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Title 5 - EDUCATIONSubtitle 5-A - OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 5-A23 - STATE-WIDE ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS
Rule 5-A2301 - PARTICIPATION IN STATE-WIDE ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A2301

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 5-A2301 - PARTICIPATION IN STATE-WIDE ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS
2301.1 All 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.
2301.3 All 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.
2301.5 The 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.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A2301

As amended by Final Rulemaking at 56 DCR 4101 (May 22, 2009); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 15676 (12/4/2015)
Authority: Pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(12) of the District of Columbia the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; as amended, D.C. Official Code § 38-2602(a) and § 38 -2602(b)(12) (2008 Supp.)).