the category of Students with English as a Second Language (SESL)
To prove that you child falls under this category; you need to request your school to write to us requesting for the accommodation. It needs to be a simple email written by the school authorities mentioning the grade and the primary language of instruction of the child. The school should mention the Registration Number of the student and mark you in the email as well. The email needs to written to accomodations@international-maths-challenge.com
To prove that you child falls under this category; you need to request your school to write to us requesting for the accommodation. It needs to be a simple email written by the school authorities mentioning the grade and the primary language of instruction of the child. The school should mention the Registration Number of the student and mark you in the email as well. The email needs to written to accomodations@international-maths-challenge.com
How does IMC assist Students with English as a Second Language (SESL)
These students may use a hard-copy, nontechnical dictionary to translate between their native language and English. The students must declare the choice of dictionary by October 12, 2024 and send across the details to accomodations@international-maths-challenge.com. The IMC will announce its decision within 4 business days. On the test day, the student needs to highlight the book being used before the start of the test. The student needs to hold up the book and take a picture from the tool provided by the testing agency prior to the test. Further details on this will be communicated to the students concerned. Note that no additional time will be given to students using a translation dictionary.
These students may use a hard-copy, nontechnical dictionary to translate between their native language and English. The students must declare the choice of dictionary by October 12, 2024 and send across the details to accomodations@international-maths-challenge.com. The IMC will announce its decision within 4 business days. On the test day, the student needs to highlight the book being used before the start of the test. The student needs to hold up the book and take a picture from the tool provided by the testing agency prior to the test. Further details on this will be communicated to the students concerned. Note that no additional time will be given to students using a translation dictionary.
Does the IMC give special consideration to Students with English as a Second Language (SESL)
This is test of the student’s Mathematics skills and not English skills. To assist students who do not have English as the first language (language of instruction in school), the IMC will permit them to get additional help during the test.
This is test of the student’s Mathematics skills and not English skills. To assist students who do not have English as the first language (language of instruction in school), the IMC will permit them to get additional help during the test.
How is eligibility for test accommodations under disability determined?
The IMC reviews accommodation requests in accordance with the guidelines that are enumerated within the framework of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as recently amended. The ADA defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a person’s ability to perform one or more major life activities, as compared to most people in the general population. Under ADA guidelines, your child could have a diagnosed condition that does not rise to the level of a disability. In addition to reviewing your supporting documentation, IMC will evaluate the reasonableness of the requested accommodations and their effect on the psychometric integrity of the IMC you wish to take.
The IMC reviews accommodation requests in accordance with the guidelines that are enumerated within the framework of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as recently amended. The ADA defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a person’s ability to perform one or more major life activities, as compared to most people in the general population. Under ADA guidelines, your child could have a diagnosed condition that does not rise to the level of a disability. In addition to reviewing your supporting documentation, IMC will evaluate the reasonableness of the requested accommodations and their effect on the psychometric integrity of the IMC you wish to take.
How do I demonstrate that my child has one of these disabilities?
Documentation is important in our decision-making process and we encourage you to provide relevant information in the form of a personal statement and from other sources such as a Professional evaluation or School report. This is intended as an opportunity for you to share information from your own perspective. Please do not be concerned regarding formatting or other technical aspects of the information we are requesting. If clarification is needed, we will let you know.
- Accommodation Request Letter by the parent: For any disability or functional impairment, it is most helpful for us to understand your child’s unique history and current needs. We encourage you to address the following items in an accommodation request. This request needs to be in a simple letter typed out and sent to accommodations@international-maths-challenge.com. The email has to be sent from the registered email id only
- Describe how your child is presently impacted when he/she studies, takes exams
- Describe how your child is presently impacted in a school setting. Describe any accommodations, supports, and coping strategies your child has used in a school setting. It will be important for you to tell us about your child’s schooling and how he/she have been affected in their ability to meet academic and non academic demands. If your child is being home schooled, simply state this.
- Describe any current impacts in social situations and when your child is carrying out practical tasks or activities of daily living.
- Tell us if your child has received any formal or informal accommodations in school. If so, tell us exactly what accommodations he/she had (e.g., extra time on exams, breaks during testing) and when these accommodations were in place.
- Tell us about your child’s school performance from early grades, to the best of your recollection. Tell us if he/she were placed in regular classrooms, advanced classes, or special education classes. Tell us what you remember about the marks he/she earned and whether they repeated any grades.
- Tell us whether your child have taken any other high-stakes assessments (e.g., PSAT, NAPLAN). If relevant, describe the accommodations your child received on those high-stakes assessments. Tell us what their percentile scores were on each section of each exam, to the best of your recollection. If possible, provide a copy of your score reports for these exams.
- Professional Assessment—Apart from the letter, we will also need to review the results of an evaluation performed by a licensed expert (eg, Medical Doctor etc) that captures the nature and severity of your child’s disability and associated impact on tasks of clear relevance to the demands of the IMC. It will be particularly important for the evaluation to include standardized timed academic tasks so that we can determine what accommodations are reasonable and necessary for your child within the context of the IMC. Ideally, the evaluation should allows us to accurately understand the current impact of the diagnosis.
Documentation is important in our decision-making process and we encourage you to provide relevant information in the form of a personal statement and from other sources such as a Professional evaluation or School report. This is intended as an opportunity for you to share information from your own perspective. Please do not be concerned regarding formatting or other technical aspects of the information we are requesting. If clarification is needed, we will let you know.
- Accommodation Request Letter by the parent: For any disability or functional impairment, it is most helpful for us to understand your child’s unique history and current needs. We encourage you to address the following items in an accommodation request. This request needs to be in a simple letter typed out and sent to accommodations@international-maths-challenge.com. The email has to be sent from the registered email id only
- Describe how your child is presently impacted when he/she studies, takes exams
- Describe how your child is presently impacted in a school setting. Describe any accommodations, supports, and coping strategies your child has used in a school setting. It will be important for you to tell us about your child’s schooling and how he/she have been affected in their ability to meet academic and non academic demands. If your child is being home schooled, simply state this.
- Describe any current impacts in social situations and when your child is carrying out practical tasks or activities of daily living.
- Tell us if your child has received any formal or informal accommodations in school. If so, tell us exactly what accommodations he/she had (e.g., extra time on exams, breaks during testing) and when these accommodations were in place.
- Tell us about your child’s school performance from early grades, to the best of your recollection. Tell us if he/she were placed in regular classrooms, advanced classes, or special education classes. Tell us what you remember about the marks he/she earned and whether they repeated any grades.
- Tell us whether your child have taken any other high-stakes assessments (e.g., PSAT, NAPLAN). If relevant, describe the accommodations your child received on those high-stakes assessments. Tell us what their percentile scores were on each section of each exam, to the best of your recollection. If possible, provide a copy of your score reports for these exams.
- Professional Assessment—Apart from the letter, we will also need to review the results of an evaluation performed by a licensed expert (eg, Medical Doctor etc) that captures the nature and severity of your child’s disability and associated impact on tasks of clear relevance to the demands of the IMC. It will be particularly important for the evaluation to include standardized timed academic tasks so that we can determine what accommodations are reasonable and necessary for your child within the context of the IMC. Ideally, the evaluation should allows us to accurately understand the current impact of the diagnosis.