Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) [ESEA §111(b)(2)(D) and 34 CFR 200.6(c) and (d)], modifies the provision that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities may participate in alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards. ESSA places a 1 percent threshold on the number of students who may participate in alternate assessments. It also requires states to provide oversight to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) when the alternate assessment 1% participation threshold is exceeded. The alternate state accountability assessment, Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) AA is aligned to the DLM-AA Essential Elements which are aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards. Information regarding the DLM-AA and DLM-AA Essential Elements can be found on the
DLM-AA Assessment page.
