Status of State-level One Percent Cap on Alternate Assessments by State
As of August 5, 2019 :: Shaded cells indicate no action. |
| STATE |
2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR |
2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR |
| Alabama (AL) |
Requested a waiver; denied due to failure to submit request in a timely manner. See AL |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science. See AL |
| Alaska (AK) |
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| Arizona (AZ) |
Waiver approved for ELA/Math, denied for Science assessment.
See AZ |
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| Arkansas (AR) |
Waiver approved for ELA/Math.
See AR |
Waiver extension approved for ELA/Math. See AR |
| California (CA) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
Reading/language arts: 1.09%
Mathematics: 1.09%
Science: 1.07%
and failed to access at least 95% of all students in Science and students w/ disabilities in ELA, Math and Science
See CA ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
- submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
- submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019. |
| Colorado (CO) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
Science: 1.05%
and failed to assess at least 95% of students with disabilities in Science
See CO ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0 percent requirement by August 1, 2019.
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019. |
| Connecticut (CT) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
Reading/language arts: 1.50% Mathematics: 1.51%
Science: 1.51%
See CT ------------------------------>
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As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019. |
| Delaware (DE) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math, Science
See
DE |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math
Denied for Science due to failure to assess at least 95%
See
DE |
| District of Columbia (DC) |
DC exceeded the cap for ELA and Math but did not receive a letter about exceeding the cap w/o a waiver b/c it requested a waiver in 2018-2019 SY. |
Waiver approved for ELA/Math
See DC |
| Florida (FL) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 1.40%
Mathematics: 1.51%
Science: 1.44%
See FL ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
* FL plans to submit a waiver request for the 2019-2020 SY.
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019. |
| Georgia (GA) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science
See GA |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See GA |
| Hawaii (HI) |
Waiver approved for ELA and Math. Denied for Science due to failure to access at least 95% of students with disabilities
See
HI
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
Science: 1.11%
See HI --------------------------------> |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math, denied for Science due to failure to access at least 95% of students with disabilities
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019 |
| Idaho (ID) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science
See ID |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See ID |
| Illinois (IL) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 1.12%
Math: 1.12%
Science: 1.09%
Also failed to access at least 95% of students w/ disabilities in Science
See IL ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019 |
| Indiana (IN) |
Waiver approved for ELA and Math. Denied for Science due to failure to access at least 95% of students with disabilities
See IN |
Waiver extension approved for ELA and Math
One year waiver approved for Science
See IN |
| Iowa (IA) |
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| Kansas (KS) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 1.14%
Math: 1.16%
See KS ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019. |
| Kentucky (KY) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math, and Science
See KY |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See KY |
| Louisiana (LA) |
Waiver approved for ELA and Math
See LA |
Waiver extension approved for ELA and Math
See LA |
| Maine (ME) |
Waiver request was denied due to failure to test at least 95% of students with disabilities
See ME
NOTE: USED reports that ME did not exceed the cap in ELA, Math or Science and therefore did not receive a letter regarding exceeding the cap w/o a waiver.
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Maine announced that the state was at or below the cap for 2018-2019. See announcement here.
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| Maryland (MD) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 1.10%
Math: 1.12%
See MD ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by Sept. 1, 2019. |
| Massachusetts (MA) |
Waiver approved for ELA and Math
See MA |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See MA |
| Michigan (MI) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math
and Science
See MI |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See MI |
| Minnesota (MN) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 1.36%
Math: 1.38%
Science: 2.00%
See MN ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
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submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019. |
| Mississippi (MS) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math
and Science
See MS |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See PDF |
| Nebraska (NE) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math
and Science
See NE |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See NE |
| New Hampshire (NH) |
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| New Jersey (NJ) |
Waiver request was denied due to failure to test at least 95% of students with disabilities. See NJ
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 1.23%
Math: 1.26%
Science: 1.46%
and failed to test at least 95% of all students and students w/ disabilities in ELA and Math
See NJ ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019 |
| New Mexico (NM) |
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| New York (NY) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 1.75%
Maths: 1.74%
Science: 1.56%
See NY ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019. |
| North Carolina (NC) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math
and Science
See NC |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See NC |
| North Dakota (ND) |
Waiver approved for ELA and Math
See ND |
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| Ohio (OH) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science
See OH |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See OH |
| Oklahoma (OK) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science
See OK |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See OK |
| Oregon (OR) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 1.20%
Math: 1.21%
Science: 1.16%
and failed to access at least 95% of all students and students w/ disabilities in ELA, Math and Science.
See OR ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019. |
| Pennsylvania (PA) |
Waiver request was denied due to failure to test at least 95% of students with disabilities. See PA
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 2.02%
Math: 2.01%
Science: 1.97%
See PA ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
* PA's plan is here.*
-submit assessment participation data (including AA-AAAS participation) via EDFacts for the 2018-2019 school year by October 1, 2019. |
| Rhode Island (RI) |
RI exceeded the cap for ELA and Math but did not receive a letter about exceeding the cap w/o a waiver b/c it requested a waiver in 2018-2019 SY. |
Waiver request approved for ELA and Math; denied for Science due to failure to access at least 95% of students with disabilities in Science
See RI |
| South Carolina (SC) |
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| South Dakota (SD) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science
See SD |
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| Tennessee (TN) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science
See TN |
Waiver extension approved for ELA and Math; denied for Science due to failure to access at least 95% of all students and students w/ disabilities in Science
See TN |
| Texas (TX) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science
See TX |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See TX |
| Utah (UT) |
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| Vermont (VT) |
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| Virginia (VA) |
Exceeded cap without a waiver as follows:
ELA: 1.16%
See VA ------------------------------> |
As a result of exceeding cap w/o waiver, the state must:
-submit a plan for reducing AA-AAAS participation in future years in order to come into compliance with the 1.0% requirement by August 1, 2019.
* VA plans to submit a waiver request for the 2019-2020 SY. |
| Washington (WA) |
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| West Virginia (WV) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science
See WV |
Waiver extension approved for ELA, Math and Science
See WV |
| Wisconsin (WI) |
Waiver approved for ELA, Math and Science
See WI |
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| Wyoming (WY) |
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SOURCES:
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USED ESEA Waivers
USED ESEA Policy Letters to States
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