Alternate Assessment
Decision Conrmation Worksheet
This document conrms the decision of the individualized education
program (IEP) team that the student is eligible to participate in the
California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) and the Alternate English
Language Prociency Assessments for California (Alt-ELPAC). For more
information, refer to the Alternate Assessment IEP Team Guidance web
page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/caaiepteamrev.asp.
Participation in Alternate Assessments
Does the student have a significant cognitive disability and an IEP?
If yes, continue with this conrmation worksheet. If no, the student is not eligible to take alternate
assessments.
If yes, the IEP team conrms that a review of the student’s records and IEP indicates a disability or
multiple disabilities that signicantly impact intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. Adaptive
behavior is dened as behavior that is essential for a person to live independently and to function
safely in daily life. Sources of evidence may include, but are not limited to, results of the following:
Yes No
• Individual cognitive ability test
• Adaptive behavior skills assessment
• Informal assessments
• Individual reading assessments
• Districtwide alternate assessments
• Achievement tests
• Language assessments, including
English learner (EL) language
assessments, if applicable
If yes, the student is eligible for the following assessments:
• CAA for English language arts/literacy
• CAA for Mathematics
• CAA for Science
• Initial Alt-ELPAC, if the student’s Home Language Survey indicates a
primary language other than English
• Summative Alt-ELPAC, if the student is identied as an EL
Alignment with Standards
Students eligible for an alternate assessment should be learning content aligned with the
California Common Core State Standards (CA CCSS), the California Next Generation Science
Standards (CA NGSS), or, as applicable, the 2012 California English Language Development
Standards (2012 CA ELD Standards).
Goals and instruction listed in the IEP for this student are aligned with the enrolled grade-level
CA CCSS, CA NGSS, and 2012 CA ELD Standards.
Sources of evidence may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Progress monitoring data
• Present levels of academic and functional performance,
goals, and objectives from the IEP
• Data from scientic research-based interventions
• Examples of curriculum, instructional objectives,
and materials
The IEP team confirms that the student is or will be learning content aligned with the
standards listed above.
California Department of Education • November 2019