Grade 11 ACT & ACT Alternate Assessment Options Information for Special Education High School
Department Chairs
(December 2013)
Please review the following flowchart to assist you and Special Education staff in preparing for ACT and ACT
Alternate Assessment testing in Grade 11.
Grade 11
(For students in Grade 11 for
1st time)
ACT
College & Career Readiness
Alternate Assessment
NCEXTEND 1 Alternate
Assessment Grade 11
Who should take this
assessment?
All students except those
whose parents request an
alternate assessment & who
meet the eligibility criteria
*Student with an IEP
*Student who meets eligibility
criteria (most often Occupational
Course of Study students)
*Student with an IEP
*Student who meets eligibility
criteria (must be NC Extended
Common Core or Essential
Standards)
What needs to be done for a
student to take this alternate
assessment?
NA
*Parent Request Form must be
completed and signed by parent
*IEP must reflect the alternate
assessment
*Parent Request Form must be
completed and signed by
parent
*IEP must reflect the alternate
assessment
What happens if the parent
does not request the alternate
assessment?
NA
*Student takes the regular ACT
assessment
*Student does not take any
assessment
Will it count against the
school if the student takes
the alternate assessment?
NA
No, because they are being
tested
Yes, because the student is
not being tested in any way
What are the timelines for the
alternate assessment request
process?
NA
*Parent Letter sent to parent as
soon as possible (Karen Greene
has drafted a letter specific to
the College & Career Readiness
Alternate Assessment for you to
use.)
*Signed Parent Request Forms
must be submitted to your
principal by January 15, 2013
*Parent Request Forms signed
by Principal must be submitted
to Karen Greene AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE or no later than
February 15, 2013
* Completed “Parent Request
Forms” can be faxed to Karen
Greene.
*Parent Letter sent to parent
as soon as possible (Karen
Greene had drafted a letter
specific to the NCEXTEND 1
Alternate Assessment for you
to use.)
*Signed Parent Request Forms
must be submitted to your
principal by January 15, 2013
*Parent Request Forms signed
by Principal must be submitted
to Karen Greene AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE or no later than
February 15, 2013
* Completed “Parent Request
Forms” can be faxed to Karen
Greene.
How can we prepare for 20142015 with students who will
be in Grade 11 for the first
time?
NA
At IEP meeting preparing for
Grade 11, discuss this in the
student’s IEP meeting and have
parent sign request form along
with reflecting the alternate
assessment in the IEP, if
appropriate.
At IEP meeting preparing for
Grade 11, discuss this in the
student’s IEP meeting and
have parent sign request form
along with reflecting the
alternate assessment in the
IEP, if appropriate.