Making Improved Decisions for Students on the Cusp of Alternate Assessment Participation Using Multiple Measures of Academic Achievement from Multiple Sources (MIDAS)

Description

Increases the capacity of state education agencies to provide technical assistance to local education agencies (e.g., school districts) on using multiple measures of academic achievement to improve instructional practices for students with disabilities who move from the alternate assessment to the general assessment. The project also increases the capacity of teachers to successfully instruct these students.

Contact

Sheryl Lazarus, Linda Goldstone, Andrew R Hinkle

Director

Sheryl Lazarus

Website

nceo.info/About/projects/midas/home

Subcontract from

Arkansas Department of Education

Funder

U.S. Department of Education

Collaborators

Arkansas Department of Education

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

West Virginia Department of Education

Staff

Sheryl Lazarus :: Director, National Center on Educational Outcomes

Linda Goldstone :: Research Associate

Andrew R Hinkle :: Education Program Manager 2

Product

MIDAS Project Reports: Using Multiple Measures of Academic Achievement to Inform Instruction for Students with Disabilities Who Moved from the Alternate Assessment to the General State Assessment (#101)

This report presents an overview of two types of assessments that can inform instructional decision making for students with disabilities who moved from the alternate assessment based on alternate …

Published: April 2024