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• Michigan Department of Education Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability
• Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP)
• MEAP-Access "is Michigan's alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards in grades 3-8 for students receiving grade-level instruction who have a current IEP."
• MI-Access "is Michigan's alternate assessment program for students with significant disabilities and when IEP teams determine that MEAP or MEAP-Access, even with accommodations, is not appropriate."
• Michigan Merit Exam (MME) "assesses students in grade 11 (and eligible students in grade 12) based on Michigan high school core content expectations."
• Secondary Credit Assessment System (SCA) "are end-of-course assessments, or for students not attending classes."
• Michigan Department of Education: Assessment Accommodation Summary Table
• National Assessment of Educational Progress Michigan – The Nation’s Report Card "is a representative sample of Michigan schools selected for federally-sponsored and reported national assessment results."

Assessments

• PACER Center: What Parents Need to Know About Accommodations on Statewide Assessments
• National Center on Educational Outcomes: Participation of Students with Disabilities
• National Center on Educational Outcomes: Accommodations and Testing for Students with Disabilities
• National Center on Educational Outcomes: Universally Designed Assessments

Alternate Assessments

• Pacer Center: Alternate Assessments - Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards
• National Center on Educational Outcomes: Alternate Assessments for Students with Disabilities

Summary of Performance

• TA Alliance: Summary of Performance - "For a child whose eligibility under special education terminates due to graduation with a regular diploma, or due to exceeding the age of eligibility, the local education agency “shall provide the child with a summary of the child’s academic achievement and functional performance, which shall include recommendations on how to assist the child in meeting the child’s postsecondary goals."

Assessment Lending Library

• Central Assessment Lending Library (CALL) - "The purpose of the CALL is to supplement psycho-educational assessment services provided by Michigan school districts for children from birth through 8 years of age who have low-incidence disabilities, including those with: autism, hearing impairment, motor impairment, severe cognitive impairment/multiple impairments, visual impairment."

• IDEA.Gov Building the Legacy: Statewide and Districtwide Assessments (coming soon)
• No Child Left Behind: Modified Academic Achievement Standards – Non Regulatory Guidance

Multimedia

• OSEP Ideas that Work: Toolkit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
• OSEP Ideas that Work: Toolkit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities – Parent Materials
• TA Alliance: No Child Left Behind - Understanding Accountability and Assessment Options for Students with Disabilities