INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT-(IDEA) ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FOR STATEWIDE AND DISTRICT-WIDE ASSESSMENTS

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT - ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FOR STATEWIDE AND DISTRICT-WIDE ASSESSMENTS
 

            The Meriden Board of Education will, in all respects, comply with the requirements of state and federal law with regard to the special education of students with disabilities.  Decisions about whether a student with a disability eligible for special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act shall participate in alternative assessment(s) to particular statewide or district-wide assessments shall be made by each student’s planning and placement team in accordance with applicable state and federal law.

Legal References:

            Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-14q

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.

34 C.F.R. § 300.320 et seq.

Connecticut Alternate Assessment (CTAA) Test Administration Manual, English Language Arts and Mathematics (Dec. 9, 2019), available at https://ct.portal.cambiumast.com/core/fileparse.php/51/urlt/CTAA-Test-Administration-Manual-TAM.pdf.

CTAA and Alternate Science Learner Characteristics Inventory (LCI), available at https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Student-Assessment/Special-Populations/LCI.pdf?la=en.

ADOPTED:    December 18, 2018

Amended:       April 20, 2021