Sentences with phrase «designed alternate assessment»

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There are a range of critical issues, such as: the implementation of the reauthorized ESEA (now called The Every Student Succeeds Act) which includes new flexibility for states in designing state standards and accountability systems as well as a hard cap on the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities taking alternate assessments on alternate standards; regulations on disproportionate identification of minority students to special education; and, the goal to transition more disadvantaged students into college and careers that will have a significant impact on some of the most vulnerable children.

The Florida Standards Alternate Assessment (FSAA) is designed for students whose participation in the general statewide assessment program (Florida Standards Assessments, Statewide Science Assessment, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End - of - Course Assessments) is not appropriate, even with accommodations.

Karin draws upon a decade of experience designing and conducting alignment studies for general education and alternate assessments to propose some new coding and analysis protocols for use with both large - scale assessment and locally - developed assessments.

TCAP Alternate (TCAP - Alt) are assessments in science and social studies designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in grades 3 — 8 and grade 10 and measure student mastery of the Tennessee Academic Standards.

Set for large - scale use during the 2014 — 2015 school year, the DLM alternate assessment system will let students with significant cognitive disabilities show what they know in ways that traditional multiple - choice tests can not and is designed to more validly measure what students with significant cognitive disabilities know and can do.

Alaska becomes the 16th state to join the Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Consortium, a multi-state initiative developing a computer - based assessment designed to more validly measure what students with significant cognitive disabilities know and can do.