1. Testing Students with Disabilities

2. Resources Appendix C of Test Administration Manuals – SCPASS Science and Social Studies – End-of-Course English 1 Algebra 1 Biology US History and the Constitution A Guide To Selecting, Administering, and Evaluating the Use of Accommodations for Students with Disabilities http://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs- services/172/documents/AccomManualMarch2012.pdf

3. Special Requests for Accommodations MUST be submitted two weeks prior to the start of testing window. 3

4. Alternate Assessment on Alternate Achievement Standards Aligned to the Common Core State Standards in ELA and Mathematics 4

5. National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) www.ncscpartners.org 5

6. NCSC Project Goals To develop a comprehensive system of technically defensible summative assessments supported by Evidence-based curriculum and instruction Comprehensive professional development To ensure that students with significant cognitive disabilities achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and leave high school ready for post- secondary options (college and career ready) 6

7. NCSC Assessment Status Pilots/field tests of ELA and math items with volunteer teachers and one of their students occurred Spring 2014 Census field tests of complete forms in one content area (either ELA or math) per student will occur October 20─November 14, 2014 Operational assessment in ELA and math will occur during a 4 to 6 week window (March- April) 2015

8. NCSC Operational Test Operational Test of ELA and math will be conducted Spring 2015 – Grades 3-8 (ages 8-13) – Grade 11 (age 16) Results will be included in the calculations for federal accountability

9. SC-Alt Science and Social Studies SC-Alt will continue to be used for Science and Social Studies for the 2015 administration Biology will be administered at age 16 beginning with the 2016 administration. SC-Alt biology will not be administered in 2015 as this cohort of students will have met their science requirement in 2014. The SCDE will begin developing extended standards or a support guide aligned to the 2014 science standards this year. Transition to instruction and assessment aligned to the social studies 2011 standards in process. South Carolina Alternate Assessment Social Studies Instructional and Assessment Guide

10. Resources Nationa l Center and State Collaborative Instructional Materials – https://wiki.ncscpartners.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page https://wiki.ncscpartners.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page South Carolina Alternate Assessment Social Studies Instructional and Assessment Guide – http://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs-services/48/documents/SC-Alt-SS- SurveyIntro.pdf http://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs-services/48/documents/SC-Alt-SS- SurveyIntro.pdf Guidance for IEP Teams in Determining Participation in SC-Alt – http://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs-services/48/documents/SC- AltParticGuidanceForIEPteams.pdf http://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs-services/48/documents/SC- AltParticGuidanceForIEPteams.pdf

11. Research to Practice July 14–18 Ensuring Access to the Common Core (July 14–16) page 45 of the catalog – Aligning instruction to the Common Core State Standards for students with significant cognitive disabilities using the curricular and instructional materials developed through the NCSC project. Understanding and Nurturing the Communicative Competence in Young Learners with Significant Disabilities (July 17–18) page 55 of the catalog – Communication assessment and instruction for young learners with multiple disabilities who are non-verbal. For additional information and registration see the link on the Office of Special Education Services web page: – http://ed.sc.gov/agency/ac/Exceptional-Children/ http://ed.sc.gov/agency/ac/Exceptional-Children/