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1% Assessment Participation Cap on Students with Significant Disabilities
This update provides an overview of the 1% assessment participation cap, which is designed to limit the number of students with disabilities who are assessed...
Timeline for Consolidated State Plan Submissions
This update provides an overview of key dates related to the state submission of consolidated plans aligned with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Included...
Transitioning to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Standards, Assessments, and Accountability
In September 2018, CSAI presented on the impact of ESSA on state systems for content standards, assessment, and school accountability. This presentation provides an overview...
Assessing English Learners Under ESEA, as amended by ESSA
This update provides an overview of the different state content and language assessment requirements for states to consider when assessing English learners with the new...
ESSA Requirements Related to English Learners
CSAI presented at the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Standards, Assessments, and Accountability System Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meeting on state requirements related to English Learners...
Assessing English Learners Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), includes new provisions that are designed to support ELs' participation...
ESSA Requirements Related to English Learners
CSAI presented at the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Standards, Assessments, and Accountability System Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meeting on state requirements related to English Learners...
Proceedings of the 1% Cap National Convening: Supporting States in Implementing ESSA’s 1% State-level Cap on Participation of Students in the AA-AAAS
More than 200 individuals gathered in Boston, MA on October 18 and 19, 2018 for the 1% Cap National Convening. The purpose of the 1%...
English Learners in States’ Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plans: Scan of Consolidated State Plans Submitted May 2017
This report provides a summary of the 17 ESSA plans submitted by May 31, 2017 to the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of this report...
English Language Proficiency Assessment: Assessment Administration for Newly Arrived Students Under ESSA
This update documents how the 15 states with approved ESSA plans handle the assessment of newly arrived students who enroll late in the school year. It includes each state's...