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Download full textBritish Columbia Ministry of Education, 2014
This handbook outlines procedures for sharing student data between schools and the Ministry of Education, and answers questions pertaining to provincial examinations. It supports the work of both educators and the Ministry, which works with schools to produce transcripts and administer provincial exams. The following are appended: (1) Forms; and…
Descriptors: Student Records, Access to Information, Disclosure, Information Dissemination
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 2003
This publication presents guidelines for parents and educators in making appropriate decisions about participation in the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MACS) tests for students with disabilities, and it describes commonly used test accommodations. State law requires the participation in MCAS of all students who are educated with…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs
Maine State Dept. of Education, Augusta. – 1998
This manual presents information and instructions for test administrators in administering the 1998-99 version of the writing session of the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA). Sections of the manual present a checklist for test administrators; changes and reminders to the MEA for 1998-99; responsibilities of test administrators (scheduling,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Test Format
Maine State Dept. of Education, Augusta. – 1998
This manual presents information and instructions for principals and test coordinators in administering the 1998-99 version of the writing session of the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA). Sections of the manual present a checklist for principals/test coordinators; changes and reminders to the MEA for 1998-99; instructions for test coordinators…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Test Format
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1995
This document summarizes the statewide assessment programs required by the Maryland State Department of Education and the exemptions, excuses, and accommodations permitted for each program. All students are to be included to the fullest extent possible in the mandated state assessments. The accommodations for an individual student are meant to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Limited English Speaking, Participation
Quenemoen, Rachel; Thurlow, Martha – 2002
Alternate assessments provide a mechanism for students with complex disabilities to be included in assessment systems. An integral part of maximizing the benefits of assessing students is to include the results of alternate assessments in school accountability systems. This report addresses policy options for including the results of alternate…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 2000
This guide discusses the participation of students with disabilities in the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), the state's student testing program that is being implemented in response to the Education Reform Law of 1993. The statewide assessment program is designed to strengthen public education in Massachusetts and ensure that…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Hock, Michael – 1996
This collection of materials provides a rationale for including all students with disabilities in statewide assessments and offers guidance for Vermont educators implementing the Vermont Assessment Program. Three reasons for inclusion are presented and supported with statistics, excerpts from the law, and research findings. The reasons for…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Elliott, Judith L.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1997
This document discusses educational assessment and accountability in current educational reform efforts and the implications for students with disabilities. A preface addresses common educational reforms, new laws promoting education reform, and how today's reforms fit with special education. The paper then describes three types of assessment:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Edgley, Mary – 1998
This training manual is designed to provide information that will help Missouri educators understand and implement new state requirements regarding the inclusion of students with disabilities in the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP). It addresses the following topics: (1) reasons for including students with disabilities in a state assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Disabilities
Roach, Virginia; Dailey, Don; Goertz, Margaret – 1997
This research brief uses data collected by the Center for Policy Research on the Impact of General and Special Education Reform to highlight issues surrounding the inclusion and exclusion of students with disabilities in state accountability systems. The brief discusses the background of standards-based reform, traditional general education…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Decision Making, Disabilities
Elliott, Stephen N. – 2000
This guide provides information about the assessment and inclusion of all students in statewide and district assessment programs. In particular, it focuses on tactics for including students with disabilities in assessment to achieve a more complete picture of student learning and educational accountability. It is designed to help Wisconsin…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities
Peer reviewedElliott, Judy; Ysseldyke, Jim; Thurlow, Martha; Erickson, Ron – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Highlights specific questions, concerns, and challenges faced by educators, parents, and students concerning assessment, accountability, accommodations, and alternate assessment. Examples of state assessment-accommodation policies are provided and reasons for providing test accommodations, requirements of Individualized Education Programs,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Ysseldyke, James E.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1999
This report summarizes the present and past status of students with disabilities in educational assessment and accountability systems, and highlights the critical emerging issues to be addressed. Issues include participation in accountability systems, graduation requirements, data management, accommodations, alternate assessments, reporting, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Data Collection, Disabilities
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Office of Curriculum, Assessment, and Professional Development. – 1998
This guide contains the recently revised 1998 Texas procedures concerning dyslexia and related disorders and provides school districts and parents with additional information on the state's dyslexia law and its relationship to the federal laws, Section 540 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disability Identification, Dyslexia, Educational Legislation
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