The US Department of Education announced awards worth a total of $14 million to US states to help them improve assessment of students with disabilities. According to the press release, 27 states will benefit from the awards, with each state receiving about $400 thousand; some states banded collaborated on their proposals, so there are fewer awards than states.
“These funds will be used to develop more appropriate assessments for a small group of students with disabilities who cannot take the general assessment,” said Deputy Secretary Raymond Simon. “With more appropriate assessments, we can better determine what children know and can do, which will help improve instruction and make sure they receive the help that they need.”
The funds will be used for developing:
- Modified academic achievement standards.
- Alternate academic achievement standards (for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities).
- State assessments based on modified or alternate academic achievement standards.
- Clear and appropriate guidelines for Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams, which include parents, to identify children with disabilities who should be assessed based on alternate or modified academic achievement standards.
- Training on those guidelines for IEP teams.
Read the complete press release here. There is also a list of the various projects for which the states received funding.
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