Section 4.06.723. Rare or unusual circumstances.

For purposes of a waiver from taking a college and career readiness assessment under 4 AAC 06.717, a student has a rare or unusual circumstance meriting a waiver if  
		(1) a recourse or remedy other than a waiver does not exist to address the circumstance before the student's expected graduation date; and  
		(2) the circumstance was beyond the control of the student; for purposes of this paragraph, a circumstance beyond the control of the student is limited to  
			(A) the death of the student's parent or legal guardian if the death occurs within the last semester of the student's year of intended graduation;  
			(B) a medical condition that is a serious and sudden illness or physical injury that occurs in the last semester of the student's year of intended graduation and that prevents the student from taking a college and career readiness assessment; the request for a waiver must include an affidavit or certification from the student's treating licensed medical professional that the diagnosed medical condition prevented the student from taking a college and career readiness assessment and was beyond the control of the student; the following conditions are not rare or unusual circumstances under this section:  
				(i) pregnancy or childbirth, unless the affidavit or certification verifies that an emergency occurred that meets the requirements of this subparagraph;  
				(ii) treatable depression, stress, or stress-related conditions, unless the affidavit or certification verifies that an emergency occurred that meets the requirements of this subparagraph;  
				(iii) a condition caused by illegal alcohol or substance use;  
			(C) a disability arising in the student's secondary school enrollment and the disability arising too late to apply for a meaningful accommodation from the testing vendor; a waiver under this subparagraph must be consistent with the recommendations of the student's IEP or section 504 team; a request for a waiver under this subparagraph may not be granted unless the student's principal and the district's superintendent concur with the waiver request; or   
			(D)  a significant and uncorrectable system error, including one or more of the following:  
				(i) completed examination materials are lost in transit between the school district and the testing vendor;   
				(ii) a school or district fails to administer the assessment on a scheduled administration date;   
				(iii) a student is unable to take an assessment or receives an invalid score because of a technology failure;  
				(iv) a student receives an invalid score because the assessment is improperly administered or test security requirements are violated.  

Authorities

14.03.075;14.07.020;14.07.030;14.07.060;14.07.165

Notes

Reference

4 AAC 06.721
4 AAC 06.724

Authority

AS 14.03.075 AS 14.07.020 AS 14.07.030 AS 14.07.060 AS 14.07.165

History

Eff. 3/4/2015, Register 213; am 12/25/2015; Register 216