1% Alternate Assessment Justification Portal

Now Open through March 30

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires each district or community school to complete and submit a justification when it anticipates testing more than 1.0 percent of students with the Alternate Assessment for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities. If your district anticipates testing more than 1.0 percent of your students with the alternate assessment, it must complete and submit the online justification form via the link emailed to the district’s superintendent.

To assist in the process, a PDF template of the justification form is available here. Note that the PDF template is only a tool to help prepare the justification. All justifications must be submitted via the link sent to the superintendent.

The deadline for submitting this justification is March 30, 2022.

The Ohio Department of Education will review justifications submitted by each district or community school. The Department is required to make publicly available all justifications upon request.

If you have any questions, please contact AAparticipation@education.ohio.gov.