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New
York State Alternate Assessment
New York State Alternate Assessment
The New York
State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) is a part of the New York State
Testing Program. It is a datafolio-style assessment in which students with
severe cognitive disabilities demonstrate their performance toward
achieving the New York State learning standards. Eligibility for
participation in NYSAA is determined by the Committee on Special
Education (CSE) according to criteria described in the Administrators'
Manual
and other materials listed below. Student performance is recorded
through direct observation and documentation and may include other
information such as student work products, photographs, audio and
videotapes. Students must be assessed once a year beginning in
the school year they become 9 years old through the school year they
become 14 (grade equivalents 3-8). The secondary level NYSAA is administered
during the school year they become 17-18 years of age (high school).
There were changes in NYSAA beginning in 2006-07 that require schools and families
to update their knowledge about the NYSAA process. NYSAA Training
Specialists and Regional Lead Trainers serving boards of cooperative
educational services (BOCES) and Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers
and New York City are available to conduct professional development
sessions and technical assistance to educate teachers, service providers,
administrators, families and others at the regional and local level
on the administration of the assessment.
Information about
the current process, data collection, determining student performance levels, scoring dates, content area assessment
guides, participation criteria and the federal and State requirements
for assessment has moved to the Office of State Assessment web page at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/nysaa/home.shtml.
Important
Changes Regarding Administration of the New York State Alternate Assessment
for 2006-07 - August 2006
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