Table D1. What were the guidelines for IEP teams to apply in determining when a child's significant cognitive disability justified alternate assessment?

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

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Appendix B: Data Tables

State	1. Had a severe cognitive disability	2. Required modified instruction	3. Required extensive support for skill generalization	4. Required modified curriculum	5. Not based on disability category
Total	47	47	44	46	33
Percent	92.16	92.16	86.27	90.2	64.71

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ohio	—	—	—	X	—
Oklahoma	X	X	X	X	X
Oregon	X	X	X	X	X
Pennsylvania	X	X	X	X	—
Rhode Island	X	X	X	X	X

South Carolina	X	X	X	X	—
South Dakota	X	X	X	X	X
Tennessee	X	X	X	X	X
Texas	X	X	X	X	—
Utah	X	X	X	X	—

Vermont	X	X	X	—	X
Virginia	X	X	X	X	—
Washington	X	—	X	X	—
West Virginia	X	—	—	X	—
Wisconsin	—	X	X	X	X
Wyoming	X	X	—	X	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.