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These students have intellectual functioning well below average (typically associated with an IQ below 55) that exists concurrently with impairments or deficits in adaptive functioning (i.e. communications, self-care, home living, social/interpersonal skills, use of community resources, selfdirections, functional academic skills, work leisure, health and safety) . The reference to \"typically associated with an IQ of below 55\"is to help distinguish between students with cognitive disabilities and significant cognitive disabilities from students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. This means that many students with cognitive disabilities will not qualify for the Alternate Assessment of the Illinois Learning Standards Aligned To the Essential Elements. By default, they must take our regular state assessment with or without accommodations. The inclusion of the words \"typically associated with\" allows for some district/ school flexibility. It is by no means an absolute requirement.  \nStudents taking the alternate assessment may be identified under a variety of educational categories, including cognitive disabilities, autism, multiple disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.  \nWho is not eligible for consideration to take the Alternate Assessment of the Illinois Learning Standards Aligned to the Essential Elements?  \nStudents who strictly have academic, language, social/emotional, physical, or sensory disabilities without co-occurring intellectual functioning well below average. As determined by the IEP, students with the most significant cognitive disabilities may take the alternate assessment if participation in the state’s regular assessments is not appropriate, even with accommodations, and they meet all the criteria below.  \n\n| Participation Criteria | Participation Criterion Descriptors | Yes | No | Reason(s) for Yes or No Response |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. The student has a significant cognitive disability. | Review of student records indicate a disability or multiple disabilities that significantly impact intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.\u003Cbr>*Adaptive behavior is defined as essential for someone to live independently and to function safely in daily life. | | |  |\n| 2. The student’s instruction is linked to grade level content and reflective of the Illinois Learning Standards Aligned to the Essential Elements. | Goals and instruction listed in the IEP for this student are linked to the enrolled grade level Illinois Learning Standards Aligned to the Essential Elements and address knowledge and skills that are appropriate and challenging for this student. | | |  |\n\nISBE 53-31 (1/26) PAGE 1 OF 2  \n\n| Participation Criteria | Participation Criterion Descriptors | Yes | No | Reason(s) for Yes or No Response |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 3. The student requires extensive direct individualized\u003Cbr>instruction and substantial supports to achieve measurable gains in the grade-and ageappropriate\u003Cbr>curriculum. | The student:\u003Cbr>a. requires extensive, repeated, individualized instruction and support that is not of a temporary or transient nature and\u003Cbr>b. uses substantially adapted materials and individualized methods of accessing information in alternative ways to acquire, maintain, generalize, demonstrate, and transfer skills across mul","cbCaieH138kD5bms","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieH138kD5bms","pdf",316864,"English","# Alternate assessment participation requirements\n## Eligibility for alternate assessment\n## Participation criteria\n## Not eligible for consideration\n## Factors IEP team cannot base decisions on","[{\"question\":\"Who must participate in Illinois state assessments, and what options are available?\",\"answer\":\"Students must participate through one of three routes: the regular state assessment for their grade without accommodations, the regular assessment with accommodations, or the alternate assessment for their grade.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is eligible for the Alternate Assessment aligned to the Essential Elements?\",\"answer\":\"Eligibility is intended for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, typically characterized by intellectual functioning well below average alongside significant adaptive functioning impairments.\"},{\"question\":\"What criteria must be met for a student to take the alternate assessment?\",\"answer\":\"Students must have a significant cognitive disability, have instruction linked to grade-level content aligned to the Essential Elements, and require extensive direct individualized instruction plus substantial supports to achieve measurable gains.\"}]","ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES - FORM - 53-31 | PDF",1791597132]