More than 200 individuals gathered in Boston on October 18 and 19, 2018 to listen to each other, share ideas, and develop state-level action plans. This included teams from 48 states, nine representatives of the U.S. Department of Education, and facilitators from the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) and other technical assistance centers. The purpose of the National Convening was to support states as they work with local education agencies to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirement of a 1% cap on the participation of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in the alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS).
The National Convening was hosted by NCEO in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services’ (OSERS) Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (OESE) Office of State Support (OSS). NCEO was supported by its partners and by several other technical assistance centers across the nation.
A proceedings document was developed to provide a summary of the 1% National Convening. It includes appendices and links to resources that were shared by states and: