Children with severe cognitive disabilities and autism need to be evaluated to identify areas of function or life skills that they need to learn in order to gain functional independence. (thoughtco.com)
Students with disabilities: New federal rules make it easier for states to test students with the most severe cognitive disabilities and include their test results in schools» performance ratings. (edweek.org)
The IDEA not only provides IEP teams with the authority to determine whether the child is entitled to alternate academic achievement standards based on severe cognitive disabilities, but also, aligned with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), specifies counterbalancing limits on the number of such children in the state who will not count in the assessment indicator for district and school accountability. (naesp.org)