Assessment
1% Alternate Assessment Threshold
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is seeking public comment on its request for a waiver extension of 34 C.F.R. §200.6(c)(2), which limits the total number of students assessed in a subject area using an alternate assessment to no more than one percent (1%) of the total number of students assessed in the state.
The proposed waiver extension request will be available for review from Tuesday, May 12, 2020, to Friday, June 12, 2020. The waiver extension request may be reviewed clicking on the link below or by emailing Robin Stripling at robin.stripling@arkansas.gov. Any individual or organization may submit written comments on the proposed waiver pursuant to 34 C.F.R. §200.6(c)(4). Written comments will be accepted from Tuesday, May 12, 2020, to Friday, June 12, 2020. Please email comments to Robin Stripling at robin.stripling@arkansas.gov.
- Districts required to provide justifications for alternate assessment participation rates
- Arkansas Alternate Assessment Waiver Request
DESE Assessment Resources
Arkansas Alternate Assessment Participation Manual 2020-21
Arkansas Alternate Assessment Participation Checklist 2020-21
Related Links
- Arkansas Alternate Assessment Participation Criteria
- Course Code Chart
- ADE SEU LiveBinders
- DLM Support for Teachers
- Dynamic Learning Maps Professional Development
- Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment
- Lessons Learned About Assessment from Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in College and Career Ready Assessments
- Lessons Learned About Instruction for Students with Disabilities in College and Career Ready Assessments
- Curriculum and Assessment Resources
- ADE Assessment Unit: Students with Disabilities
- ADE Assessment Page