A comprehensive and balanced assessment system combines multiple assessment approaches to make sure that children and youth with disabilities, families, educators, and administrators have sufficient information to make instructional and programmatic decisions. Articulating assessment accommodations, including the accessibility and assistive technology requirements across assessment types, can ensure the assessment system supports all learners. Informing policymakers of such accommodation requirements can better support policy decisions.

CITES assessment practices include:

• Leverage accessible standardized assessments

• Design accessible formative assessments

• Collaborate with testing officials

• Analyze assessment data for decision making

• Engage families in assessment