Notices

Tennessee Statutory Rights of Parents & Students

State and District Assessments

Tennessee Schools for the Deaf: Knoxville Assessments Conducted by the Institution

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS Focuses on content information What students are learning
TIER	ASSESSMENT	AGE LEVEL	ADMINISTRATION	DESCRIPTION	SUBJECT	RESULTS: DATE OF ARRIVAL
National	ACT	Grade 11 & 12	Fall Spring	Assesses the mastery of college readiness standards. Also used as a college entrance exam.	-	3-6 weeks post
State	TNReady	Grade 3-8	Spring	Assesses what is being taught in Tennessee's classroom as the state’s new student achievement assessment in reading, writing, and math.	Reading Writing Math	June 15 - raw file delivery July 15 - electronic report available in Nextera July 30 - paper report delivery
State	TCAP's End of Course (EOC) Subject Tests	Grade 9-12	Fall Spring	Measures the student's understanding of the state standards and how much a student grows academically in a particular content area.	English I & II Algebra I & II Geometry Integrated Math I, II, & III Biology U.S. History Geography	May 22 - raw file delivery June 30 - electronic report available in Nextera July 13 - paper report delivery
National	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)	Grade 4, 8, and 12	Fall Winter Spring	Examines what students know and are able to do nationally and compares the data by identifying characteristics.	Geography \| U.S. History Mathematics \| Economics Music and Visual Arts Reading \| Writing Science \| Technology and Engineering Literacy	No individual scores are available
National	Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA)	Grade 3-8 and 11	Spring	Assesses subject content areas designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities and measure student mastery of the Tennessee Academic Standards.	Math English Language Arts (ELA)	May 22 - raw file delivery June 30 - electronic report available in Nextera July 13 - paper report delivery
State	TCAP-Alternative	Grade 3-8 and 11	Spring		Science Social Studies
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS Focuses on the influence of learning How students are learning
TIER	ASSESSMENT	AGE LEVEL	ADMINISTRATION	DESCRIPTION	SUBJECT	RESULTS: DATE OF ARRIVAL
National	Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)	Grade 3-12	Fall Winter Spring	Measures student growth over time and is norm-referenced. MAP assessments, joined with other data points, provide detailed, actionable data about where each child is on their unique learning path.	Math Reading Language Usage Science	Same-day delivery
District	Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist (VCSL)	Age 0-5	Fall Winter Spring	Assists in tracking young children's sign language development from birth to age 5 as a standardized comprehensive checklist.	-	Same-day delivery
District	American Sign Language Receptive Skills Test (ASL-RST)	Age 3-13	Spring	Measures children's receptive knowledge of ASL in eight grammatical categories, including number/distribution, negation, noun/verb distinction, spatial verbs (location and movement), size/shape specifiers, handling classifiers, role shift, and conditionals.	-	Same-day delivery
District	American Sign Language Assessment Instrument (ASLAI)	Age 4-18	Customizable	Tracks the yearly progression of ASL and English print literacy over time for students. The ASLAI consists of eleven receptive tasks: five related to vocabulary, three pertaining to syntax, and two reasoning and comprehension tasks.	-	60 days post

West Tennessee School for the Deaf Assessments Conducted by the Institution

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS Focuses on content information What students are learning
TIER	ASSESSMENT	AGE LEVEL	ADMINISTRATION	DESCRIPTION	SUBJECT	RESULTS: DATE OF ARRIVAL
State	TNReady	Grade 3-8	Spring	Assesses what is being taught in Tennessee's classroom as the state’s new student achievement assessment in reading, writing, and math.	Reading Writing Math	June 15 - raw file delivery July 15 - electronic report available in Nextera July 30 - paper report delivery
National	Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA)	Grade 3-8 and 11	Spring	Assesses subject content areas designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities and measure student mastery of the Tennessee Academic Standards.	Math English Language Arts (ELA)	May 22 - raw file delivery June 30 - electronic report available in Nextera July 13 - paper report delivery
State	TCAP-Alternative	Grade 3-8 and 11	Spring		Science Social Studies
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS Focuses on the influence of learning How students are learning
TIER	ASSESSMENT	AGE LEVEL	ADMINISTRATION	DESCRIPTION	SUBJECT	RESULTS: DATE OF ARRIVAL
National	Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)	Grade 3-12	Fall Winter Spring	Measures student growth over time and is norm-referenced. MAP assessments, joined with other data points, provide detailed, actionable data about where each child is on their unique learning path.	Math Reading Language Usage Science	Same-day delivery
District	Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist (VCSL)	Age 0-5	Fall Winter Spring	Assists in tracking young children's sign language development from birth to age 5 as a standardized comprehensive checklist.	-	Same-day delivery
District	American Sign Language Receptive Skills Test (ASL-RST)	Age 3-13	Spring	Measures children's receptive knowledge of ASL in eight grammatical categories, including number/distribution, negation, noun/verb distinction, spatial verbs (location and movement), size/shape specifiers, handling classifiers, role shift, and conditionals.	-	Same-day delivery
District	American Sign Language Assessment Instrument (ASLAI)	Age 4-18	Customizable	Tracks the yearly progression of ASL and English print literacy over time for students. The ASLAI consists of eleven receptive tasks: five related to vocabulary, three pertaining to syntax, and two reasoning and comprehension tasks.	-	60 days post

Non-Discrimination Policy

Tennessee Schools for the Deaf does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following people have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

J. Jack Johnson, Director
Comprehensive Educational Resource Center
Tennessee Schools for the Deaf
2725 Island Home Blvd., TN 37920
865-312-7585 – jj.johnson@tsdeaf.org

*Sexual Harassment Complaints (females)
Lisa Collins, Director of Instruction
2725 Island Home Blvd., TN 37920
865-579-2410 – l.collins@tsdeaf.org

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.