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District flagged for exceeding 1% cap on alternate assessments; state intervention begins
Summary
Eastport-South Manor staff told the board the district exceeded the federal 1% cap for alternate (NICE) assessments (ELA and math 1.66%; science 2.57%); the state requires a corrective-action process and a state-led intervention starting immediately with an eight-person committee.
The district's special-education director reported Dec. 10 that Eastport-South Manor exceeded the 1% federal threshold for students taking alternate assessments (NICE) under ESSA calculations. "For the 24-25 school year, ESM did exceed that cap in the following areas. For the ELA testing, it's 1.66%. Also, for the math, it was 1.66%. And then for the science assessment, it was 2.57%," the director said.
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