How do States and LEAs use their assessment results?
Under IDEA, States must use information about the performance of children with disabilities in State and district-wide assessment programs to revise their State Improvement Plans as needed to improve their performance. Under Title I, States and LEAs also use the results to review the performance of LEAs and schools, respectively, and to identify LEAs and schools in need of improvement. States and LEAs also use results for rewards and sanctions for schools and districts, and some for decisions about student promotion or graduation. Assessment results can also be used in planning teacher training, summer school and after school programs, and in reviewing alignment between assessments and curriculum. These are State and local district decisions. In addition, IEP teams can consider individual assessment results as they develop programs for students with disabilities.
