Page 22, line 14, insert "in each subject being assessed" after "student". Page 22, line 15, insert, "alternate academic achievement" before "standards". ***.
What it does: 32 changes: inserts text in 7 places, replaces text in 21 places, strikes text in 4 places
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)What it changes
32 changes to H.R. 5 · 3 shown in the bill's text
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Change 1: Inserts “in each subject being assessed” after “student”
…student[inserted: in each subject being assessed]…
Original wording
Page 22, line 14, insert “in each subject being assessed” after “student”.
Change 2: Replaces “standards” with “content standards for the grade in which the student is enrolled”
[struck: standards][inserted: content standards for the grade in which the student is enrolled]Original wording
Page 22, line 17, strike “standards” and insert “content standards for the grade in which the student is enrolled”.
Change 3: Replaces “promote” with “provide”
[struck: promote][inserted: provide]Original wording
Page 22, line 19, strike “promote” and insert “provide”.
Change 4: Strikes “and”
Struck: and
Original wording
Page 22, line 20, strike “and”.
Change 5: Replaces the period on page 22, line 23 with new text
ReplacesPrinted page…
[struck: .]Original wording
Page 22, line 23, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Change 6: Inserts new text on page 22, line 23
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (IV) are vertically aligned;
Inserted: (V) reflect concepts and skills that students should know and understand for each grade and the enduring understandings of the content being tested (such as concepts and skills that identify core concepts, principles, theories, and processes, serve to organize important facts, skills, or actions around central ideas, and are transferable to other contexts or other disciplines); and
Inserted: (VI) are supported by evidence-based learning progressions to age and grade-level performance.
Original wording
Page 22, after line 23, insert the following:
Change 7: Replaces “aligned with” with “based on”
[struck: aligned with][inserted: based on]Original wording
Page 28, beginning on line 20, strike “aligned with” and insert “based on”.
Change 8: Replaces “standards” with “achievement standards”
[struck: standards][inserted: achievement standards]Original wording
Page 28, line 21, strike “standards” and insert “achievement standards”.
Change 9: Replaces “are informed” with “, as part of the individualized education program team for such students, are involved in…”
[struck: are informed][inserted: , as part of the individualized education program team for such students, are involved in the decision]Original wording
Page 29, line 11, strike “are informed” and insert “, as part of the individualized education program team for such students, are involved in the decision”.
Change 10: Replaces “standards” with “academic achievement standards”
[struck: standards][inserted: academic achievement standards]Original wording
Page 29, line 14, strike “standards” and insert “academic achievement standards”.
Change 11: Replaces “precludes” with “may preclude”
In H.R. 5 · Reported in House
"(I) their child's academic achievement will be measured against such alternate standards; and
"(II) whether participation in such assessments
[struck: precludes ][inserted: may preclude ]the student from completing the requirements for a regular high school diploma;"(iii) demonstrates that such students are, to the extent practicable, included in the general curriculum and that such alternate assessments are aligned with such curriculum;
Original wording
Page 29, line 16, strike “precludes” and insert “may preclude”.
Change 12: Replaces “demonstrates” with “provides evidence”
[struck: demonstrates][inserted: provides evidence]Original wording
Page 29, line 20, strike “demonstrates” and insert “provides evidence”.
Change 13: Strikes “, to the extent practicable,”
Struck: , to the extent practicable,
Original wording
Page 29, line 21, strike “, to the extent practicable,”.
Change 14: Inserts new text on page 29, line 24
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (iv) certifies that the State's requirements for academic assessments under this paragraph and subparagraphs (A) and (B) are universally designed to be accessible to students, including students with sensory, physical, and intellectual disabilities;
Original wording
Page 29, after line 24, insert the following:
Change 15: Replaces “(iv)” with “(v)”
[struck: (iv)][inserted: (v)]Original wording
Page 30, line 1, strike “(iv)” and insert “(v)”.
Change 16: Inserts “make available,” after “about,”
In H.R. 5 · Reported in House
"(iii) demonstrates that such students are, to the extent practicable, included in the general curriculum and that such alternate assessments are aligned with such curriculum;
"(iv) develops, disseminates information about, [inserted: make available, ]and promotes the use of appropriate accommodations to increase the number of students with disabilities who are tested against academic achievement standards for the grade in which a student is enrolled; and
"(v) ensures that regular and special education teachers and other appropriate staff know how to administer the alternate assessments, including making appropriate use of accommodations for students with disabilities.
Original wording
Page 30, line 2, insert “make available,” after “about,”.
Change 17: Replaces “appropriate” with “reasonable adaptations and appropriate”
[struck: appropriate][inserted: reasonable adaptations and appropriate]Original wording
Page 30, line 2, strike “appropriate” and insert “reasonable adaptations and appropriate”.
Change 18: Replaces “disabilities” with “the most significant cognitive disabilities”
[struck: disabilities][inserted: the most significant cognitive disabilities]Original wording
Page 30, line 4, strike “disabilities” and insert “the most significant cognitive disabilities”.
Change 19: Replaces “who” with “participating in grade-level academic instruction and takes steps to ensure the use of ap…”
[struck: who][inserted: participating in grade-level academic instruction and takes steps to ensure the use of appropriate accommodations to increase the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who]Original wording
Page 30, line 4, strike “who” and insert “participating in grade-level academic instruction and takes steps to ensure the use of appropriate accommodations to increase the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who”.
Change 20: Strikes “for the grade in which a student is enrolled”
In H.R. 5 · Reported in House
"(iii) demonstrates that such students are, to the extent practicable, included in the general curriculum and that such alternate assessments are aligned with such curriculum;
"(iv) develops, disseminates information about, and promotes the use of appropriate accommodations to increase the number of students with disabilities who are tested against academic achievement standards
[struck: for the grade in which a student is enrolled]; and"(v) ensures that regular and special education teachers and other appropriate staff know how to administer the alternate assessments, including making appropriate use of accommodations for students with disabilities.
Original wording
Page 30, beginning on line 6, strike “for the grade in which a student is enrolled”.
Change 21: Strikes “and”
Struck: and
Original wording
Page 30, line 7, strike “and”.
Change 22: Replaces “(v)” with “(vi)”
[struck: (v)][inserted: (vi)]Original wording
Page 30, line 8, strike “(v)” and insert “(vi)”.
Change 23: Replaces “assessments” with “assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards adopted in accordance with…”
[struck: assessments][inserted: assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards adopted in accordance with paragraph (1)(D)]Original wording
Page 30, line 11, strike “assessments” and insert “assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards adopted in accordance with paragraph (1)(D)”.
Change 24: Replaces the period on page 30, line 13 with new text
ReplacesPrinted page…
[struck: .]Original wording
Page 30, line 13, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Change 25: Inserts new text on page 30, line 13
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (vii) requires separate determinations about whether a student should be assessed using an alternate assessment for each subject assessed;
Inserted: (viii) ensures that, if a student's individualized education program includes goals for a subject assessed based on alternate academic achievement standards, such goals are based on academic content standards for the grade in which the student is enrolled; and
Inserted: (ix) ensures that students assessed on alternate academic standards are not precluded from the opportunity to earn a secondary school diploma.
Original wording
Page 30, after line 13, insert the following:
Change 26: Inserts new text on page 34, line 23
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (C) Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.--When measuring the academic achievement of students against the State's academic content standards under subparagraph (B)(I) or, if applicable, measuring adequate student growth against such standards under such subparagraph, States and local educational agencies may include, for all schools in the State or local educational agency, the performance of the State's or local educational agency's students with the most significant cognitive disabilities on alternate assessments described in subsection (b)(2)) in the subjects included in the State's accountability system, if the total number of the students taking such alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards in all grades assessed and for each subject in the accountability system does not exceed 1 percent of all students at the State and local educational agency levels, separately, in the grades assessed in each subject.
Original wording
Page 34, after line 23, insert the following:
Change 27: Replaces “(C)” with “(D)”
[struck: (C)][inserted: (D)]Original wording
Page 34, line 24, strike “(C)” and insert “(D)”.
Change 28: Replaces “(D)” with “(E)”
[struck: (D)][inserted: (E)]Original wording
Page 35, line 5, strike “(D)” and insert “(E)”.
Change 29: Replaces “significant” with “the most significant”
[struck: significant][inserted: the most significant]Original wording
Page 429, line 11, strike “significant” and insert “the most significant”.
Change 30: Replaces “aligned to” with “based on”
[struck: aligned to][inserted: based on]Original wording
Page 429, line 13, strike “aligned to” and insert “based on”.
Change 31: Replaces “diploma” through “Education Act” with “diploma aligned with the State's academic content standards, which has been developed by…”
[struck: diploma … Education Act][inserted: diploma aligned with the State's academic content standards, which has been developed by a team of experts including organizations representing such students and their families]Original wording
Page 429, lines 17 through 21, strike “diploma” and all that follows through “Education Act” and insert the following: “diploma aligned with the State's academic content standards, which has been developed by a team of experts including organizations representing such students and their families”.
Change 32: Inserts “, except that not more than 1 percent of students served by a State or a local educationa…” after “Act”
…Act[inserted: , except that not more than 1 percent of students served by a State or a local educational agency, as appropriate, shall be counted as graduates with a regular high school diploma under this subparagraph]…
Original wording
Page 429, line 23, insert after “Act” the following “, except that not more than 1 percent of students served by a State or a local educational agency, as appropriate, shall be counted as graduates with a regular high school diploma under this subparagraph”.
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Page 22, line 15, insert, “alternate academic achievement” before “standards”.
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As printed
Page 22, line 14, insert “in each subject being assessed” after “student”.
Page 22, line 15, insert, “alternate academic achievement” before “standards”.
Page 22, line 17, strike “standards” and insert “content standards for the grade in which the student is enrolled”.
Page 22, line 19, strike “promote” and insert “provide”.
Page 22, line 20, strike “and”.
Page 22, line 23, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Page 22, after line 23, insert the following:
“(IV) are vertically aligned;
“(V) reflect concepts and skills that students should know and understand for each grade and the enduring understandings of the content being tested (such as concepts and skills that identify core concepts, principles, theories, and processes, serve to organize important facts, skills, or actions around central ideas, and are transferable to other contexts or other disciplines); and
“(VI) are supported by evidence-based learning progressions to age and grade-level performance.”.
Page 28, beginning on line 20, strike “aligned with” and insert “based on”.
Page 28, line 21, strike “standards” and insert “achievement standards”.
Page 29, line 11, strike “are informed” and insert “, as part of the individualized education program team for such students, are involved in the decision”.
Page 29, line 14, strike “standards” and insert “academic achievement standards”.
Page 29, line 16, strike “precludes” and insert “may preclude”.
Page 29, line 20, strike “demonstrates” and insert “provides evidence”.
Page 29, line 21, strike “, to the extent practicable,”.
Page 29, after line 24, insert the following:
“(iv) certifies that the State's requirements for academic assessments under this paragraph and subparagraphs (A) and (B) are universally designed to be accessible to students, including students with sensory, physical, and intellectual disabilities;”.
Page 30, line 1, strike “(iv)” and insert “(v)”.
Page 30, line 2, insert “make available,” after “about,”.
Page 30, line 2, strike “appropriate” and insert “reasonable adaptations and appropriate”.
Page 30, line 4, strike “disabilities” and insert “the most significant cognitive disabilities”.
Page 30, line 4, strike “who” and insert “participating in grade-level academic instruction and takes steps to ensure the use of appropriate accommodations to increase the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who”.
Page 30, beginning on line 6, strike “for the grade in which a student is enrolled”.
Page 30, line 7, strike “and”.
Page 30, line 8, strike “(v)” and insert “(vi)”.
Page 30, line 11, strike “assessments” and insert “assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards adopted in accordance with paragraph (1)(D)”.
Page 30, line 13, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Page 30, after line 13, insert the following:
“(vii) requires separate determinations about whether a student should be assessed using an alternate assessment for each subject assessed;
“(viii) ensures that, if a student's individualized education program includes goals for a subject assessed based on alternate academic achievement standards, such goals are based on academic content standards for the grade in which the student is enrolled; and
“(ix) ensures that students assessed on alternate academic standards are not precluded from the opportunity to earn a secondary school diploma.”.
Page 34, after line 23, insert the following:
“(C) Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.--When measuring the academic achievement of students against the State's academic content standards under subparagraph (B)(I) or, if applicable, measuring adequate student growth against such standards under such subparagraph, States and local educational agencies may include, for all schools in the State or local educational agency, the performance of the State's or local educational agency's students with the most significant cognitive disabilities on alternate assessments described in subsection (b)(2)) in the subjects included in the State's accountability system, if the total number of the students taking such alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards in all grades assessed and for each subject in the accountability system does not exceed 1 percent of all students at the State and local educational agency levels, separately, in the grades assessed in each subject.”.
Page 34, line 24, strike “(C)” and insert “(D)”.
Page 35, line 5, strike “(D)” and insert “(E)”.
Page 429, line 11, strike “significant” and insert “the most significant”.
Page 429, line 13, strike “aligned to” and insert “based on”.
Page 429, lines 17 through 21, strike “diploma” and all that follows through “Education Act” and insert the following: “diploma aligned with the State's academic content standards, which has been developed by a team of experts including organizations representing such students and their families”.
Page 429, line 23, insert after “Act” the following “, except that not more than 1 percent of students served by a State or a local educational agency, as appropriate, shall be counted as graduates with a regular high school diploma under this subparagraph”.
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House amendment offered
July 18, 2013
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House amendment offered
July 18, 2013
House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment (A007) offered by Mrs. McMorris Rodgers.(consideration: CR H4698-4705; text: CR H4698)
July 18, 2013 • 4:29 PM
Amendment (A007) offered by Mrs. McMorris Rodgers. (consideration: CR H4698-4705; text: CR H4698)
July 18, 2013 • 4:29 PM
By unanimous consent, the McMorris Rodgers amendment was withdrawn.
July 18, 2013 • 4:39 PM