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Vocational
and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
Special Education and Vocational Rehabilitation
Services
Memo available in PDF Format for Printing
February 2008
| TO: |
Public School Districts, Charter Schools and Special Act School Districts |
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FROM: |
James P. DeLorenzo |
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SUBJECT: |
Application for Exception to the One Percent Cap on Proficient or Above Scores Based on Alternate Achievement Standards for the 2007–08 School Year |
Attached is the application by which local educational agencies (LEAs) may
request an exception from the New York State Education Department (NYSED)
to exceed the 1.0 percent cap in counting as proficient and advanced for
accountability purposes the scores of students with the most significant
cognitive disabilities based on alternate academic achievement standards. Only
LEAs, including Charter Schools and Special Act School Districts, that are
subject to accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and are
able to document extraordinary circumstances should submit this application.
In 2007–08, every LEA is automatically allowed to have one student counted
as proficient or above on the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) in
grades 3 through 8 combined or in the 2004 cohort, even if that one student
would cause the LEA to exceed the 1.0 percent cap for continuously enrolled
tested students. These LEAs do not need to complete
this exception application.
LEAs who were previously granted an exception for the 2007–08
school year, based on an application submitted in 2003-04, must submit a new
application.
Completed applications must be received by April 18, 2008 for
consideration of exceptions for the 2007–08 school year. Questions
regarding this application may be directed to vesidcar@mail.nysed.gov or
by calling Cynthia Wilson in the Special Education Policy Unit at 518-473-2878.
c: District Superintendents
