They do not participate in an alternate assessment based
on alternate achievement standards.
Limit alternate assessments based
on alternate achievement standards only to students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, up to 1 percent of all students; terminate assessments based on modified achievement standards; and prohibit the use of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to measure academic achievement under ESEA.
Not exact matches
Although the
alternate assessment is based
on alternate academic
achievement standards, these
achievement standards must be based
on grade level academic content
standards.
NCSECS advocated and helped influence the law including a provision raising the bar a bit higher to ensure high
standards for special education students by limiting their participation in tests based
on alternate (lower) academic
achievement standards to 1 % of students tested (and not just limiting the reporting of their scores
on such tests, as was done under NCLB).
The student is or will be participating in his or her statewide
alternate assessment based
on alternate academic
achievement standards.
USDE further elaborated that at that time, the only choice for special education students was to either take a grade - level assessment or an
alternate assessment based
on alternate academic
achievement standards and that neither of these options provided an accurate assessment of what these students know and can do.