When are students tested? 1
Annually, 3rd through 12th grades
What subjects are tested? 1
Language Arts
Reading
Mathematics
What types of questions are used? 1
Multiple choice
How are test results used? 1
Improvement of instruction
Program evaluation
School performance reporting
What tests are used? 1
Stanford Achievement Test, 9th Edition
Are students with disabilities exempt?
2, 3
Exemptions given to students identified as: "trainable mentally handicapped,
educable mentally handicapped, visually handicapped, hearing handicapped,
multiply handicapped, or seriously emotionally
handicapped."
Exemptions given to students not required to attend regular classes
in school.
Exemptions given to students with learning
disabilities whose IEPs state that testing would
be detrimental.
Exemptions given to students as determined by IEP team.
Tests given to exempt students at parent’s request.
Note: The policy is currently being revised to ensure inclusion where
possible.
What accommodations are available so
that students with disabilities can participate? 2
List of accommodations approved by state Department of Education.
Accommodations should reflect techniques teachers normally use.
How are scores of students with disabilities
reported? 2
School, district, and statewide reports separate ("disaggregate") scores
of students with disabilities from scores of students without disabilities.
In the future, it is expected that school, district, and statewide
reports will both combine ("aggregate") and separate scores of students
with and without disabilities.
Footnotes:
1 Source: PEER Project Survey to expand and update information from Annual Survey of State Student Assessment Programs: Data on 1995-96 Statewide Student Assessment Programs. (Fall 1996). Council of Chief State School Officers.
2 Source: PEER Project review of state policy documents. Documents provided by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). Information confirmed and updated by the PEER Project through direct communication with state officials.
3 NOTE: The IDEA Amendments of 1997 require that all students be included in statewide assessments.
Arizona Department of Education
Department of Exceptional Student Services
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-3084
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www.ade.state.az.us
Contact: Kathryn Lund, Ph.D., State Director of Exceptional Student
Services
klund@mail_1.ade.state.az.us
Kelly Powell, State Assessment Director
kpowell@mail_1.ade.state.az.us
Arizona Parent Center on Disability
Pilot Parent Partnerships
4750 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Suite 101
Phoenix, AZ 85017-3621
602-242-4366 Voice & TDD
1-800-237-3007 in AZ
602-242-4306 Fax
Contact: Mary Slaughter / Judie Walker