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USBE staff detail rubric‑based alternate assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities
Summary
USBE presenters described the Ella and Emma alternate assessments as rubric‑based one‑on‑one measures aligned to Utah's alternate achievement standards; participation is determined by the student's IEP team and districts must use SIS fields to report alternate participation.
Tracy and colleagues told attendees that alternate assessments (named Ella and Emma for early literacy and early math) are rubric‑style, one‑to‑one assessments aligned to Utah’s alternate achievement standards (the essential elements). She said participation is designated through the student’s IEP team, not by an individual teacher or administrator.
The presenters explained scoring: teachers use rubrics with five performance levels (not emerging through advanced), add points across strands, and use scoring guides to determine whether a student meets the alternate benchmark threshold. Tracy advised teachers to enroll in the short Canvas course that walks through rubric use and scoring. She emphasized that alternate participation is recorded in the SIS (set the 1% alternate marker) and that alternate scores are entered via SIS fields rather than in ALO.
