Kansas Statutes 72-3427. Assessment programs; participation by children with disabilities; reports to public
(a) (1) The state board and each board shall include exceptional children in general state and district-wide assessment programs, including assessments described in the federal no child left behind act of 2004 with appropriate accommodations and alternate assessments where necessary and as indicated in the children’s respective IEPs.
(2) In accordance with the federal law, the state board and each board shall?develop guidelines for: (A) The provision of appropriate accommodations; and (B) for the participation of children with disabilities in alternate assessments for those children who cannot participate in regular state and district-wide assessments as indicated in their respective IEPs.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-3427
- Board: means the board of education of any school district. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- Children with disabilities: means children who:
(1) Have an intellectual disability, hearing loss including deafness, speech or language disorders, visual impairments including blindness, emotional disability, orthopedic impairments, autism, dyslexia, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, or specific learning disabilities and who, by reason thereof, need special education and related services; and
(2) are experiencing one or more developmental delays and, by reason thereof, need special education and related services if such children are ages three through nine. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- Exceptional children: means persons who are children with disabilities or gifted children and are school age, to be determined in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the state board, whose age may differ from the ages of children required to attend school under the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- Federal law: means the individuals with disabilities education act, as amended. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State board: means the state board of education. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
(3) The guidelines for alternative assessments shall meet the requirements of the federal law.
(b) The state board, and each local board with respect to district assessments, shall make available to the public, and report to the public with the same frequency and in the same detail as it reports on the assessment of nondisabled children, the following:
(1) The number of children with disabilities participating in regular assessments and the number of those children who were provided accommodations in order to participate in those assessments;
(2) the number of children with disabilities participating in alternate assessments that are: (A) Aligned with the state’s challenging academic and achievement standards; or (B) based upon the achievement of children with disabilities; and
(3) the performance of children with disabilities on regular assessments and on alternate assessments if doing so would be statistically sound and would not result in the disclosure of personally identifiable information about an individual student compared with the achievement of all children, including children with disabilities, on those assessments.