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NCLB / Education YES!What’s New for
Students With Disabilities?
NCLB / Education YES!What’s New for
Students With Disabilities?
Michigan Department of Education
AYP and Students with Disabilities
AYP and Students with Disabilities
Federal Rules – 1% cap – 2003Federal Flexibility - 2005
Michigan was one of 3 states approved to use an existing test
New Federal Proposed RulesExpected this fall
AYP and Students with Disabilities
AYP and Students with Disabilities
For 2005-06 we EXPECT that:Functional Independence
assessments will count as proficient with no local cap
Participation and Supported Independence Assessments will be subject to the 1% district level cap
New applications will be needed for exception to the 1% cap
Adequate Yearly ProgressAdequate Yearly Progress
Achievement - Proficiency Meet state objective or “safe harbor” target for
improvement Must meet in both Math and English Language
Arts
Participation - 95% tested Must meet in both Math and English Language
Arts
Additional Academic Indicator Graduation Rate – high schools Attendance – elementary and middle schools
Student Groups for AYPStudent Groups for AYP
Racial/Ethnic Groups Black or African American American Indian or Alaska Native Asian, Hawaiian Native, or Pacific Islander Hispanic or Latino White Multiracial
Limited English Proficient Students With Disabilities (Special Education) Economically Disadvantaged
50 “cells” for AYP50 “cells” for AYP
ELA Math ELA Math
Black or African AmericanAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAsian American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderHispanic or LatinoCaucasian or WhiteMultiracial
Additional Indicator -
Attendance or Graduation
Economically Disadvantaged
Whole School
Achievement Participation
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Limited English ProficientStudents With Disabilities
NCLB Regulation on Alternate AssessmentNCLB Regulation on
Alternate Assessment
Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.
As defined by the State Guidelines for Participation in State
Assessment for Students with Disabilities
NCLB Regulation on Alternate AssessmentNCLB Regulation on
Alternate Assessment
1% cap is the percent of alternate assessment proficient scores, based on alternate achievement standards, included in the calculation of AYP.
The cap is no more than 1% of the district enrollment.
There is NO CAP on the number tested
Alternate Achievement Standards
Alternate Achievement Standards
An expectation of performance that differs in the complexity for the grade level achievement standard for general education students.
ALL MI-Access assessments have alternate achievement standards.
1% Cap1% Cap
The 1% cap applies at the STATE and DISTRICT levels, NOT at the school building level Schools are not limited to a 1% cap Impacts the calculation of AYP at the
school, district, and state levels Students must be counted consistently at
the state, district and school levels Some schools may have more than 1%
Exceptions Exceptions
The regulation provides for exceptions to the 1% cap at the state and district levels
The district must apply to the state for the exception
The state cannot approve exceptions that exceed the 1% state level cap
What it does NOT doWhat it does NOT do
It does NOT limit the number of special education students participating in alternate assessment
Decisions MUST be based on the state’s guidelines for determining participation in state assessment for students with disabilities
Guidelines for ParticipationGuidelines for Participation
For all studentsGeneral educationSpecial educationSection 504English Language Learners
Determining the Appropriate Assessment
Assessment Accommodations
Applying for an ExceptionApplying for an Exception
Explanation of circumstances that result in more than 1% of all students achieving proficiency using alternate achievement standards
Data showing incidence rates of students with most “significant” cognitive disabilities, as defined by the state
Documentation the state/district has programs that attract students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, if applicable
What documentation is needed?
What documentation is needed?
Local policies for participation in state assessment Information on how parents are informed that their
child will be assessed based on alternate achievement standards
Documentation of the number and percent of students participating in alternate assessment
Documentation on how students with disabilities are included in the general curriculum
Documentation of efforts to develop, disseminate, and promote appropriate accommodations
Documentation of professional development opportunities efforts taken to ensure teachers know how to administer state assessments, including accommodations
Exception RequestsException Requests
Requests received from 186 Districts 14 Charters 31 ISDs
Exceptions in 94 districts had impact on AYP at one or more grade ranges
Exceptions not approved for 3 districtsRemainder had:
Insufficient suppressed proficient scores; or Made AYP without the exception
AYP RemindersAYP Reminders
Students Reported in an Ungraded Setting
Adjustment for Measurement Error to Improve AYP Reliability
Small SchoolsNonstandard Accommodations
Scores Used for AYPScores Used for AYP
The scores of all tested students must be used in the AYP determination
Valid scores in English language arts and mathematics cannot be ignored
AYP ParticipationAYP Participation
Aggregate percent tested across all grades tested at the school
Total Number Tested (grades 3+4)Total Number Enrolled (grades 3+4)
AYP ProficiencyAYP Proficiency
Aggregate percent proficient across all grades tested at the school
Total Number Proficient (grades 3+4)Total Number Tested (grades 3+4)
Age to Grade Conversion for Ungraded Students
Age to Grade Conversion for Ungraded Students
Age Grade
9 3
10 4
11 5
12 6
13 7
14 8
17 11
Appeal TimelinesAppeal Timelines
Elementary and Middle SchoolsAppeal Window Opens late SpringAppeals close 30 days later
High Schools and District AYPAppeal Window Opens mid-JuneAppeals Close mid-July
Appeals IssuesAppeals Issues
Demographics Mismatches
Enrollment AdjustmentsStudents that “exit” between count
date and the end of the testing window
Contact InformationContact Information
Paul BielawskiOffice of Educational Assessment and
AccountabilityMichigan Department of EducationPO Box 30008Lansing, MI 48909(517) [email protected]