 Illinois
Alternate Assessment
The Illinois Alternate Assessment (IAA) is the yardstick
the state uses to measure the learning of students with significant
cognitive disabilities. Students with severe disabilities
take the IAA if participation in the state’s regular
assessments – the Illinois Standards
Achievement Test or the Prairie State
Achievement Examination – is not appropriate, even
with accommodations.
In response to requests from the field,
a new test has been developed to assess IAA students - other
than the portfolio. The new test is a performance-based assessment
that uses on demand tasks, which are aligned to the Learning
Standards. Students will be tested using the new assessment in spring 2008 in reading, mathematics, science and writing at the appropriate grades.
 2009 IAA Test Dates
Performance-Based Assessment
IAA 2009 TEST ADMINISTRATION WINDOW |
IAA Early Window (see “Request for Change” link above) |
2-Mar-2009 through 20-Mar-2009 |
IAA Regular Window |
9-Mar-2009 through 27-Mar-2009 |
IAA Late Window (see “Request for Change” link above) |
16-Mar-2009 through 3-Apr-2009 |
 Information for IAA Coordinators
- Change in IAA Coordinator
If the IAA Coordinator for your school or district changed this year, you should notify Pearson through the Assessment Network by Dec. 21, 2008. Profiles can still be updated after December 21, 2008, but the updates will not take affect until the 2010 administration. - Participation Decisions
Beginning with the 2005-06 school year, participation
in the IAA for students in grades 3-8 can no longer be divided
by content area between the IAA and ISAT assessments. [more]
- Participation
Guidelines for the Illinois Alternate Assessment
2008-09 Assessment Network Training FAQs 
2008-2009
Assessment Network Training PowerPoint
2008-2009
Assessment Network User Guide & Test Information Guide
New IAA Testing
Schedule
IAA 2009 Score Sheet (Coming Soon)
Manuals (2009 Coming Soon)
IAA Presentations
- New Sample Videos— Coming Soon!
- Teacher video clips from Fall 2007
RCDTS
Codes: select Directory of Educational Entities
IAA message to field -
Frameworks posted
Framework Priorities
(updated
6/07)
- Writing
- Reading
- Mathematics
- Science
IAA Performance-Based
Rubric (Updated 10/08)
General Information
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