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The Accessibility Guidelines contain the accessibility features policies and procedures for the DeSSA, DeSSA-Alt, WIDA Assessments and SAT. The complete guide includes all of the appendices or you can access the guidelines by sections provided below.
Questions can be directed to Michelle Jackson at Michelle.Jackson@doe.k12.de.us
Announcement: Appendix B-3: DeSSA-Alt Participation Decision-Making Tool
The DDOE has developed an Alternate Assessment Decision-Making Tool based upon feedback from LEAs across the state and other stakeholder groups. This tool is meant to guide and support individualized education program (IEP) teams in determining whether a student is most appropriately assessed with an alternate assessment. July 1, 2021 is the official adoption date for the state’s decision-making tool.
NEW: Appendix A-3: DeSSA Content Assessments DOE-Approved Accommodations Request Form This form combines the DOE-Approved request form for Content Area Assesments.
COMPLETE Accessibility Guidelines Manual In DRAFT for 2021-2022
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
SECTION II: LEARNER CONSIDERATIONS
SECTION III: DeSSA CONTENT ASSESSMENTS
- Appendix A1 - DeSSA Assessments Accessibility Form
- Group A and B Verification Form
- Appendix A2 - DeSSA Accessibility Definitions
- Appendix B2 - Guidelines for Choosing Text to Speech or Read Aloud
- Appendix A3 - DeSSA Content Assessment DOE-Approved Accommodations Request
- Appendix A5 - Human Interpreter for Visual Communication Certification
- Appendix C5 - Human Interpreter for Native Language Certification Form
- Appendix C6 - Native Language Visual Communication Translator Form
- Appendix A6 - Scribing Protocol
- Scribe Protocol Training
- Appendix C7 - EL First Year Exemption Request
- EL First Year Exemption for Multiple Students
- Appendix A7 - Read Aloud Protocol
- Read Aloud Protocol Training
- Appendix A8 - Suggested Test Reader Script
- Appendix C9 - Read Aloud Protocol - Spanish
- Appendix A9 - Simplified Directions Protocol
- Appendix C10 - Suggested Test Reader Script - Spanish
- Appendix A10 - Instructions for Using Embedded Glossaries
- Appendix A11 - 100s Number Table
- Appendix A12 - Multiplication Table
- Appendix A13 - Math Manipulatives Guidance
SECTION IV: DeSSA-ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT
- Appendix B3 - DeSSA-Alt Participation Decision-Making Tool
- Companion Guide to DeSSA-Alternate Participation Guidelines
- Appendix B4 - Learner Characteristics Inventory
- Appendix B5 - DeSSA-Alt Accommodation Form
- Appendix B6 - DeSSA-Alt Accommodation Descriptions
- Appendix B7 - DeSSA-Alt Test Profile Characteristics
- Appendix B9 - DeSSA-Alt Test Administrator Protocols
SECTION V: ACCESS 2.0
- Appendix C1 - WIDA Assessments Accommodations Form
- Appendix C2 - WIDA Assessments Accommodations Descriptions
- Appendix C3 - WIDA Unique Accommodations Request
- Appendix C8 - Scribe Guidance for ACCESS 2.0
- Appendix C11 - ACCESS-Alt Participation Guidelines
- Appendix C12 - ACCESS-Alt Participation Decision Tree
SECTION VI: SAT
- Appendix D1 - SAT Accommodations Request Process
- Appendix D2 SAT College-Board Approved Accommodation Form
- Appendix D3 SAT Accommodations Descriptions
- State-Allowed Accommodations Form
- College Board Approved Word to Word Dictionaries
- College Board Consent Form for Accommodations
- College Board Student Eligibility Form
