Public Comment on Proposed Waiver Extension to Federal One Percent Cap on Alternate Assessment
The Indiana Department of Education is seeking public comment on its request for a waiver extension on the number of students who can be tested using an alternate assessment on annual statewide tests.
Indiana requires all students enrolled in public K-12 schools (traditional and charters) and nonpublic schools (Choice Scholarship Program, Accredited, and Freeway) be assessed either with accommodations, without accommodations, or with an alternate assessment. Indiana follows the federal participation requirement and, to date, has met or exceeded the federal guidelines set at 95 percent participation. For each subject for which assessments are administered, the total number of students assessed in that subject using an alternate assessment may not exceed 1% of the total number of students in the State who are assessed in that subject. If the State anticipates going above the 1 percent cap, it must submit a waiver extension request to the federal government
Any individual or organization may submit written comments on the proposed waiver extension pursuant to 34 C.F.R.§200.6(c)(4). These comments will be accepted through December 24, 2021.
Please view the 2021-2022 Indiana's 1 Percent Wavier Extension Request to USED before Public Comment.