Assessment the substitutes for a general state or district-wide assessment, intended for the small number of students with disabilities whose IEPs specify that the regular assessment would not be appropriate. These are students for whom the regular assessment, even with accommodations, provides insufficient opportunity to demonstrate their knowledg [..]

An assessment used as a substitute for certain students who are unable, generally because of disabilities, to take the one given to most students.

The alternate assessment is designed for the small number of students with disabilities who cannot participate in STAR. It is a means of including students with the most severe disabilities in the Sta [..]