Section 5-A2301. PARTICIPATION IN STATE-WIDE ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS

 

2301.1All students enrolled in grades three (3) through eight (8) shall participate in the state-wide mathematics and English language arts assessments.

 

2301.2  All students enrolled in grades five (5) and eight (8) shall participate in the state-wide science assessment.

 

2301.3All students enrolled in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) shall participate in the state-wide mathematics assessment and English language arts assessment at least once in high school, as appropriate to the student’s curricula and course progression or as determined by OSSE.

 

2301.4  All students enrolled in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) shall participate in the state-wide science assessment. Students shall take the assessment at least once in high school, as appropriate to their curricula and course progression or as determined by OSSE.

 

2301.5The State Superintendent shall issue guidance annually to prescribe how students enrolled in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) are selected to participate in the state-wide assessments under this chapter.

 

2301.6 All District of Columbia students enrolled in nonpublic schools and receiving educational services funded by the District of Columbia shall participate in the annual academic assessments administered by the District of Columbia in conformance with this chapter. Wards of the District of Columbia receiving educational services funded by the District of Columbia, living outside the District of Columbia and attending a public school in another jurisdiction shall be exempt from participating in the District of Columbia’s statewide academic assessment, provided they participate in the statewide system of assessment in the jurisdiction in which they are enrolled.

 

2301.7 The State Superintendent shall issue guidance to prescribe how students with disabilities and English language learners are to be assessed under this chapter, including the use of appropriate testing accommodations.

 

 

authority

Sections 3(b)(11) and (15) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000 (Act), as amended, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(11) and (15) (2012 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)); and Section 102(c) of the Focused Student Achievement Act of 2013, effective February 22, 2014, (D.C. Law 20-84; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2610(a) (2015 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking at 56 DCR 4101 (May 22, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 15676 (December 4, 2015).