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Navigating North Carolina's State Assessment Program for Students with Disabilities

This document outlines the testing options and accommodations for students with disabilities under North Carolina's State Assessment Program as presented by Pam Biggs from the NCDPI. It highlights standard test administration, modified assessments like NCCLAS, NCEXTEND2, and NCEXTEND1, eligibility criteria, testing environments, and available accommodations. The information aims to support educators in understanding assessment protocols, ensuring accessibility, and improving outcomes for exceptional children. For detailed guidelines and resources, visit the NCDPI Accountability website.

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Navigating North Carolina's State Assessment Program for Students with Disabilities

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  1. Navigating the State Assessment Program Pam Biggs NCDPI Division of Accountability Services Conference on Exceptional Children November 7, 2006

  2. State Testing Options • Standard Test Administration • Test Administration w/ Accommodations • Alternate Assessment - One or more of the following depending on the assessment: • NCCLAS • NCEXTEND2 • NCEXTEND1

  3. Standard Test Administration Standard Test Administration with Accommodations NCCLAS Grade-level Content Grade-level Achievement Standards NCEXTEND2 Grade-level Content Modified Achievement Standards NCEXTEND1 Grade-level Content through Extended Content Standards Alternate Achievement Standards

  4. 1 1Data Source: 2004-05 Green Book Note: In 2004-05, the alternate assessments were the NCAAP and NCAAAI.

  5. 1 1Data Source: 2004-05 Green Book Note: In 2004-05, the alternate assessments were the NCAAP and NCAAAI.

  6. Standard Test AdministrationWithout Accommodations • Information on test administration times, number of items, sample answer sheets, etc. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ accountability/testing/

  7. Test AdministrationWith Accommodations Modified Test Formats • Braille Edition • Large Print Edition • One Test Item Per Page Edition Special Test Environments • Hospital/Home Testing • Multiple Testing Sessions • Scheduled Extended Time • Testing in a Separate Room

  8. Test AdministrationWith Accommodations Assistive Technology Devices and Special Arrangements • AT Devices • Dictation to a Scribe • Interpreter/Transliterator Signs/Cues Test • Student Marks Answers in Test Book • Student Reads Test Aloud to Self • Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud

  9. Test AdministrationWith Accommodations Information on specific accommodations available in Testing Students with Disabilities (published July 2005) http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/alternate/disabilities/testingstudents.pdf

  10. NCCLAS Alternate Assessments NCEXTEND2 NCEXTEND1

  11. NCCLAS • North Carolina Checklist of Academic Standards • Grade-level content (NCSCS) • Grade-level achievement standards

  12. NCCLAS - Eligibility Criteria • Student cannot participate in standard administration with or without accommodations • Unable to access paper and pencil test • Some examples include: • Newly blinded • Recent traumatic brain injury • Physical disabilities that prohibit the student from being able to manipulate materials required for test

  13. NCCLAS EOG Timelines • Halfway through year (January) • Beginning Student Profile (Assessor 1) • Throughout year • Maintain student work folder (A1) • Last 30 calendar days of year • Final Student Profile (A1) • Objective Level Scoring (A1) • Final Goal Level Scoring (A1 & A2) • Online submission of scores (A1 & A2)

  14. NCEXTEND2 EOG • Grade-level content (NCSCS) • Modified multiple-choice • Fewer answer choices • Fewer test items • Different layout • Simplified language • May receive accommodations • Modified grade-level achievement standards

  15. NCEXTEND2 EOG • 2% cap at LEA and state levels • Still awaiting final regulations from USED • Test will still need to be approved by NCLB peer review

  16. NCEXTEND2 EOG Eligibility Criteria • Has an IEP • Is not identified as having a significant cognitive disability • Is not receiving instruction in the SCOS through the Extended Content Standards • Is receiving high-quality instruction, but is not likely to achieve grade-level proficiency within school year

  17. NCEXTEND2 EOG Eligibility Criteria (cont’d) • Disability has precluded the student from achieving grade-level proficiency as demonstrated by objective evidence • Nature of student’s disability may require assessments that are different in design Testing Window • Last 4 weeks of school year

  18. NCEXTEND1 • Aligned to grade-level content (NCSCS) through Extended Content standards http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/ • Performance based assessment • Alternate achievement standards

  19. NCEXTEND1 • 1% cap at LEA and state levels • Test will still need to be approved by NCLB peer review

  20. NCEXTEND1 Eligibility Criteria • Has an IEP with annual goals that focus on functional application of academics • Has a significant cognitive disability • Requires extensive and explicit instruction to acquire, maintain, and generalize new reading, mathematics, and writing skills for independent living

  21. NCEXTEND1 Eligibility Criteria (cont’d) • Student exhibits severe and pervasive delays in multiple areas of development and in adaptive behavior (e.g. mobility, communication, daily living skills, and self-care) • Is receiving instruction in the grade level SCS Extended Content Standards for the subject(s) in which the students are being assessed

  22. NCEXTEND1 Timelines • Nov. 6 - Dec. 1 • Decision Tree Process (Assessor 1) • Final 6 weeks of school year • Assess students on tasks (A1 & A2) • Documentation Verification sheets (A1 & A2) • Online submission of results (A1 & A2)

  23. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/policyoperations/nctpassessmentoptions.pdfhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/policyoperations/nctpassessmentoptions.pdf

  24. Reading Grades 3-8 Mathematics Grades 3-8 Science Grades 5 and 8 EOG Testing Options • Standard Test Administration • Test Administration w/ Accommodations • Alternate Assessment • NCCLAS • NCEXTEND2 • NCEXTEND1

  25. Writing Grades 4, 7, and 10 Writing Testing Options • Standard Test Administration • Test Administration w/ Accommodations • Alternate Assessment • NCCLAS • NCEXTEND2 (grades 4 and 7) • NCEXTEND2 OCS (grade 10) • NCEXTEND1

  26. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/policyoperations/nctphsassessmentoptions.pdfhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/policyoperations/nctphsassessmentoptions.pdf

  27. End-of-Course (EOC) Tests • Algebra I • Algebra II • Geometry • English I • Civics & Economics • U.S. History • Biology (Operational & Sample Field Test 06-07) • Chemistry (Statewide Field Test 06-07) • Physical Science (Statewide Field Test 06-07) • Physics (Statewide Field Test 06-07)

  28. EOC Testing Options • Standard Test Administration • Test Administration w/ Accommodations • Alternate Assessment • NCCLAS

  29. NCEXTEND2 OCS • Occupational English I • Occupational Math I • Life Skills Science I and II (enrolled in second of the courses, regardless of the order taken)

  30. NCEXTEND2 OCS Eligibility Criteria • Students enrolled in courses that are assessed must take the test • For Life Skills Science I and II, must be in 2nd of the 2 courses, regardless of the order taken

  31. Grade 10 OCS Students • Will not have taken Occupational English I and/or Occupational Math I by end of 10th grade • Will have to take high school comprehensive test (HSCT) this year

  32. Documentation • Decisions must be documented in IEP • IEP DEC 4, page 3

  33. Additional Documentation • NCTP Tables • 1: Graduation Tests • 2: Grades 3-8 • 3: Grades 9-12 • 4: IPT • Optional, but encouraged • LEA may require http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ accountability/policies/tswd/

  34. Hopefully now the path is clearer... …and there is light at the end of the tunnel.

  35. ? Questions?

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