FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS                                                 6147  

Instruction 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act – Alternative Assessments for Students  with Disabilities for Statewide and District-wide Assessments  

The Farmington Board of Education will, in all respects, comply with the  requirements of state and federal law with regard to the special education of students  with disabilities. Decisions about whether a student with a disability eligible for special  education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act  shall participate in alternative assessment(s) to particular statewide or district-wide  assessments shall be made by each student’s planning and placement team in  accordance with applicable state and federal law.  

Legal References:  

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-14q  

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.  34 C.F.R. § 300.320 et seq.  

Connecticut Alternate Assessment (CTAA) Test Administration Manual,  English Language Arts and Mathematics (Dec. 9, 2019), available at  https://ct.portal.cambiumast.com/core/fileparse.php/51/urlt/CTAA-Test-Admini  stration-Manual-TAM.pdf .  

CTAA and Alternate Science Learner Characteristics Inventory (LCI), available  at  

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Student-Assessment/Special-Populations/LCI.  pdf?la=en . 

Policy Adopted: November 2014  

Policy Revised: November 2016  

Policy Revised: May 2021