The Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) annual National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) provides an opportunity for assessment practitioners to learn and reflect upon current and emerging trends in education and educational assessments. This year’s NCSA theme will be Fueling Acceleration: How Meaningful Assessment Systems Can Drive Student Learning. NCSA will take place in Atlanta, Georgia on June 27-29, and NCEO staff members will participate in several sessions:

Making Sure Interim Assessments Accurately Assess Students with Disabilities. Sheryl Lazarus, Andrew Hinkle, Vince Verges, Trinell Bowman. Monday, June 27, 4:00-5:00 pm.

The Future of Fairness and Equity: Perspectives from K–12 Alternate ELP Assessments. Linda Howley, Traci Albee, Jennifer Paul, Kyunghee Suh, Lorraine Sova, Caitlin Gonzales, Martha Thurlow. Tuesday, June 28, 8:45-10:15 am.

Accommodating Students with Sensory Disabilities Across the Comprehensive Assessment System. Sheryl Lazarus, Andrew Hinkle, Sonja Philips, Angela Hochstetter. Tuesday, June 28, 10:45-11:45 am.

Tools for IEP Teams: Making Appropriate Decisions for Alternate Assessment Student Participation. Kathy Strunk, Martha Thurlow, Cary Rogers, Wendy Stoica. Tuesday, June 28, 4:00-5:00 pm.

What We Learned on Making and Implementing Accessibility and Accommodations Decisions for English Learners. Yi-Chen Wu, Sonja Philips, Mami Itamochi, Kristin Liu. Tuesday, June 28, 4:00- 5:00 pm.

Unpacking and Updating Universal Design Guidelines on Assessment. Cara Laitusis, Robert Dolan, Molly Faulkner-Bond, Sheryl Lazarus, Meagan Karvonen. Wednesday, June 29, 11:00 am-12:30 pm.

Who is Participating in our State’s Alternate Assessment? Using District Justification and Assurance Processes. Kathy Strunk, Lisa Hampe, Wendy Stoica, Stacie Stensrud. Wednesday, June 29, 1:00-2:00 pm.