Alternate Assessments
All publicly funded students with significant disabilities (SWSD) enrolled in grades 3 through 9 are required to participate in a statewide assessment for reading and math. All publicly funded students in grades 5, 8, and 11 are assessed in science. Students who cannot participate in the general assessment with accommodations may be eligible to take an alternate assessment.
Comprehensive Assessment Program Portal – Vermont Alternate Assessment – ELA/Math/Science
Welcome to the Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program Portal – Alternate Assessment for ELA/Math/Science. This site provides access to VTAA Training Test, Test Administration Certification, Test Administration, TIDE, Data Entry Interface, AIRWays Reporting, VTAA Resources and VTAA Training Materials.
Comprehensive Assessment Program Portal – Vermont PE Assessment – Alt-VTPEA
Welcome to the Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program Portal – Vermont PE Assessment for the Alt-VTPEA (Brockport & IFA). This site provides access to Alt-VTPEA Individual Student Report Template, Alt-VTPEA Reporting Spreadsheet instruction video, Alt-VTPEA Reporting Spreadsheet Instructions, Alt-VTPEA Reporting Link, Alt-VTPEA Reporting Spreadsheet, Temporary Accommodation Request Form, Brockport Ancillary Web Resources and PE Brockport Training Slides.
Vermont Alternate Assessment Student Eligibility Criteria
The Vermont Alternate Assessment Student Eligibility Criteria document will assist special educators and IEP teams in determining a student’s eligibility to assess using an alternate assessment. Because this is a very small percentage of the population, most students who qualify will take the alternate assessment in all three content areas: English Language Arts, Math, and Science.
The Vermont Agency of Education is currently working to implement a computer adaptive assessment starting in the spring of 2018-19. In order to prepare for this assessment, please ensure your instruction is based on the Essential Elements in English/Language Arts, Math, and Vermont’s Next Generation Science Standards.
Questions?
Email Ana Kolbach, Alternate Assessment Coordinator, or call (802) 828-2569.
