Table B4. What descriptors applies to each achievement level for students being assessed based on alternate achievement standards for reading/language arts and mathematics?
State | 1. The same descriptors that applied to all grades tested | 2. The same descriptors that applied to grade spans tested | 3. Descriptors that were unique for each grade tested |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 20 | 13 | 16 |
Percent | 39.22 | 25.49 | 31.37 |
Alabama | — | — | X |
Alaska | — | X | — |
Arizona | — | — | X |
Arkansas | X | — | — |
California | X | — | — |
Colorado | — | — | X |
Connecticut | — | — | X |
Delaware | † | † | † |
District of Columbia | — | X | — |
Florida | — | — | X |
Georgia | X | — | — |
Hawaii | X | — | — |
Idaho | X | — | — |
Illinois | X | — | — |
Indiana | — | X | — |
Iowa | — | — | X |
Kansas | — | — | X |
Kentucky | — | — | X |
Louisiana | † | † | † |
Maine | — | X | — |
Maryland | X | — | — |
Massachusetts | X | — | — |
Michigan1 | — / — | X / X | — / — |
Minnesota | — | — | X |
Mississippi | X | — | — |
Missouri | — | X | — |
Montana | X | — | — |
Nebraska | — | — | X |
Nevada | X | — | — |
New Hampshire | X | — | — |
New Jersey | X | — | — |
New Mexico | — | X | — |
New York | — | — | X |
North Carolina | X | — | — |
North Dakota | — | — | X |
Ohio | — | X | — |
Oklahoma | X | — | — |
Oregon | — | X | — |
Pennsylvania | — | X | — |
Rhode Island | — | X | — |
South Carolina | — | X | — |
South Dakota | — | — | X |
Tennessee | X | — | — |
Texas | — | — | X |
Utah | X | — | — |
Vermont | X | — | — |
Virginia | X | — | — |
Washington | X | — | — |
West Virginia | — | — | X |
Wisconsin | — | X | — |
Wyoming | — | — | X |
— No. X Yes. 1 More than one assessment used. See explanation in introductory text of this appendix. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Study on Alternate Assessments (NSAA), state data summaries for school year 2006–07. |