attends a school in which the IEP team may have been influenced to designate the student for an alternate assessment in order for the school to obtain disproportionate credit toward the school’s accountability rating. The student’s team must review the three options provided on the following pages. Characteristics of Student’s Recommended Participation in MCAS Instructional Program and Local Assessment OPTION 1 If the student is Then generally able to demonstrate knowledge and skills on a computer- or paper-based test, either The student should take the computer- or with or without test accommodations; MCAS test, either under is routine conditions or with and working on learning standards accommodations and accessibility features at or near expectations; that are consistent with the instructional is supports provided during instruction and or working on learning standards that have been consistent with the MCAS accessibility modified and are somewhat grade-level and accommodations policies. due to the nature of the student’s expectations disability; Accommodations must be documented in the student’s IEP or 504 plan prior to testing. Characteristics of Student’s Recommended Participation in MCAS Instructional Program and Local Assessment OPTION 2 If the student is Then generally unable to demonstrate knowledge and the student should take the MCAS skills on a computer- or test, even with Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) in this accommodations; subject. is and working on learning standards that have been due to the nature and substantially modified severity of his or her disability; is or receiving intensive, individualized instruction in order to acquire, generalize, and demonstrate knowledge and skills;
attends a school in which the IEP team may have been influenced to designate the student for an alternate assessment in order for the school to obtain disproportionate credit toward the school’s accountability rating. The student’s team must review the three options provided on the following pages. Characteristics of Student’s Instructional Program and Local Assessment Recommended Participation in MCAS OPTION 1 If the student is generally able to demonstrate knowledge and skills on a computer- or paper-based test, either with or without test accommodations; and is working on learning standards at or near expectations; or is working on learning standards that have been modified and are somewhat grade-level expectations due to the nature of the student’s disability; Then The student should take the computer- or MCAS test, either under routine conditions or with accommodations and accessibility features that are consistent with the instructional supports provided during instruction and consistent with the MCAS accessibility and accommodations policies. Accommodations must be documented in the student’s IEP or 504 plan prior to testing. Characteristics of Student’s Instructional Program and Local Assessment Recommended Participation in MCAS OPTION 2 If the student is generally unable to demonstrate knowledge and skills on a computer- or test, even with accommodations; and is working on learning standards that have been substantially modified due to the nature and severity of his or her disability; or is receiving intensive, individualized instruction in order to acquire, generalize, and demonstrate knowledge and skills; Then the student should take the MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) in this subject.
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