CoAlt Accommodations
The Colorado Accommodations Manual provides:
The Colorado Accommodations Manual home page can be found in the Exceptional Student Services Unit web pages. click here
- decisions-making guidance for educational teams who are working in collaboration with families to design and provide effective educational plans for students
- eligibility criteria for students with a significant cognitive disability to be evaluated by alternate achievement standards
- suggestions and resources for instructional accommodations based on student characteristics which are intended to provide access to the curriculum for all students
- qualification for the use of standard, restricted and nonstandard accommodations on the statewide assessments
2012 - 2013 Colorado Accommodations Manual
Policy for Statewide Assessment Accommodations
Accommodations for CoAlt
Appendices
Eligibility Worksheet
Accommodations for ELLs
Linguistic accommodations afforded to students on TCAP and CoAlt are available in the 2012 - 2013 Colorado Accommodations Guide for English Language Learners. It is essential to follow the 5 Step Process outlined in the manual when determining accommodation needs of each individual student.