Three new briefs in the APR Snapshot series provide a quick look at the participation and performance of students receiving special education services in statewide assessments used for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) accountability. These new briefs use federally submitted data from the 2015-16 school year.

2015-2016 APR Snapshot #16: State Assessment Participation and Performance of Students Receiving Special Education Services

This brief presents information on participation and performance in reading and mathematics statewide assessments administered to students receiving special education services. Available at https://nceo.info/Resources/publications/APRsnapshot/brief16.

2015-2016 APR Snapshot #17: Students in Special Education Receiving Assessment Accommodations

This brief presents information on accommodations for reading and mathematics statewide assessments administered to students receiving special education services. Available at: https://nceo.info/Resources/publications/APRsnapshot/brief17.

2015-2016 APR Snapshot #18: AA-AAS Participation and Performance

This brief presents information on the number of students participating in the alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS) and the performance of those students. Available at: https://nceo.info/Resources/publications/APRsnapshot/brief18.

The data presented in all the APR briefs are available at https://nceo.info/Resources/publications/APRsnapshot/data.