When are students tested? ¹
4th grade
8th grade
10th grade
11th grade
12th grade

What subjects are tested? ¹
Language Arts
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science

What types of questions are used? ¹
Multiple choice
Extended written response

How are test results used? ¹
High school graduation (exit requirement)
Student diagnosis
Identification of students at risk
Curriculum planning
Improvement of instruction
Program evaluation
School performance reporting
IEP planning

What tests are used? ¹
Norm-referenced testing (grades 4, 8, 10)
Writing Proficiency Examination (grades 4, 8, 11)
High School Proficiency Examination Program (grades 11, 12)
 
Are students with disabilities exempt? ^{2, 3}
As determined by IEP team:
For testing in 4th, 8th, and 10th grades - Exemptions given to students using non-standard accommodations (possible to participate with non-standard accommodations and disaggregate scores).
For High School Proficiency Exam - Exemptions given to students not pursuing a standard high school diploma.

What accommodations are available so that students with disabilities can participate? ²
List of testing accommodations approved by state Department of Education.
Other accommodations available with state approval.

How are scores of students with disabilities reported? ²
School, district, and statewide reports separate
("disaggregate") scores of students receiving unapproved accommodations from scores of students 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.

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