Finding the assessment policies and accommodations manuals for state testing can often feel like a digital scavenger hunt. To simplify this process, the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) maintains a centralized hub designed to help you quickly locate state assessment policy information. Whether you are looking for specific accommodations for an IEP meeting or researching assessment policies across the country, NCEO’s State Policies Webpage is the place to start.

Links to state policies are organized in two ways, by topic and by state, making it easy to find what you need in just a few clicks. NCEO provides links to assessment policies for students with disabilities on several topics including Accessibility and Accommodations, Graduation Requirements, and Alternate Assessments. You will also find links for accessibility, accommodations, and reporting of assessments for students with disabilities who are English learners. If you need to focus on policies and resources from a specific state, you can use an interactive map to find the assessment manuals and policy links for any individual state.

State education websites can be challenging to navigate, and it may take several clicks to get to the details you need. NCEO’s State Policies Page provides regularly updated and verified links in one place, in an attempt to provide educators, parents, and families with the most current information at the time of our review. Each set of links includes a date when they were last updated to assist you in your search. States may post more recent resources on their websites at any time.