What is the Locally Determined Alternate Assessment (LDAA)?
Locally Determined Alternate Assessment (LDAA) is a locally assigned assessment used to measure the learning of a student receiving special education services whose ARD committee has determined that both the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and the State-Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA) are inappropriate. According to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §101.5(c): • Students receiving special education services, enrolled in Grades 3-10, and who are not receiving any instruction in the essential knowledge and skills, are considered exempt according to state law (Texas Education Code (TEC) §39.027). • Each exemption must be documented in the student’s individualized education program (IEP) (34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §300.347(a)(5)(i) and (ii)), relating to the content of the IEP and participation in statewide or districtwide assessments. • Each exempted student receiving special education services must take an appropriate locally selected assessment, as de
