Wisconsin Alternative Assessment for Special Education Students 

The Wisconsin Alternative Assessment for Students with Disabilities (WAA) is being administered during the same time period as WKCE testing:

• Special education teachers are required to individually administer three areas of the WAA - reading, math, and science - to each student, in an appropriate testing environment.

• It is expected that each area of testing will require 1 hour - an estimated total of 3 hours per student.

• For language arts and social studies, teachers are required to complete a rating scale checklist. The time needed to complete both checklists is estimated to be a total of 30 minutes. Teachers are not required to attach evidence to these checklists.

3.5 Hours of Class Coverage for Each Student

MTEA and the MPS administration agreed to the following guidelines for administering the WAA during January of 2008:

• Principals should arrange for 3.5 hours of class coverage per student for teachers who must complete WAA testing.

• The amount of time to complete the checklists and testing is an estimate. If there are unusual circumstances requiring more time, the teacher should inform the principal so that the additional coverage time is arranged.

Your class coverage time should be arranged to fit your plans for administering the tests to each student.

For example, most students who need WAA testing will not be able to handle 3 continuous hours. You’ll need to schedule the times based on each student’s ability to complete each test.