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Student Assessment

Illinois Alternate Assessment
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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.

bullet IAA Test Dates

bullet 2009

IAA Test



bullet IAA FAQs



bullet 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


bullet Information for IAA Coordinators

bullet RCDTS Codes: select Directory of Educational Entities



bullet IAA message to field - Frameworks posted



bullet Framework Priorities

bullet IAA Performance-Based Rubric PDF File (Updated 10/08)

bullet General Information