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March 23, 2015 The Honorable Kirsten Baesler State Superintendent North Dakota Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 201 Bismarck, ND 58505 Dear Superintendent Baesler: I am writing in response to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s (ND DPI) request on February 27, 2015, to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of […]

June 5, 2015 The Honorable Kirsten Baesler State Superintendent North Dakota Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 201 Bismarck, ND 58505 Dear Superintendent Baesler: I am writing in response to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s (ND DPI) request on March 31, 2015, to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of […]

March 23, 2015 The Honorable Kirsten Baesler State Superintendent North Dakota Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 201 Bismarck, ND 58505 Dear Superintendent Baesler: I am writing in response to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s (ND DPI) request on February 27, 2015, to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of […]

Types of Projects With subgrant funds, LEAs offer such activities as coordination and collaboration with other local agencies to provide comprehensive services to homeless children and youths and their families. LEAs also offer expedited evaluations of the needs of homeless children to help them enroll in school, attend regularly, and achieve success.    

Performance Review Consolidated State Performance Report

Maryland State Department of Education Abstract – Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program—Kindergarten Entry Assessment Competition Overview of the proposed project The proposed Consortium of seven States (Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland [fiscal agent], Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, and Ohio) and three partner organizations (WestEd, the Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education, and the University of Connecticut’s […]

Kansas State Department of Education Abstract Accessibility of Technology-Enhanced Assessments (ATEA) The ATEA project will investigate the accessibility of technology-enhanced item and task types for students with vision and/or motor disabilities. These students are among the most difficult to accommodate on computer assessment systems. Historical accommodations include alternate forms, such as Braille or large print […]

Arizona Department of Education An Examination of the Relative Contributions of the Four Language Modalities to English Language Proficiency: Implications for Assessment and Instruction Across Grade Spans and Proficiency Levels This consortium of six states — Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, and Utah — led by Arizona, in partnership with WestEd and Pacific Metrics, […]

District of Columbia The Development of Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessment Procedures for English Language Learners with Significant Disabilities The Washington, DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), on behalf of the 17-state World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium, proposes to develop and implement a feasible, accessible, valid, and efficient standards-based English […]