 Illinois
Alternate Assessment
The Illinois Alternate Assessment (IAA) is the yardstick
the state uses to measure the learning of students with significant
cognitive disabilities. Students with severe disabilities
take the IAA if participation in the state’s regular
assessments – the Illinois Standards
Achievement Test or the Prairie State
Achievement Examination – is not appropriate, even
with accommodations.
In response to requests from the field,
a new test has been developed to assess IAA students - other
than the portfolio. The new test is a performance-based assessment
that uses on demand tasks, which are aligned to the Learning
Standards. Students will be tested using the new assessment in spring 2008 in reading, mathematics, science and writing at the appropriate grades.
 2008 Rescore Request Information 
Performance-Based Assessment
Calendar of Events 2007-2008
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| Oct. 19-Dec. 7, 2007: |
Update IAA Coordinator and district information in Pearson’s Assessment Network |
| Dec 1, 2007: |
Last day to submit request for ISBE to shift IAA testing window |
Feb. 26, 2008: |
IAA materials in district
Additional Order Window Opens on Pearson’s
Assessment Network
Coordinators receive online scoring IDs and
passwords via Pearson |
March 17- April 4, 2008: |
IAA regular test window |
| April 11, 2008: |
Last date to enter student scores
online on Pearson’s PLG system |
| April 17, 2008: |
Pre-scheduled test material pick-up
via Fed-Ex |
IAA 2008 TEST ADMINISTRATION WINDOW |
| IAA Early ** |
10-Mar-2008 through 28-Mar-2008 |
| IAA Regular |
17-Mar-2008 through 4-Apr-2008 |
| IAA Late** |
24-Mar-2008 through 11-Apr-2008 |
 Information for IAA Coordinators
- Change in IAA Coordinator
If the IAA Coordinator for your school or district
changed this year, you were to notify Pearson through the
Assessment Network by Dec. 1, 2007. Additional Coordinator
changes can not be made until the beginning of next school
year.
- Participation Decisions
Beginning with the 2005-06 school year, participation
in the IAA for students in grades 3-8 can no longer be divided
by content area between the IAA and ISAT assessments. [more]
- Participation
Guidelines for the Illinois Alternate Assessment
2008
Assessment Network Training PowerPoint
2008
Assessment Network User Guide
New IAA Testing
Schedule
IAA 2008 Score Sheet
2009 IAA Test Dates 
Manuals
IAA Presentations - Teacher video clips from Fall 2007
RCDTS
Codes: select Directory of Educational Entities
IAA message to field -
Frameworks posted
Framework Priorities
(updated
6/07)
- Writing
- Reading
- Mathematics
- Science
IAA Performance-Based
Rubric
General Information
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