When are students tested? 1
3rd grade
4th grade
5th grade
7th grade
8th grade
10th grade
What subjects are tested? 1
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
What types of questions are used? 1
Multiple choice
Multiple mark
Extended written response
Note: Local districts are required to give a
performance assessment.
How are test results used? 1
Student diagnosis
Identification of students at risk
Curriculum planning
Improvement of instruction
Professional development
Program evaluation
School accreditation
School performance reporting
What tests are used? 1
Kansas Assessments
Are students with disabilities exempt?
2, 3
Exemptions given to students whose IEP teams determine that tests are
not appropriate.
What accommodations are available so
that students with disabilities can participate? 2
List of accommodations approved by state Department of Education.
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 for school improvement plans, which are the
scores used for accountability purposes.
School, district, and statewide reports, however, also combine ("aggregate")
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.
Kansas Department of Education
Student Support Services
120 S.E.10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
785-296-3869
785-296-1413 Fax
www.ksbe.state.ks.us
Contact: Dr. Mike Remus, Director
mremus@ksbe.state.ks.us
Dr. Sharon Freden, Assistant Commissioner of Learning Services
785-296-3201, Fax: 785-296-7933
Kansas Parent Center on Disability
Families Together, Inc.
3340 Douglas, Ste 102
Wichita, KS 67203
316-945-7747
1-888-815-6364
316-945-7795 Fax
fmin@feist.com
www.kansas.net/~family
Contact: Connie Zienkewicz