California Alternate Assessments
The California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for English language arts/literacy (ELA), mathematics, and science are part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress system. The goals of the CAAs are to ensure that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and level high school ready for post-secondary options.
The CAAs for ELA and mathematics are aligned with alternate achievement standards--called the Core Content Connectors (CCCs)--and linked to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The CAA for Science measures what students know and can do. These measures help identify and address gaps in knowledge or skills early so students can receive the support they need.
Eligible Students:
Only eligible students may participate in the administration of the CAAs. Any student identified for alternate testing takes the alternate versions of all tests. Individualized education program (IEP) teams "shall determine when a child with significant cognitive disability show participate in an alternate assessment aligned with the alternate academic achievement standards." (Title 1, Part A, Subpart 1, sec.1111(b)(2)(D)(ii)(I)--Every Student Succeeds Acts, 2015)
The California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for English language arts/literacy (ELA), mathematics, and science are part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress system. The goals of the CAAs are to ensure that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and level high school ready for post-secondary options. The CAAs for ELA and mathematics are aligned with alternate achievement standards--called the Core Content Connectors (CCCs)--and linked to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The CAA for Science measures what students know and can do. These measures help identify and address gaps in knowledge or skills early so students can receive the support they need. Eligible Students:Only eligible students may participate in the administration of the CAAs. Any student identified for alternate testing takes the alternate versions of all tests. Individualized education program (IEP) teams "shall determine when a child with significant cognitive disability show participate in an alternate assessment aligned with the alternate academic achievement standards." (Title 1, Part A, Subpart 1, sec.1111(b)(2)(D)(ii)(I)--Every Student Succeeds Acts, 2015)
The California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for English language arts/literacy (ELA), mathematics, and science are part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress system. The goals of the CAAs are to ensure that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and level high school ready for post-secondary options.
The CAAs for ELA and mathematics are aligned with alternate achievement standards--called the Core Content Connectors (CCCs)--and linked to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The CAA for Science measures what students know and can do. These measures help identify and address gaps in knowledge or skills early so students can receive the support they need.
Eligible Students:
Only eligible students may participate in the administration of the CAAs. Any student identified for alternate testing takes the alternate versions of all tests. Individualized education program (IEP) teams "shall determine when a child with significant cognitive disability show participate in an alternate assessment aligned with the alternate academic achievement standards." (Title 1, Part A, Subpart 1, sec.1111(b)(2)(D)(ii)(I)--Every Student Succeeds Acts, 2015)
