Assessments
District, State, Graduation

The IEP must address participation in state and district testing including needed accommodations. Accommodations listed on the assessment pages should be consistent with those needed in the classroom as documented in the IEP. Generally, assessments have some accommodations available to all students and others available only when identified within a current IEP. 

While a parent has the option to complete the MDE opt out form for state testing for a given school year, the IEP should represent needed accommodations should the student take the test. 

For district testing, if an assessment is not appropriate, we must state the reason why the specific district-wide assessment is not appropriate for the student and indicate what alternate assessment the student will be administered and why it is appropriate.

Note: The district maintains a spreadsheet of Accommodations, MTAS, etc. lists. If you need access to this, contact someone from Special Services Leadership. 

MCAs & MTAS

• Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCS) for Reading, Math, and Science

  • Reading: Grades 3-8 and 10 | Math: Grades 3-8 and 11 | Science: Grades 5, 8, and once in high school (typically grade 10 in BC)

• Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS) is the alternative to the MCA - see resources below or SpEd Forms for eligibility

Civics Requirements

• Occurs in high school in BC. 

• Districts vary in how they carry out these requirements. It often looks more like a class activity than test. However, to be exempt, it must be identified in the IEP. 

State Assessments for English Language Proficiency Accountability

• Given only to students identified as English Language Learners. 

• Has an alternate version. - see resources below or SpEd Forms for eligibility

ACT

• Offered by the district as an option, typically in 11th-grade

• Accommodations are available only if approved by ACT in the given timeline 

FastTrack Math

• Given in grades 2-5 at BCCS

Fastgridge aMath

• Given in grades 6-9 at BCCS

iXL Diagnostic

• Used for grades 10-12 at BCCS

FastTrack Reading

• Given in grades 2-12 at BCCS 

Capti

• Reading diagnostics for grades 4-12

Fastbridge EarlyMath

• Given in pre-k/kindergarten/grade 1 at BCCS

Fastbridge EarlyReading

• Given in pre-k/kindergarten/grade 1 at BCCS

MySAEBRS and SAEBRS

• used grades K-12 in BCCS