Testing Students With Disabilities
Testing Students With Disabilities HOT TOPICS
Testing Accommodations
Policies, procedures, and resources for testing accommodations available to eligible students in the North Carolina Testing Program.
Understanding the Individual Student Report Documents (UISRs)
A web page containing all of the UISRs for the North Carolina testing program including alternate assessments.
Writing Assessment System Pilot
Information on the writing assessment system pilot for grades 4 and 7 including information on available accommodations
Districtwide Assessments (pdf, 230kb)
Letter from Elsie Leak and Lou Fabrizio regarding districtwide assessments and the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to include all students with disabilities
North Carolina Testing Program Assessment Options
Information on the standard test administration and alternate assessment options available and their eligibility criteria
POPULAR TOPICS
2009 Testing Students with Disabilities: North Carolina Testing Program (pdf, 1.3mb)
Publication containing policies and procedures for testing students with disabilities (November 2009)
Students with Transitory Impairments and Section 504 (pdf, 16kb)
Information on students identified with a transitory impairment (i.e., not Section 504-eligible)
2009-10 Assessment Decision Documentation
Documentation on how students with disabilities will participate in the North Carolina Testing Program and districtwide assessments.
- NCTP Table 1 (xls, 43kb) | (pdf, 18kb)
Documentation for tests and field tests at grades 3 through 8 - NCTP Table 2 (xls, 44kb) | (pdf, 29kb)
Documentation for end-of-course, NCEXTEND2 OCS, and grade 10 tests - NCTP Table 3 (xls, 43kb) | (pdf, 25kb)
Documentation for state-identified English language proficiency test - NCTP Table 4 (xls, 52kb) | (pdf, 17kb) Documentation for districtwide assessments
- Summary Forms for School by Test
- Appendix D - Districtwide Assessments (xls, 30kb) | (pdf, 21kb)
Forms for schools to summarize the appropriate accommodations or alternate assessments for students with disabilities for a particular test - Review of Accommodations Used During Testing (xls, 35kb) | (pdf, 15kb)
- Form to be used prior to testing to record accommodations documented on the student's IEP, 504 Plan, or LEP documentation and used after testing to record what actually took place during testing.
- Review of Accommodations Used During NCEXTEND1 Testing (xls, 44kb) | (pdf, 17kb)
- Form to be used prior to testing to record accommodations documented on the student's IEP and used after testing to record what actually took place during testing.
ALTERNATE ASSESSMENTS
North Carolina Checklist of Academic Standards (NCCLAS)
Information on the North Carolina Checklist of Academic Standards (NCCLAS)
NCEXTEND2 for End-of-Grade
Information on the NCEXTEND2 for End-of-Grade (EOG)
NCEXTEND2 for Occupational Course of Study
Information on the NCEXTEND2 for Occupational Course of Study (OCS)
NCEXTEND1
Information on the NCEXTEND1 alternate assessment
PRESENTATIONS
NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment with Alternate Achievement Standards (pdf, 219kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Conference on Exceptional Children (November 2008)
Testing Accommodations: North Carolina Testing Program (ppt, 512kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Conference on Exceptional Children (November 2008)
Testing Accommodations: What are They and How Are They Implemented? (pps, 450kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Accountability Conference (February 2006)
OTHER RESOURCES
NCDPI Exceptional Children Division
Information on policies and procedures regarding the instruction of students with disabilities
Testing Students with Disabilities Archives
Archived documents related to the testing of students with disabilities