72-3427. Assessment programs; participation by children with disabilities; reports to public. (a) (1) The state board and each board shall include exceptional children in general state and district-wide assessment programs, including assessments described in the federal no child left behind act of 2004 with appropriate accommodations and alternate assessments where necessary and as indicated in the children's respective IEPs.
(2) In accordance with the federal law, the state board and each board shall develop guidelines for: (A) The provision of appropriate accommodations; and (B) for the participation of children with disabilities in alternate assessments for those children who cannot participate in regular state and district-wide assessments as indicated in their respective IEPs.
(3) The guidelines for alternative assessments shall meet the requirements of the federal law.
(b) The state board, and each local board with respect to district assessments, shall make available to the public, and report to the public with the same frequency and in the same detail as it reports on the assessment of nondisabled children, the following:
(1) The number of children with disabilities participating in regular assessments and the number of those children who were provided accommodations in order to participate in those assessments;
(2) the number of children with disabilities participating in alternate assessments that are: (A) Aligned with the state's challenging academic and achievement standards; or (B) based upon the achievement of children with disabilities; and
(3) the performance of children with disabilities on regular assessments and on alternate assessments if doing so would be statistically sound and would not result in the disclosure of personally identifiable information about an individual student compared with the achievement of all children, including children with disabilities, on those assessments.
History: L. 1999, ch. 116, § 10; L. 2005, ch. 171, § 12; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 34 - Special Education
72-3406 Dispute resolution procedures; hearing officers and mediators, education and training, list.
72-3407 Education advocates, appointment and qualification; training programs.
72-3408 State advisory council for special education; composition; duties; expenses; meetings.
72-3411 Methods of compliance with requirements of act; powers and duties of boards of education.
72-3414 Reports by state board; furnishing of data by districts and state agencies.
72-3415 Due process hearing, initiation of; complaint notice; response to notice.
72-3417 Same; list and appointment of hearing officers; procedure.
72-3424 Technical advice and assistance by state department; recommendations.
72-3425 Catastrophic state aid; computation of amounts; apportionment; limitations.
72-3427 Assessment programs; participation by children with disabilities; reports to public.
72-3431 Rights of child with disability upon reaching 18 years of age.
72-3432 Notice of parental rights; contents.
72-3434 Same; parental disagreement with determination; due process hearing and review.
72-3435 Same; placement of child during pendency of due process proceedings.
72-3439 Transfer of records of an exceptional child when child changes school.
72-3440 Medicaid replacement state aid; computation of amount; limitation.
72-3441 Special education funding task force; membership; duties.
72-3462 Same; conditions for provision; location; transportation.
72-3463 Same; provision in connection with religious activity prohibited.
72-3471 Instruction in Braille; definitions.
72-3472 Same; providing instruction to all students.
72-3473 Same; individualized education plan.
72-3474 Same; certification of teachers; assessment procedures.