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• The RCTs remain a tool for helping students with disabilities meet graduation requirements.

• Lower percentages of students with disabilities pass the RCT in Mathematics compared to Reading and Writing.

Percent of Students with Disabilities Passing Regents Competency Tests (RCTs)

	Reading		Writing		Mathematics
2002	3,968	0.587	3,723	0.692	7,187	0.551
2003	5,861	0.609	4,737	0.682	11,159	0.626
2004	4,950	0.60248	6,146	0.80193	10,030	0.59192
2005	5,839	0.51	6,137	0.697	8,163	0.475
2006	6,308	0.53	6,404	0.7	8,083	0.49
2007	6,309	0.526	7,212	0.724	7,519	0.47
2008	5,967	0.501	6,456	0.72	7,152	0.402

Data represents Public Schools, including Charter Schools