Recent Publications

NCEO Brief: Using Local Assessment Data to Measure Progress Toward the State-Identified Measurable Result (SIMR) (#14)

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NCEO Reports: Alternate Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Participation Guidelines and Definitions (#406)

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NCEO eNewsletter: February 2018 issue

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NCEO’s e-newsletter highlights NCEO’s recent publications, activities, and new and ongoing research findings.

Using Local Assessment Data to Measure Progress Toward the SIMR

Cover image of NCEO Brief #14

NCEO recently held a webinar on using local assessment data to measure progress toward the State-Identified Measurable Result (SIMR).

CEC Presentation on Text to Speech

NCEO’s Sheryl Lazarus and Kathy Strunk recently presented on successfully making decisions about text to speech at the annual Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) convention in Tampa, Florida.

NCEO will be at AERA

NCEO will be doing a presentation on what educators know about accessibility features and accommodations at the American Education Research (AERA) Conference in New York City on April 15.

NCEO will be at NCME

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NCEO’s Martha Thurlow will be the discussant for a session on fairness in testing English Learners (ELs) and EL’s with disabilities at the April 12 – 16 National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting in New York City.

Quick Facts

Did you know?

More than one-third of the States have figured out how to meet the new 1% cap on student participation in the alternate assessment.

Quick Fact 1% Cap

For practical information and strategies that States can use, see Strategies for Meeting the 1% State-level Cap on Participation in the Alternate Assessment.