Testing Students With Disabilities
Testing Students With Disabilities HOT TOPICS
Understanding the Individual Student Report for the North Carolina Alternate Assessments
Publications for parents explaining the student's score report for the 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
- Grades 3-8 (pdf, 50kb) LAST UPDATED: JULY 30, 2008
- Grades 9-12 (pdf, 53kb) LAST UPDATED: JULY 30, 2008
POPULAR TOPICS
Testing Students with Disabilities: North Carolina Testing Program (pdf, 1.57mb)
Policies and procedures for testing students with disabilities (December 2008)
2008-09 Assessment Decision Documentation
Documentation on how students with disabilities will participate in the North Carolina Testing Program and districtwide assessments.
- NCTP Table 1 (xls, 30kb) | (pdf, 15kb)
Documentation for Competency and Computer Skills Tests - NCTP Table 2 (xls, 35kb) | (pdf, 16kb)
Documentation for tests and field tests at grades 3 through 8 - NCTP Table 3 (xls, 33kb) | (pdf, 17kb)
Documentation for end-of-course, NCEXTEND2 OCS, and grade 10 tests - NCTP Table 4 (xls, 32kb) | (pdf, 15kb)
Documentation for state-identified English language proficiency test - NCTP Table 5 (xls, 30kb) | (pdf, 15kb) Documentation for districtwide assessments
- Summary Forms for School by Test
- Appendix D - Districtwide Assessments (xls, 39kb) | (pdf, 12kb)
Forms for schools to summarize the appropriate accommodations or alternate assessments for students with disabilities for a particular test - All Forms (NCTP Tables 1-5 and Appendices A-D) (xls, 151kb) | (pdf, 12kb)
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)
Assessing Students with Disabilities in the State Testing Program (pps, 831kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Accountability Conference (February 2007)
Navigating the State Assessment Program (ppt, 170kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Conference on Exceptional Children (November 2006)
Testing Accommodations: What are They and How Are They Implemented? (pps, 450kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Accountability Conference (February 2006)
North Carolina Alternate Assessment Program: Overview of Alternate Assessment Changes for 2005-06 (pps, 120kb)
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