The Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP) requires that alternate assessments be used for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students who cannot participate in the regular Benchmark assessment and for students with disabilities whose IEP team has determined to be eligible for the alternate assessment. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that an alternate assessment system for eligible Special Education students be in place for the 2000 - 2001 school year. All schools with eligible Special Education and Limited English Proficient students at grades 4, 6, 8 and 11 shall participate in the Alternate Portfolio Assessment this school year.
The training for implementation of the Alternate Portfolio Assessment System will be on September 12 for Special Education teachers and September 13 for teachers of LEP students. This will be a satellite broadcast that will be downlinked at various sites across the state. At least one representative from each school district must attend this training.
The training on both days will be 8:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. Registrants should report to the site for which they registered before 8:00 a.m. September 12 for Special Education teachers and September 13 for LEP teachers.
Registration will be limited. Participants will be registered on a first come, first serve basis. Submit a registration form for each session (Special Education and LEP) for the district representative(s) attending each training. Return the completed registration forms (attached) no later than August 28, 2000, to:
Charlotte Marvel
#4 State Capitol Mall, Room 105-A
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
Fax: 501-682-4886