Section 1412 (a) (16)

(16) Participation in assessments

    (A) In general

  • All children with disabilities are included in all general State and districtwide assessment programs, including assessments described under section 6311 of this title, with appropriate accommodations and alternate assessments where necessary and as indicated in their respective individualized education programs.

    • (B) Accommodation guidelines

  • The State (or, in the case of a districtwide assessment, the local educational agency) has developed guidelines for the provision of appropriate accommodations.

    • (C) Alternate assessments

      (i) In general

    • The State (or, in the case of a districtwide assessment, the local educational agency) has developed and implemented guidelines for the participation of children with disabilities in alternate assessments for those children who cannot participate in regular assessments under subparagraph (A) with accommodations as indicated in their respective individualized education programs.

      • (ii) Requirements for alternate assessments

    • The guidelines under clause (i) shall provide for alternate assessments that—
      • (I) are aligned with the challenging State academic content standards under section 6311(b)(1) of this title and alternate academic achievement standards under section 6311(b)(1)(E) of this title; and
      • (II) if the State has adopted alternate academic achievement standards permitted under section 6311(b)(1)(E) of this title, measure the achievement of children with disabilities against those standards.

      (iii) Conduct of alternate assessments

    • The State conducts the alternate assessments described in this subparagraph.

    (D) Reports

  • The State educational agency (or, in the case of a districtwide assessment, the local educational agency) makes available to the public, and reports to the public with the same frequency and in the same detail as it reports on the assessment of nondisabled children, the following:
    • (i) The number of children with disabilities participating in regular assessments, and the number of those children who were provided accommodations in order to participate in those assessments.
    • (ii) The number of children with disabilities participating in alternate assessments described in subparagraph (C)(ii)(I).
    • (iii) The number of children with disabilities participating in alternate assessments described in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II).
    • (iv) The performance of children with disabilities on regular assessments and on alternate assessments (if the number of children with disabilities participating in those assessments is sufficient to yield statistically reliable information and reporting that information will not reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student), compared with the achievement of all children, including children with disabilities, on those assessments.

    (E) Universal design

  • The State educational agency (or, in the case of a districtwide assessment, the local educational agency) shall, to the extent feasible, use universal design principles in developing and administering any assessments under this paragraph.

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