The California Story

1. Presented for the National Center on Educational Outcomes Teleconference December 18, 2007 Mary Hudler, Director Special Education Division Deb Sigman, Director Standards and Assessment Division The California Story

2. Brief History of Alternate Assessments in California • California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) “1% test” • Implementation of NCLB • Redesign of CAPA to link to the California content standards • Flexibility in assessment for students with disabilities • California Modified Assessment (CMA) “2% test”

3. Using the Development of CMA to Foster Collaboration • Standards and Assessment and Special Education joint project • Staff routinely meet • Joint letters to the field • Letters to the field copied to special education directors and assessment directors

4. Using the Development of CMA to Foster Collaboration (cont.) • Sharing of list serves • Joint attendance at meetings, conferences (both internal and external to the organization) • Joint presentations to groups • Reciprocal communication

5. Using the Development of CMA to Foster Collaboration (cont.) • Developing the assessment • General educators join special educators • Focus groups with assessment and special education directors • Focus groups with parents of students with disabilities • Mock IEP team (including all members of a team)

6. Participation Criteria, Blueprints, and Support to the Field • CMA Participation Criteria was adopted by the SBE in November 2007 and available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/cmastar.asp • CMA blueprints for grades 2-8 have been adopted by the SBE and are available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/cmastar.asp • Training-of-Trainers, Student Participation in Statewide Assessments: Guidelines for IEP Team Decision-Makinghttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ac/ • Partnership with the California Comprehensive Center at WestEdhttp://www.cacompcenter.org/cs/cacc/print/htdocs/cacc/home.htm