NCSC Alternate Assessment

Maryland Public Schools will implement the National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities beginning in the 2015-16 school year. The NCSC assessment will replace the Alternate Maryland School Assessment (Alt-MSA) in Reading and Math in grades 3-8 and 11. The Alt-MSA Science assessment will continue to be given in grades 5, 8, and 10. Please see below for additional information.

The NCSC Model for a Comprehensive System of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: A description of key features of the NCSC model including the role of communicative competence and professional development.

NCSC’s Commitment to Communicative Competence: A discussion of the importance of effective communication for students with significant cognitive disabilities and an explanation of why it is the foundation for the NCSC's comprehensive model of curriculum, instruction and assessment.

Answers to Common Parent Questions Regarding the NCSC Alternate Assessments: NCSC’s answers for questions parents commonly ask regarding alternate assessments.

Parent and Community Engagement Session PowerPoint

MSDE’s Overview of the NCSC Alternative Assessments PowerPoint

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