How are ISD students waived from ISTEP+? Is there an alternative assessment?
Decisions regarding assessing ISD students are made individually. Such individual decisions are made by the Case Conference Committee in accordance to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Indiana’s Article 7 of IDEA. If the Case Conference Committee determines that ISTEP+ would not be appropriate, the only state accepted alternate assessment is the Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting (ISTAR).
