Guidelines for Participation in West Virginia State Assessments, 2019-2020. Guidance for Accommodations for State and District Testing

West Virginia Department of Education. 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305. Tel: 304-558-3660; Fax: 304-558-0198; Web site: http://wvde.state.wv.us

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State Standards; Standardized Tests; Federal Legislation; Equal Education; Students with Disabilities; Educational Legislation; Elementary Secondary Education; English Language Learners; Educational Policy; Individualized Education Programs; Student Needs; Accessibility (for Disabled); Access to Education; State Policy; Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Alignment (Education); Progress Monitoring; Alternative Assessment; Testing; Achievement Tests; Testing Accommodations; Benchmarking; Inclusion; Committees; Role; Decision Making; Language Arts; Mathematics Instruction; Science Instruction; Summative Evaluation; Special Needs Students

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504); Every Student Succeeds Act 2015

Measures of Academic Progress; SAT (College Admission Test); National Assessment of Educational Progress

West Virginia uses multiple state assessments to measure student achievement and inform program decision making. States are required to provide guidance for appropriate participation of all students, including those with English Learners and those with disabilities, in required state assessments. The West Virginia Department of Education has crafted this document, "2019-2020 Guidelines for Participation in West Virginia State Assessments," to: (1) Provide policy guidance to individualized education program (IEP) teams, Section 504 committees, and English Learner (EL) committees for appropriately accommodating students in statewide and district-wide assessments; (2) Help teachers and schools work within the framework of federal law and state policies; and (3) Provide information for documentation of implementation and assurances for federal requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA 2015) which has replaced requirements within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) enacted in 2002. This document includes requirements set by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004). [For the previous report "Guidelines for Participation in West Virginia State Assessments, 2018-2019. Guidance for Accommodations for State and District Testing," see ED609053.]

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