If the determination is made that a student will not participate in a required assessment, a statement to this effect must be included in the IEP or 504 Plan. The statement must include why the student is not being assessed and how the student will be assessed using alternative methods. Accommodations are designed to level the playing field for students with disabilities but are not designed to give the student an unfair advantage in assessment situations. Accommodations may be implemented using teachers, teacher aides, student teachers or volunteers. All persons who will be implementing accommodations will receive training in test administration and confidentiality procedures. It will be the responsibility of the District Test Coordinator and Building Test Coordinator to ensure that all test proctors are properly trained, with this training taking place on a yearly basis. The District is ultimately responsible for ensuring that all assessment programs are carried out in an equitable and ethical manner. Accommodations are directly related to the students’ diagnosed disability and are intended to compensate for a specific disability to allow full access and benefit from the curricular goals that are being assessed. 16

categories including providing specific assessment results of students with disabilities. The reporting of these results will ensure that the names of students are kept confidential in any report.

programming for the academic needs of all students. The implementation of the School District of Clayton Assessment Plan is the responsibility of the Assessment Department in conjunction with the various building administrators, test coordinators and staff members empowered to implement and proctor the assessment program. 17 PART VI: STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT POLICY 18 19 20 21 PART VII: TEST SECURITY POLICY 22 23 24 25 PART VIII: FINANCIALS 26