Quality indicators for SNE - Latvia

According to the requirements of legislation, all students with disabilities except those with mental disabilities follow the general education curriculum which is based on the adopted standards of general primary education. That means that they have to take state tests and examinations and to be assessed as students with no disabilities. The process of testing and assessment can be adapted to the needs and abilities of a ‘regular’ student. Students with mental disabilities do not take state tests and their academic success is measured according to the dynamics of their development and their abilities.

The efficiency of every school and pre-school institution, as well as the quality of the education process is evaluated by a special state commission at least once every 6 years. The internal and external evaluation is done based on criteria developed to evaluate different aspects of the education process in the institution.