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Download full textIndiana Department of Education, 2020
The Indiana Department of Education's (IDOE) Accessibility and Accommodations Guidance is intended for school-level personnel and decision-making teams as they prepare for and implement Indiana State Assessments. Information is provided for school personnel to use in selecting and administering universal tools, designated features, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Students with Disabilities, Special Needs Students
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2020
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) strives to provide every student with a positive and productive assessment experience, generating results that are a fair and accurate estimate of each student's achievement. Further, Smarter Balanced is building on a framework of accessibility for all students, including English…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2019
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) strives to provide every student with a positive and productive assessment experience, generating results that are a fair and accurate estimate of each student's achievement. Further, Smarter Balanced is building on a framework of accessibility for all students, including English…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2018
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) strives to provide every student with a positive and productive assessment experience, generating results that are a fair and accurate estimate of each student's achievement. Further, Smarter Balanced is building on a framework of accessibility for all students, including English…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, English Language Learners, Disabilities
Direct linkThurlow, Martha L.; Quenemoen, Rachel F.; Albus, Debra – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2013
The requirement that individualized education program (IEP) teams make decisions about the participation of students with disabilities in general or alternate state- and district-wide assessments is nearly two decades old. The decisions that must be made have become more complicated with the
addition, in some states, of alternate assessments based…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, Alternative Assessment, Decision Making
Peer reviewedRing, Barbara – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Many school districts have adopted minimum competency tests as part of the requirements for high school diplomas. It is important that the needs of special education students are included when planning and implementing competency testing. Included are three levels of options to consider for modified testing of special students. (MD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Administration, Individual Needs, Individualized Education Programs
Christensen, L.; Carver, W.; VanDeZande, J.; Lazarus, S. – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2011
The Council of Chief State School Officers' "Accommodations Manual: How to Select, Administer, and Evaluate the Use of Accommodations for Instruction and Assessment of Students with Disabilities" was first developed to establish guidelines for states to use for the selection, administration, and evaluation of accommodations for…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Guides, Program Development
Cohen, Michael; Heumann, Judith E. – 2001
This policy statement clarifies the role of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team in selecting individual accommodations, modifications in administration, and alternate assessments for state and district-wide assessments. It states that neither the state education agency (SEA) nor the local education agency (LEA) can limit the authority…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Disabilities
PDF pending restorationFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 2000
This brief policy paper outlines considerations that school district personnel should address in determining the inclusion of students with disabilities in state and district testing and the use of alternate assessment for certain students with disabilities. It notes that the decision to include or exclude a student from state and district testing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHendrikson, Jo; Gable, Robert A. – Preventing School Failure, 1997
Discusses the purposes of student grades, including those driven by Individualized Education Programs. Grading options to ensure objectivity, fairness, and accountability for students with diverse needs are suggested. Types of tests available and possible adaptations are described. School districts are urged to create a grading policy that is…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Grading
Thurlow, Martha L.; Elliott, Judy L.; Ysseldyke, James E. – 2003
This book is intended to facilitate the meaningful inclusion of students with disabilities in district and state assessments as required by the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. First, an introductory chapter offers reasons for including students with disabilities in district and statewide accountability systems.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Check Lists, Compliance (Legal)
Thurlow, Martha L.; Elliott, Judy L.; Ysseldyke, James E. – 1998
This book is intended to facilitate the meaningful inclusion of students with disabilities in district and state assessments as required by the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. First, an introductory chapter offers reasons for including students with disabilities in district and statewide accountability systems.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Check Lists, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making
