For a student to be allowed to take an alternate assessment rather than the given statewide assessment, which of the following must be true for the student?
A)They are poor at speaking English
B)They are poor at reading English
C)They are working many years below grade level
D)The student must have missed a substantial portion of the school year

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A student taking an alternate assessment would be a child who is working a few years below grade level. The student would be incapable of performing on the assessment despite being the same age as his peers; this would generally be due to a development delay of some form.

For a Student to Be Allowed to Take an Alternate