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August
2004

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It is the policy of the Department of Education to provide services to all persons, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, disability, ancestry, or national origin, in accordance with federal and state laws.

 

  

Extended Standards draft issued

The Department of Education has issued a draft of Extended Standards to promote access to the general curriculum and to ensure that students with significant cognitive disabilities are challenged to meet the highest standards possible. A committee of dedicated educators, department staff, and consultants from Children’s Care Hospital and School and Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center developed the Extended Standards. Your feedback is encouraged. View the draft at www.state.sd.us/deca/Special/forms/readmth_stndrds.htm

No Child Left Behind requires the inclusion of students with disabilities in statewide assessment. Title I regulation on alternate achievement standards ensure that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities participate fully in the standards, assessment and accountability systems under NCLB. It also ensures that schools receive credit for making progress with these students.

The alternate achievement standards are for students whose cognitive impairments may prevent them from attaining grade-level achievement, even with the best instruction. Each state is required to develop its own valid, reliable alternate assessment and achievement standards. Developing the Extended Standards marks a first step in completing this process.