Table C24. What ongoing procedures were used to maintain and improve alignment between the alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards and state content standards over time?

National Profile on Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards:A Report From the National Study on Alternate Assessments

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August 2009

Appendix B: Data Tables

State	1. Internal alignment studies	2. External alignment studies	3. Other alignment studies	4. No alignment studies conducted
Total	15	30	11	7
Percent	29.41	58.82	21.57	13.73

Alabama	—	—	X	—
Alaska	—	X	—	—
Arizona	—	X	—	—
Arkansas	X	—	—	—
California	—	X	—	—

Colorado	X	X	—	—
Connecticut	—	X	—	—
Delaware	—	—	X	—
District of Columbia	—	X	—	—
Florida	†	†	†	†

Georgia	—	—	X	—
Hawaii	—	—	—	X
Idaho	X	X	—	—
Illinois	—	X	X	—
Indiana	—	X	—	—

Iowa	X	—	—	—
Kansas	—	—	—	X
Kentucky	—	—	—	X
Louisiana	—	X	—	—
Maine	X	X	—	—

Maryland	—	—	X	—
Massachusetts	X	X	—	—
Michigan¹	— / —	X / —	— / X	— / —
Minnesota	—	—	—	X
Mississippi	—	—	X	—

Missouri	X	—	—	—
Montana	—	X	X	—
Nebraska	X	—	—	—
Nevada	X	X	—	—
New Hampshire	—	—	—	X

New Jersey	X	—	—	—
New Mexico	X	X	—	—
New York	—	X	—	—
North Carolina	X	X	X	—
North Dakota	X	—	—	—

Ohio	—	X	—	—
Oklahoma	—	X	—	—
Oregon	X	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	X	—
Wisconsin	—	X	—	—
Wyoming	—	X	—	—
— No. X Yes. † Not applicable. State did not have alternate achievement standards for this assessment. 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.