Determining Eligibility for Alternate Assessment

Below is a form that the California Department of Education uses to determine if a student can take the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

 

California Department of Education

California Alternate Performance Assessment

Participation Criteria

Revised January 30, 2004 by the CDE

Eligibility for the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) is based on a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP), which reflects an emphasis on functional life skills. In order to aid an IEP team in its determination of whether a student should be assessed by using the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), the following can be considered:

Circle “Agree” or “Disagree” for each item:

1. The student requires extensive instruction in multiple settings to acquire, maintain, and generalize skills necessary for application in school, work, home, and community environments.

Agree           Disagree

2. The student demonstrates academic/cognitive ability and adaptive behavior that require substantial adjustments to the general education curriculum. The student may participate in many of the same activities as their non-disabled peers; however, their learning objectives and expected outcomes focus on the functional applications of the general education curriculum.

Agree           Disagree

3. The student cannot address the performance level assessed in the statewide assessment, even with accommodations or modifications.

Agree           Disagree

4. The decision to participate in the alternate assessment is not based on the amount of time the student is receiving special education services.

Agree           Disagree

5. The decision to participate in the alternate assessment is not based on excessive or extended absences.

Agree           Disagree

6. The decision to participate in the alternate assessment is not based on language, cultural, or economic differences.

Agree           Disagree

7. The decision to participate in the alternate assessment is not based on deafness/blindness, visual, auditory, and/or motor disabilities.

Agree           Disagree

8. The decision to participate in the alternate assessment is not primarily based on a specific categorical label.

Agree           Disagree

9. The decision for alternate assessment is an IEP team decision, rather than an administrative decision.

Agree           Disagree

 

If the answer to any of the statements is “Disagree,” the team should consider including the student in the standard STAR assessments (California Achievement Test, Sixth Edition Survey [CAT/6] and California Standards Tests [CSTs]) with the use of any necessary accommodations or modifications.

Proceed to Lesson Three Review