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 Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017)
 Title 4. Education and Early Development.
 Chapter 4.06. Government of Schools.
 Article 4.06.4. Statewide Student Assessment.

  Section 4.06.775. Statewide assessment program for students with disabilities.  

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  • 	(a)   When administering to students with disabilities the statewide assessments under 4 AAC 06.710 and 4 AAC 06.717, a district shall follow the requirements of this section and the department's Participation Guidelines for Alaska Students in State Assessments, dated December 2015, adopted by reference.  
	(b)   The commissioner shall select an alternate assessment for use in this state, to be known as the Alaska Alternate Assessment, for assessment of students with significant cognitive disabilities who are not able to complete either regular curricular offerings or substitute courses under 4 AAC 06.078 that would lead to a diploma. A student's eligibility for the Alaska Alternate Assessment shall be established in the student's IEP in accordance with the criteria in the Participation Guidelines for Alaska Students in State Assessments, adopted by reference in (a) of this section. Each district shall administer the Alaska Alternate Assessment to eligible students whenever it administers the state assessments described in 4 AAC 06.710. Achievement levels for the English language arts and mathematics Alaska Alternate Assessment are advanced, at target, approaching target, or emerging. Students obtaining an achievement level of advanced or at target meet standards. Achievement levels for the science Alaska Alternate Assessment are advanced, proficient, below proficient, or far below proficient. Students obtaining an achievement level of advanced or proficient meet standards. To obtain an achievement level in   
		(1)  English language arts, and mathematics on the Alaska Alternate Assessment, a student must obtain a score as set out in the following table:  
 Achievement Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10
English
language
arts:
Advanced     71 or
             above   75 or
                     above   76 or
                             above   65 or
                                     above   73 or
                                             above   72 or
                                                     above   68 or
                                                             above   72 or
                                                                     above
English
language
arts: 
At
Target       50-70   57-74   53-75   46-64   52-72   48-71   48-67   47-71
English
language
arts:
Approaching
Target       36-49   38-56   35-52   27-45   27-51   23-47   20-47   17-46
English
language
arts:
Emerging     35 or
             below   37 or
                     below   34 or
                             below   26 or
                                     below   26 or
                                             below   22 or
                                                     below   19 or
                                                             below   16 or
                                                                     below
Mathematics
Advanced     37 or
             above   56 or
                     above   48 or
                             above   38 or
                                     above   53 or
                                             above   53 or
                                                     above   33 or
                                                             above   36 or
                                                                     above
Mathematics:
At Target    21-36   30-55   32-47   28-37   37-52   40-52   21-32   21-35
Mathematics:
Approaching
Target       12-20   20-29   15-31   13-27   19-36   17-39   10-20   8-20
Mathematics:
Emerging     11 or
             below   19 or
                     below   14 or
                             below   12 or
                                     below   18 or
                                             below   16 or
                                                     below   9 or
                                                             below   7 or
                                                                     below
		(2) science on the Alaska Alternate Assessment, a student must obtain a score as set out in the following table:  
    Proficiency      Grade 4       Grade 8       Grade 10
       Level
Science: Advanced    44 or above   44 or above   44 or above
Science: Proficient  24-43         29-43         26-43
Science: Below
Proficient           12-23         16-28         18-25
Science: Far Below
Proficient           11 or below   15 or below   17 or below
	(c)  A student with a disability who is on a diploma track must take all regular statewide assessments required under 4 AAC 06.710, with or without accommodations, at the appropriate grade level. A district and a student's IEP or section 504 team shall follow the Participation Guidelines or the Alaska Supplement for WorkKeys Assessment, adopted by reference in (a) of this section, for the college and career readiness assessments described in 4 AAC 06.717, when making decisions regarding accommodations for a student, and a district shall provide the accommodations requested by the student's IEP or section 504 team.  
	(d)  If the Participation Guidelines do not identify whether a proposed change to an assessment is an accommodation or modification, the district shall follow the procedure described in the Participation Guidelines for determining whether the change is an accommodation or a modification. If a parent requests that a district consult with the department, a district shall consult with the department regarding whether a proposed change to an assessment is an accommodation or a modification. If requested, the department will issue a nonbinding written advisory opinion on whether a particular change is an accommodation or a modification. A decision regarding whether a particular accommodation is appropriate for a student rests with the IEP or section 504 team and the department will not issue an opinion on this issue.  
	(e)  A district shall provide a description of the assessment requirements and options for graduation from high school to parents of a student with a disability or with a section 504 plan who is in the ninth grade, is a new enrollee in the district's high school, or is newly placed on an IEP or section 504 plan. Unless a different time and place is more appropriate, the description shall be provided during the annual IEP or section 504 team meeting during a student's ninth grade year.  
	(f)  Repealed 12/26/2014.  
	(g)  Repealed 12/26/2014.  
	(h)  Repealed 12/26/2014.  
	(i)  Repealed 12/26/2014.  
	(j)  Repealed 12/26/2014.  
	(k)  Repealed 12/26/2014.  
	(l)  Repealed 12/26/2014.  
	(m)  For purposes of this section, a student with a disability is on a diploma track if the student is being taught under the content standards adopted by reference under 4 AAC 04.140.

Authorities

14.03.075;14.07.020;14.07.060;14.07.165

Notes


Authority
AS 14.03.075 AS 14.07.020 AS 14.07.060 AS 14.07.165 Copies of the Department of Education and Early Development's Participation Guidelines and Alaska Supplement for WorkKeys Assessment, adopted by reference in 4 AAC 06.775, are available by submitting a written request addressed to the department at 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200, P.O. Box 110500, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500 or may be obtained on the department's website at http://eed.alaska.gov/tls/assessment/accom- modations/html. A copy of the Department of Education and Early Development's Alaska Nonstandardized Assessment Administrative Manual, adopted by reference in 4 AAC 06.775, is available by submitting a written request addressed to the department at 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200, P.O. Box 110500, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500 or may be obtained on the department's website at http://eed.alaska.govls/assessment/Mod- ified=hrzNonstandard/Nonstandardized.Manual2010.pdf.
History
Eff. 12/19/2002, Register 164; am 9/17/2004, Register 171; am 11/10/2005, Register 176; am 10/18/2007, Register 184; am 11/10/2007, Register 184; am 9/27/2008, Register 187; am 6/11/2010, Register 194; am 10/3/2011, Register 200; am 4/20/2012, Register 202; am 12/26/2014, Register 212; am 3/4/2015, Register 213; am 5/15/2015, Register 214; am 3/30/2016, Register 217; am 4/6/2016, Register 218

References

4.06.775