NCLB / Education YES!What’s New for

Students With Disabilities?

NCLB / Education YES!What’s New for

Students With Disabilities?

Michigan Department of Education

AYP and Students with Disabilities

AYP and Students with Disabilities

Federal Rules – 1% cap – 2003Federal Flexibility - 2005

Michigan was one of 3 states approved to use an existing test

New Federal Proposed RulesExpected this fall

AYP and Students with Disabilities

AYP and Students with Disabilities

For 2005-06 we EXPECT that:Functional Independence

assessments will count as proficient with no local cap

Participation and Supported Independence Assessments will be subject to the 1% district level cap

New applications will be needed for exception to the 1% cap

Adequate Yearly ProgressAdequate Yearly Progress

Achievement - Proficiency Meet state objective or “safe harbor” target for

improvement Must meet in both Math and English Language

Arts

Participation - 95% tested Must meet in both Math and English Language

Arts

Additional Academic Indicator Graduation Rate – high schools Attendance – elementary and middle schools

Student Groups for AYPStudent Groups for AYP

Racial/Ethnic Groups Black or African American American Indian or Alaska Native Asian, Hawaiian Native, or Pacific Islander Hispanic or Latino White Multiracial

Limited English Proficient Students With Disabilities (Special Education) Economically Disadvantaged

50 “cells” for AYP50 “cells” for AYP

ELA Math ELA Math

Black or African AmericanAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAsian American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderHispanic or LatinoCaucasian or WhiteMultiracial

Additional Indicator -

Attendance or Graduation

Economically Disadvantaged

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Limited English ProficientStudents With Disabilities

NCLB Regulation on Alternate AssessmentNCLB Regulation on

Alternate Assessment

Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

As defined by the State Guidelines for Participation in State

Assessment for Students with Disabilities

NCLB Regulation on Alternate AssessmentNCLB Regulation on

Alternate Assessment

1% cap is the percent of alternate assessment proficient scores, based on alternate achievement standards, included in the calculation of AYP.

The cap is no more than 1% of the district enrollment.

There is NO CAP on the number tested

Alternate Achievement Standards

Alternate Achievement Standards

An expectation of performance that differs in the complexity for the grade level achievement standard for general education students.

ALL MI-Access assessments have alternate achievement standards.

1% Cap1% Cap

The 1% cap applies at the STATE and DISTRICT levels, NOT at the school building level Schools are not limited to a 1% cap Impacts the calculation of AYP at the

school, district, and state levels Students must be counted consistently at

the state, district and school levels Some schools may have more than 1%

Exceptions Exceptions

The regulation provides for exceptions to the 1% cap at the state and district levels

The district must apply to the state for the exception

The state cannot approve exceptions that exceed the 1% state level cap

What it does NOT doWhat it does NOT do

It does NOT limit the number of special education students participating in alternate assessment

Decisions MUST be based on the state’s guidelines for determining participation in state assessment for students with disabilities

Guidelines for ParticipationGuidelines for Participation

For all studentsGeneral educationSpecial educationSection 504English Language Learners

Determining the Appropriate Assessment

Assessment Accommodations

Applying for an ExceptionApplying for an Exception

Explanation of circumstances that result in more than 1% of all students achieving proficiency using alternate achievement standards

Data showing incidence rates of students with most “significant” cognitive disabilities, as defined by the state

Documentation the state/district has programs that attract students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, if applicable

What documentation is needed?

What documentation is needed?

Local policies for participation in state assessment Information on how parents are informed that their

child will be assessed based on alternate achievement standards

Documentation of the number and percent of students participating in alternate assessment

Documentation on how students with disabilities are included in the general curriculum

Documentation of efforts to develop, disseminate, and promote appropriate accommodations

Documentation of professional development opportunities efforts taken to ensure teachers know how to administer state assessments, including accommodations

Exception RequestsException Requests

Requests received from 186 Districts 14 Charters 31 ISDs

Exceptions in 94 districts had impact on AYP at one or more grade ranges

Exceptions not approved for 3 districtsRemainder had:

Insufficient suppressed proficient scores; or Made AYP without the exception

AYP RemindersAYP Reminders

Students Reported in an Ungraded Setting

Adjustment for Measurement Error to Improve AYP Reliability

Small SchoolsNonstandard Accommodations

Scores Used for AYPScores Used for AYP

The scores of all tested students must be used in the AYP determination

Valid scores in English language arts and mathematics cannot be ignored

AYP ParticipationAYP Participation

Aggregate percent tested across all grades tested at the school

Total Number Tested (grades 3+4)Total Number Enrolled (grades 3+4)

AYP ProficiencyAYP Proficiency

Aggregate percent proficient across all grades tested at the school

Total Number Proficient (grades 3+4)Total Number Tested (grades 3+4)

Age to Grade Conversion for Ungraded Students

Age to Grade Conversion for Ungraded Students

Age Grade

9 3

10 4

11 5

12 6

13 7

14 8

17 11

Appeal TimelinesAppeal Timelines

Elementary and Middle SchoolsAppeal Window Opens late SpringAppeals close 30 days later

High Schools and District AYPAppeal Window Opens mid-JuneAppeals Close mid-July

Appeals IssuesAppeals Issues

Demographics Mismatches

Enrollment AdjustmentsStudents that “exit” between count

date and the end of the testing window

Contact InformationContact Information

Paul BielawskiOffice of Educational Assessment and

AccountabilityMichigan Department of EducationPO Box 30008Lansing, MI 48909(517) 335-5784bielawp@michigan.gov