Table C4. Who was involved in reviewing fairness in the development of the alternate assessment?
State | 1. State special education staff | 2. State assessment staff | 3. State instruction and curriculum staff | 4. Test vendor | 5. Outside experts | 6. Special education teachers | 7. General education teachers | 8. Content specialists | 9. School psychologists/ counselors | 10. School/ district/ state administrators | 11. Parents | 12. Other | 13. State did not address fairness |
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Total | 36 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 5 | 3 |
Percent | 70.59 | 82.35 | 50.98 | 52.94 | 66.67 | 86.27 | 64.71 | 64.71 | 11.76 | 33.33 | 64.71 | 9.8 | 5.88 |
Alabama | X | X | — | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Alaska | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
Arizona | X | X | — | — | X | X | — | — | X | X | — | — | — |
Arkansas | — | X | X | — | — | X | X | X | — | — | — | X | — |
California | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | — | X | — | — | — |
Colorado | X | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | — |
Connecticut | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | X | X | — | — |
Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X |
District of Columbia | — | X | — | — | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — | — |
Florida | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Georgia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | X | — | — |
Hawaii | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
Idaho | X | X | — | — | X | X | — | — | — | — | X | — | — |
Illinois | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
Indiana | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
Iowa | — | X | — | — | — | X | — | X | — | — | — | — | — |
Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | X | — | — | — | — | — |
Kentucky | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Louisiana | X | X | — | — | X | X | X | — | — | — | X | — | — |
Maine | — | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X |
Massachusetts | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
Michigan1 | X / — | X / X | — / — | — / X | X / X | X / X | X / X | X / X | — / — | — / — | X / X | X / X | — / — |
Minnesota | X | X | — | — | X | X | X | — | — | — | X | — | — |
Mississippi | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | X | — | — |
Missouri | X | X | — | X | — | X | X | X | — | X | X | — | — |
Montana | — | X | — | X | — | X | — | — | — | — | X | — | — |
Nebraska | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — |
Nevada | X | X | X | — | X | X | — | X | — | — | X | — | — |
New Hampshire | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
New Jersey | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | X | X | — | X | — | — |
New Mexico | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | X | X | — | — |
New York | X | X | — | — | — | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | — |
North Carolina | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | — |
North Dakota | — | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | — |
Ohio | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
Oklahoma | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — |
Oregon | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pennsylvania | — | — | — | X | X | X | — | X | — | X | — | — | — |
Rhode Island | X | X | — | X | — | X | X | — | — | X | X | — | — |
South Carolina | X | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | — | X | X | — | — |
South Dakota | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
Tennessee | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | — | — |
Texas | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — |
Utah | X | X | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | X | — | — |
Vermont | — | — | — | X | — | X | X | — | — | X | X | X | — |
Virginia | X | X | — | X | — | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | — | X | X | — | — |
West Virginia | X | X | — | — | X | X | — | X | — | X | X | X | — |
Wisconsin | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X |
Wyoming | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 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. |