Program

Assessing Special Education Students (ASES)

The Assessing Special Education Students (ASES) SCASS supports states in efforts to develop assessment and accountability systems that provide full equity for students with disabilities. As the only national consortium of assessment and special education professionals, ASES addresses the inclusion of students with disabilities in standards, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and accountability systems, and the effects of these systems on education reform efforts.

ASES members are focusing on:

• Discussions and activities related to graduation rates of students with disabilities
• College and Career Ready studies/resources regarding students with mild/moderate and significant cognitive disabilities
• New Accommodations Manual and resources - English Learners with Disabilities (with National Center for Education Outcomes (NCEO) & ELL SCASS)
• ASES Accommodations Manual Multi-Media and Facilitator' Guide (with NCEO)
• Suveys of Enacted Curriculum Enhanced Assessment Grant (SEC EAG) National Dissemination Conference
• SEC EAG Project with Kansas, North Carolina, and Ohio

ASES Collaborative Advisor: Sandra Warren

Sandra Warren is the collaborative advisor for the ASES SCASS at CCSSO. She taught at East Carolina University (ECU) and served as the special education program area coordinator. Many of her publications are the result of work with ECU faculty members, CCSSO, the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, and the National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Members

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Associate Members

Behavioral Testing Solutions, CTB, DRC, ETS, Measured Progress, NEA, Pearson, Questar, Text Help, SRI

Affiliate Members

University of Kansas

Related Resources

• PublicationResearch-based Practices for Creating Access to the General Curriculum in Mathematics for Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities
• PublicationResearch-based Practices for Creating Access to the General Curriculum in Science for Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities
• PublicationResearch-based Practices for Creating Access to the General Curriculum in Reading and Literacy for Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities
• PublicationImproving Accommodations Outcomes: Monitoring Instructional and Assessment Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
• PublicationAn Analysis of Accommodations Issues from the Standards and Assessments Peer Review
• PublicationHints and Tips for Addressing Accommodations Issues for Peer Review
• PublicationDeveloping Alternate Assessment Technical Adequacy (DAATA)
• PublicationAssessing Students with Disabilities: A Glossary of Assessment Terms in Everyday Language
• PublicationAccommodations Professional Development Guide