2024-2025 Accessibility & Accommodations Information for Statewide Assessments

The Indiana Department of Education's (IDOE's) Accessibility and Accommodations Information for Statewide Assessments is a document intended for school-level personnel and decision-making teams as they prepare for and implement Indiana statewide assessments. Information is provided for school personnel as a reference to inform guidance on accessibility considerations including universal features, designated features, and accommodations for students. Federal and state laws require that all students, including students with disabilities and English learners (ELs), participate in statewide assessments to maintain school accountability for student academic performance. The validity of assessment results depends on the utilization of the full array of accessibility features and accommodations appropriately for each student. These options include appropriate universal features, designated features, and accommodations, when needed, based on the constructs being measured by the assessment. Indiana statewide assessments are developed using principles of universal design to support the fair and valid measurement of all students' knowledge and skills. This means that the assessment systems were designed to have the broadest use possible for the full student population. IDOE implements systematic steps through item development and content presentation to ensure accessibility is interwoven throughout all stages of assessment delivery and scoring outcomes. This document serves to describe and clarify the appropriate uses of accessibility features and accommodations for Indiana assessments ILEARN, IREAD-3, I AM, WIDA Assessments, Digital SAT School Day, ISPROUT, and Indiana's Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (IKRA).