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Lazarus, Gabriella Mottesi, Mari Quanbeck, and Andrew R. Hinkle  \nApril 2025  \nAll rights reserved. Any or all portions ofthis document may be reproduced and distributed without prior permission, provided the source is cited as:  \nNagle, K., Lazarus, S. S., Mottesi, G., Quanbeck, M., & Hinkle, A. R. (2025) . How students who take the AA-AAAS are included in State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIPs): An analysis of FFY 2021 SSIPs (NCEO Report 449) . National Center on Educational Outcomes.  \nThe Center is supported through a Cooperative Agreement (\\#H326G210002) with the Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. The Center is affiliated with the Institute on Community Integration at the College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota. Consistent with EDGAR §75.62, the contents of this report were developed under the Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Education, but do not necessarily represent the policy or opinions of the U.S. Department of Education or Offices within it. Readers should not assume endorsement by the federal government.  \nProject Officer: David Egnor  \nIn collaboration with:  \nNCEO Core Staff  \nAndrew R. Hinkle, Co-Director Kristi K. Liu, Co-Director  \nJessica Bowman Gail Ghere Linda Goldstone Michael L. Moore  \nDarrell Peterson Mari Quanbeck Virginia A. Ressa Kathy Strunk Yi-Chen Wu  \nNational Center on Educational Outcomes University of Minnesota  \n2025 East River Parkway, Room 1-330 • Minneapolis, MN 55414 Phone 612/626-1530  \n[http://www.nceo.info](http://www.nceo.info)  \nThe University of Minnesota shall provide equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.  \nThis document is available in alternative formats upon request.  \n~~Executive Summary ~~  \nIn 2014, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) implemented a new federal accountability framework to oversee and aid states in their execution of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This framework, Results Driven Accountability (RDA), required states to create an extensive, multi-year strategy to improve outcomes for children with disabilities. This comprehensive plan, the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP), has a particular focus on a State-identified Measurable Result (SiMR) related to student performance. Many states specified SiMRs that use assessment data as the outcome measure, but little is known about how students who participate in the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS) are included in these plans. Students who take the AA-AAAS have the most significant cognitive disabilities.  \nTo address this need, an analysis was conducted of states’ SSIPs to learn more about how students who participate in the AA-AAAS were included in SSIPs in states with assessment-related SiMRs. This report presents the findings of the analysis of states’ Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 SSIPs, submitted to OSEP in February 2023. The analysis included data from both regular states (e.g., Alabama, Wyoming) and unique states (e.g., Puerto Rico, Palau) .  \nResults showed that in FFY 2021, only one of the 42 states with assessment-related SiMRs, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, explicitly included students who participate in the AA-AAAS in their SiMR statement. Seven states (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Connecticut,","cbCaiky5CyiZHmej","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiky5CyiZHmej","pdf",1169274,35,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Method\n# Results\n# Infrastructure Improvements, Evidence-based Programs or Practices, and Stakeholders\n# Discussion\n# References\n# Appendix A: SSIP Analysis","[{\"question\":\"What purpose does this report serve?\",\"answer\":\"It examines how states’ SSIPs include students who take the AA-AAAS, focusing on those with assessment-related SiMRs. The goal is to identify patterns and gaps in inclusion.\"},{\"question\":\"What SSIPs and timeframe were analyzed?\",\"answer\":\"The analysis used states’ Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 SSIPs submitted to OSEP in February 2023. Data include both regular states and unique states.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the results show about AA-AAAS inclusion in FFY 2021 SiMRs?\",\"answer\":\"Only one of the 42 states with assessment-related SiMRs explicitly included AA-AAAS students in the SiMR statement. Several states used AA-AAAS results as a data source for reading or mathematics outcomes, while one state focused infrastructure improvements involving school teams.\"}]","How Students Who Take the AA-AAAS Are Included in State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIPs) - An Analysis of FFY 2021 SSIPs | PDF",1792056876,88]