The District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) expects that most students with disabilities will be included on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Only students who meet (or met) participation criteria approved by OSSE for the Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) may be excluded from any NAEP assessment. All other students with disabilities should participate in NAEP with or without NAEP-allowed accommodations.  The IEP teams will make the determination as to the suitable accommodations for the student, and OSSE will monitor the exclusions for appropriate use of the policy. If you have questions about the NAEP accommodations, please contact Swea Hart, NAEP State Coordinator at [email protected] or (202) 374-7148.

Grades 4 and 8 Mathematics and Reading Digitally Based Assessments on Tablet and Paper/Pencil

Several accommodations provided on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments are not necessary for the NAEP digitally based assessments because they are available for all students through universal design elements. The chart below is divided into three sections: (1) universal design elements that will be available to all students, (2) accommodations provided by the test delivery system, and (3) accommodations provided outside the test delivery system. NAEP accommodations are only allowed for a student on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan.

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