And just as with the CAASPP exams, students with exceptional needs who take the approved exam must be provided with appropriate accommodations, or be administered
the California Alternate Assessments, and English learners must be provided appropriate accommodations, including access to testing instruction in their primary language, bilingual glossaries and extended testing time.
During the 2009 - 10 school year, teachers prepared through an
alternate route accounted for 10 percent of those attempting to pass a performance
assessment in
California, a requirement before earning a credential.