MSAA (Multi-State Alternate Assessment)
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The Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) is a comprehensive assessment system designed to promote increasing higher academic outcomes for students with significant cognitive disabilities in preparation for a broader array of post-secondary outcomes. The MSAA is designed to assess students with significant cognitive disability and measures academic content that is aligned to and derived from your state’s content standards. This test contains many built-in supports that allow students to take the test using materials they are most familiar with and communicate what they know and can do as independently as possible. The MSAA will be administered in ELA and Mathematics in Grades 3-8 and 11, and Science in Grades 5, 8, and 11.
ADE's Assessment team and the Alternate Assessment Advisory Committee have several resources below:
- Assessment Parent Guide
- Assessment Parent Guide (Spanish)
- Assessment FAQ Sheet for Schools
- Assessment FAQ Sheet for Parents
- Assessment FAQ Sheet for Parents (Spanish)
These new resources are published on the Assessment homepage.
