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The purpose of this study is to document inclusion, exemption, and accommodation Policies related to English
language learners (ELLs) for state required assessments. The data presented on this site is based on an analysis of state policies in
place during the 1998-1999 school year. Hundreds of documents were analyzed in order to determine:
What were the states' inclusion/exemption policies in the 1998-1999 school year?
What were the states' accommodation policies for ELLs in the 1998-1999 school year?
What were the states' score reporting policies for ELL students who received an accommodated version of the state assessment in the 1998-1999 school year?
What were the states' alternate assessment and score reporting policies for ELL students in the 1998-1999 school year?
To view a summary of the documents analyzed for a particular state, click on the state in the map below or click on the state in the list of ststes below.
This site includes three search engines:
Search State Policies - This search presents a list of general policy items such as "State has a policy regarding inclusion/exemption." Selecting policy items from the list and pressing the search button returns a list of states that address the policy items selected.
Search Inclusion and Accommodation Decision and Criteria - This search presents a list of decision makers such as students, parents, and teachers as well as a list of criteria such as time in U.S. and time in state's schools. The decision and criteria items can be applied to either inclusion/exemption policy or accommodation policy.
Search Accommodation Policies - This search presents a list of accommodations and allows the user to specify whether a certain accommodation is allowed on some components, all components, or not at all. This section also allows the user to specify whether or not state policy indicates that scores are reported when different accommodations are used.
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