NCEXTEND1

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HOT TOPICS

Understanding the Individual Student Report for the NCEXTEND1 (pdf, 460kb)
Publications for parents explaining the student's score report for the NCEXTEND1 (November 2008)

 

NCEXTEND1 Reading Test Information Sheets

 

NCEXTEND1 Math Test Information Sheets

 

NCEXTEND1 Science Test Information Sheets

 

NCEXTEND1 Writing Test Information Sheets

 

NCEXTEND1 Sample Test Items

 

NCEXTEND1 Eligibility Criteria (pdf, 22kb)
Guidelines for participation in the NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment based on alternate achievement standards

 

North Carolina Testing Program Assessment Options
Information on the standard test administration and alternate assessment options available and their eligibility criteria

NCEXTEND1 Achievement Level Ranges and Descriptors
SBE Policy HSP-C-029 provides the interim achievement level ranges and descriptors for the NCEXTEND1 for reading, mathematics, and writing

 

POPULAR TOPICS

Alternate Assessment Changes in the North Carolina Testing Program 2005-06 (pdf, 850 kb)
Letter from Mary Watson, Lou Fabrizio, and Jackie Colbert with information about the changes in alternate assessments for the North Carolina Testing Program for the 2005-06 school year

 

PRESENTATIONS

NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment with Alternate Achievement Standards (pdf, 125kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Conference on Exceptional Children (November 2008)

 

NCEXTEND1 Sample Test Items (ppt, 4mb)
Sample test items for the NCEXTEND1 Assessments in Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Writing

 

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)

 

North Carolina Alternate Assessment Program: Overview of Alternate Assessment Changes for 2005-06 (pps, 120kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Accountability Conference (February 2006)

 

FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE

Final Regulations
Final Regulations from the U.S. Department of Education on alternate acheivement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (December 2003)

 

Non-Regulatory Guidance (pdf, 271kb)
Non-regulatory guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on alternate achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (August 2005)

 

OTHER RESOURCES

Testing Students with Disabilities
Information on policies regarding the assessment of students with disabilities

 

NCDPI Exceptional Children Division
Information on policies and procedures regarding the instruction of students with disabilities