IDEA 1997 required the State of Idaho to provide an alternate assessment to students with disabilities who cannot participate in the regular state- or district-wide assessments. The Idaho Alternate Assessment (IAA) is a rating scale assessment that is administered online.

What's New?

 Access recorded webinar: Administrators' Orientation to the IAA 2009 (from November 11, 2008)

New file for download:  Administrators' Orientation to the IAA 2009 (PowerPoint)

Redesign of the Idaho Alternate Assessment
The Idaho State Department of Education will be hosting a series of training sessions during October and November that will focus on the administration of the new IAA during the school year 2008-2009. All special education teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities administering the IAA this school year MUST be retrained in order for those students to participate in this statewide assessment.  Click here to read more.

 Draft IAA Administration Guide 2008 available for download.  The SDE invites any comments to clarify the administration of the IAA until November 28, 2008.  Send all input or recommendations to ecompton@sde.idaho.gov

2008-2009 IAA Administration Dates
 

September 2008 – April 17, 2009 (Collect student performance evidence for ratings)

February 1, 2009 (Online IAA website opens)

March 30 – April 17, 2009 (Online Final submit for ratings)

April 24, 2009 (Evidence to be delivered to the SDE 5:00 PM Mountain time).



2008-2009 IAA Student Demographic Uploads (SEF with Data Recognition Corp.)


December 1, 2008 (DRC Management Tool open Nov 10, 2008 – Jan 23, 2009)

March 13, 2009 (DRC Management Tool open Mar 2 – April 17, 2009 for IAA)

Week of Apr 6 – 10, 2009 (Contact SDE)