Connecticut State Department of Education

Connecticut Alternate Assessment Eligibility Form

Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires states to make available an alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards for eligible students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Planning and Placement Teams (PPT) considering student eligibility on alternate assessments must use the Connecticut Alternate Assessment System Eligibility Form, embedded within the Connecticut Special Education Data System (CT-SEDS) at the annual PPT. However, for students to receive the most appropriate summative assessment and be rostered to the correct assessment, districts should make a determination for alternate assessment eligibility at the annual PPT. Assessment decisions for the 2024-25 should be determine by the dates below.

 

Connecticut Alternate Assessment System Eligibility Form Verification in CT-SEDS

CT-SEDS Implementation Date
 Assessment

Fully Implemented IEP by December 20, 2024

Eligibility forms must be approved, verified, finalized, and implemented within the IEP in CT-SEDS for the following assessments for the students to be correctly registered for:

  • CAAELP (students identified as EL/ML in Grades K-12); and
  • CTAA and CTAS (Grade 11)

Fully Implemented IEP by February 1, 2025

Eligibility forms must be approved, verified, finalized, and implemented within the IEP in CT-SEDS for the following assessments for the students to be correctly registered for the:

  • CTAA (Grades 3-8, and newly identified students in Grade 11); and
  • CTAS (Grades 5, 8, and newly identified students in Grade 11)

 

For more information, visit the Connecticut Alternate Assessment System webpage. Additional information is available on the Connecticut Alternate Assessment System Eligibility Form webpage.

Contact Deirdre Ducharme (860-713-6859) and Katie Seifert (860-713-6722) for more information.