How can families connect to their State Education Agency? NCEO provides links to state assessment policies for students with disabilities. An interactive state map allows users to quickly find policies for their state.
What are alternate assessments? Most students with disabilities participate in general state assessments. An option for some students with the most significant cognitive disabilities is to take an alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS).
Most students with disabilities participate in general state assessments. An option for some students with the most significant cognitive disabilities is to take an alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS).
How can parents and families support students in the assessment process? IEP team meetings are designed to be collaborative, with parents and families being active members of the team.
What is the role of the IEP team in making assessment decisions? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams to make decisions about assessment participation and accommodations.
All students participate in assessments every day. The term assessment refers to how schools measure what students know and can do. Teachers and students use assessments every day in the classroom.
This 4-page Parent Brief from the TIES Center focuses on alternate assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. As the brief’s title indicates, the fact that a student will be taking the alternative assessment does not mean that he or she then needs to be educated in a separate, non-inclusive setting. The brief reviews IDEA’s least restrictive environment (LRE) provisions and other legal provisions that support inclusion in the regular classroom. It also provides guidance to parents on what to say and stress in the IEP meeting. The brief closes with “Next Steps for Parents” and a short list of additional resources.
Download the brief and find out more about the TIES Center’s other materials for parents.
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