Materials that the Department provided to the negotiating committee prior to Session 1:
- Existing Assessment Regulations
PDF [250KB]
- Draft Negotiated Rulemaking Session Agenda PDF [206KB]
- Supplement Not Supplement Issue Paper PDF [101KB]
- Assessments Overview PDF [103K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 1 – Computer Adaptive Tests PDF [120K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 2 – 8th Grade Mathematics Exemption PDF [227K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 3 – Locally Selected, Nationally Recognized High School Assessments PDF [80K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 4a – Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Academic Assessments PDF [94K]
- Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments 4a PDF[841KB]
- Assessments Issue Paper 4b – Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Academic Achievement Standards and the 1.0 Percent Cap PDF [106K]
- Percent Participation Data 4b PDF[155 KB]
- Assessments Issue Paper 5a – English Learners and Native Language Assessments PDF [84K]
- Native Language Assessments by State 5a PDF[236KB]
- Native Language Assessments Threshold Analysis Charts 5a PDF
[361KB]
- Assessments Issue Paper 5b – English Learners and English Language Proficiency Assessments PDF [89K]
- ELP Assessment Consortia List 5b PDF[149KB]
- Assessments Issue Paper 6 – Statutory Edits and Technical Changes: Overview PDF [81K] and Updated Draft Regulation PDF [104K]
- Assessments -Statute PDF [411 KB]
- ESSA Scope of Issues to be Negotiated - Approved
PDF [208KB]
- Supplement Not Supplant - Statue PDF [51KB]
- Session 1 Final Summary PDF [32 KB]
- Session 1 Transcripts for March 21, 2016 PDF [2 MB]
- Session 1 Transcripts for March 22, 2016 PDF [3.8 MB]
- Session 1 Transcripts for March 23, 2016 PDF [2.8 MB]
Materials provided by the Department to the negotiating committee at Session 1:
- Protocols (as adopted) PDF [341 KB]
Presentations By Experts
- Presentation by Karen Hawley Miles, Education Resource Strategies: Overview of School Funding: PDF[651 KB]
- Presentation by Peggy Carr, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education: What Makes a High-Quality Assessment? PDF
[322 KB]
Materials that the Department provided to the negotiating committee prior to Session 2:
- Existing Assessment Regulations PDF [250KB]
- Draft Negotiated Rulemaking Session Agenda PDF [89KB]
- Supplement Not Supplant Issue Paper PDF [299KB]
- Assessments Overview PDF [226K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 1 – Computer Adaptive Tests PDF [333K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 2 – The Exception for Advanced Mathematics Assessments in 8th Grade PDF [232K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 3 – Locally Selected, Nationally Recognized High School Assessments PDF [224K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 4a – Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Academic Assessments PDF [289K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 4b – State Administration Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Academic Achievement Standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, subject to a cap of 1.0 Percent of students assessed for a subject PDF [296K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 5a – Inclusion of English Learners in Academic Assessments PDF [255K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 5b – Inclusion of English Learners in English Language Proficiency Assessments PDF [172K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 6 – Revised Assessment Regulations PDF [152K], Updated Draft Regulation PDF [308K] and Updated Draft Regulation with Track Changes PDF [342K]
- Session 2 Final Summary PDF [33 KB]
- Session 2 Transcripts for April 6, 2016 PDF [4.8 MB]
- Session 2 Transcripts for April 7, 2016 PDF [4.8 MB]
- Session 2 Transcripts for April 8, 2016 PDF [3.2 MB]
Materials provided by the Department to the negotiating committee at Session 2:
- Purposes of the Rehabilitation Act PDF [155KB]
- Proposed Definition - Student with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities PDF [123KB]
- Supplement Not Supplant - Draft Regulatory Language - Color Coded PDF [192KB]
Materials that the Department provided to the negotiating committee prior to Session 3:
- Existing Assessment Regulations PDF [250KB]
- Draft Negotiated Rulemaking Session Agenda MS WORD [89KB]
- Supplement Not Supplant Issue Paper MS WORD [39KB]
- Assessments Overview PDF [226K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 1 – Computer Adaptive Tests PDF [331K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 2 – The Exception for Advanced Mathematics Assessments in 8th Grade MS WORD [232K] The Exception for Advanced Mathematics Assessments in 8th Grade with Track Changes PDF [232K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 3 – Locally Selected, Nationally Recognized High School Assessments MS WORD [224K] Locally Selected, Nationally Recognized High School Assessments with Track Changes PDF [48K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 4a – Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Academic Assessments MS WORD [289K] Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Academic Assessments with Track Changes PDF [48K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 4b – State Administration Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Academic Achievement Standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, subject to a cap of 1.0 Percent of students assessed for a subject MS WORD [296K] State Administration Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Academic Achievement Standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, subject to a cap of 1.0 Percent of students assessed for a subject with Track Changes PDF PDF [48K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 5a – Inclusion of English Learners in Academic Assessments MS WORD [255K] Inclusion of English Learners in Academic Assessments with Track Changes PDF [48K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 5b – Inclusion of English Learners in English Language Proficiency Assessments MS WORD [172K] Inclusion of English Learners in Academic Assessments with Track Changes with Track Changes PDF[48K]
- Assessments Issue Paper 6 – Revised Assessment Regulations PDF [154K], Updated Draft Regulation MS WORD [67K] and Updated Draft Regulation with Track Changes PDF [424K]
- Session 3 Final Summary PDF [33 KB]
- Session 3 Transcripts for April 18, 2016 PDF [2.7 MB]
- Session 3 Transcripts for April 19, 2016 PDF [3.8 MB]
