Delaware Alternate Portfolio Assessment II

(DAPA)

Sarah A. Celestin, M.Ed.DAPA Training Coordinator

IDEA and NCLB

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) require:– All students must be included in state and district-wide

assessments– All students must be provided access to the general

education curriculum– Same standards used for all students

Delaware Student Testing Program

DSTP

Delaware Student Testing Program

DAPA

Delaware Alternate Portfolio Assessment

Guidelines for Participation

• Required part of student’s IEP

• IEP team must– Agree with all 4 statements– Sign (at least 2 IEP team

members)

• A copy from the current IEP must be included in the child’s portfolio

What is DAPA?

• State-wide Alternate Assessment– Part of Delaware State Testing Program (DSTP)– For ~1% of students with most severe disabilities

• Approximately 1100 students in DE

• Purpose – Ongoing record of student progress– Measure of program accountability– Promote access to the general education curriculum

What is DAPA?

– Portfolio• Student work• Teacher data sheets• Parent letter

– Assesses General Education Standards• ELA• Math• Science• Social Studies

What is Assessed?

Activity

Self -DeterminationSettings

Interactions

What Does a Portfolio Include?

Each Content Area includes

four parts or

“dimensions”

Activity Dimension

Participation in Standards-based Activity• Grade Level Expectation (GLE)

– Instructional objective (academic)

• Curriculum Target– Instructional objective (may be more functional)– Can be part of the IEP or a goal created for

purposes of the assessment

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Interactions

Portfolio Dimensions

Self-Determination Dimension

Promotes independence• Instruction in four areas:

– Choice-making

– Planning

– Monitoring

– Feedback

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Interactions

Portfolio Dimensions

Settings Dimension

Encourages generalization of skills – General education class/school

– Community

– Home

– Natural Work Environment

– Supervised training center

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Interactions

Portfolio Dimensions

Interactions Dimension

Promotes socialization

• Work together with:– Age-appropriate peers

– Co-workers

Completing the Portfolio

Portfolio submitted to DDOE on 1/29/09– Portfolio is reviewed and “scored” by trained

Delaware educators– Scores are aggregated with ALL student scores

to determine AYP for districts and schools

Questions?

Sarah Celestin

Center for Disabilities Studies

Office – 302-831-6613

celestin@udel.edu

www.dapaonline.org