The academic progress of students is an important indicator of educational success. For school accountability systems, using a growth model to report on a student's academic growth can be viewed as an addition to or a replacement for a status model. Status models compare the performance of a cohort of students in a grade one year with the performance of another cohort of students in the same grade the preceding year. Growth models typically track the achievement of individual students from year to year. Students with disabilities have benefited from a focus on grade-level content, regardless of the assessment in which they participate. The recommendations provided in this report retain a focus on the benefits of accountability for students with disabilities, while considering potential positive and negative consequences of growth approaches for accountability. These recommendations are: (1) Retain a standards-based approach; (2) Maintain grade-level focus; (3) Include all students; and (4) Ensure that all students are visible in the results. (Contains 2 tables and 3 resources.)