Parent Training & Information Center Webinar on Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards
- Contributor(s)
- Rachel F Quenemoen, Candace Cortiella
Parent Training & Information Center Webinar on Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards video (Webinar video)
Parent Training & Information Center Webinar on Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards handout (Handout of slides)
Description
A Webinar providing information about Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) to Parent Training and Information Centers & Community Parent Resource Centers. AA-MAS are assessments that some states use to evaluate the performance of a small group of students with disabilities. Most states offering AA-MAS had phased it out by 2014.
Federal legislation requires that all students be included in accountability systems, but some students with disabilities need accommodations to access assessments. AA-MAS is an assessment option for some students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) whose progress to date, in response to appropriate instruction, is unlikely to achieve grade-level proficiency within the school year covered by the IEP. Students who are assessed with this option are required to have instruction in grade-level content. Students qualifying for an AA-MAS may be from any disability category.
Details
- Date
- October 9, 2007
- Type
- Webinar
- Publisher
- National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
- Collaborators
- The Advocacy Institute
Topics
- Specific life stage
- Children
- Adolescents and young adults
- Educational accountability and assessment
- Alternate Assessments