What are New York State Alternate assessments?
The New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) for students with severe disabilities is a data folio assessment in which students demonstrate their performance toward meeting the alternate performance indicator level of the NYS learning standards. These alternate performance indicators were developed for students with severe disabilities and are in a publication entitled, The Learning Standards and Alternate Performance Indicators for Students with Severe Disabilities. For additional information, please refer to http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/sate/altassessmentpart1.
The New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) is a data folio assessment for students with severe disabilities, in which students demonstrate their performance toward meeting the alternate performance indicator level of the New York State Learning Standards. For additional information, please refer to the following webpages: The Learning Standards and Alternate Performance Indicators for Students with Severe Disabilities New York State Alternative Assessment (NYSAA) (age criteria, administration dates, scoring period, test blue prints, and more – also available at http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/).
The New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) is a part of the New York State Testing Program. It is a datafolio-style assessment in which students with severe cognitive disabilities demonstrate their performance toward achieving the New York State learning standards. Eligibility for participation in NYSAA is determined by the Committee on Special Education (CSE) according to criteria described in the Administrators’ Manual.
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