{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-28a.655.095","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 28A.655.095","heading":"Students with cognitive disabilities—Alternative assessment system.","body":"The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall continue to actively collaborate with teachers and directors of special education programs in the development and implementation of a process to transition from the current portfolio system of assessment of students with significant cognitive challenges to a performance task-based alternative assessment system based on state standards. Before such time as a new assessment becomes available, and within existing resources, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall coordinate efforts to: Align academic goals in a student's individualized education program with the current statewide assessment system by identifying detailed statewide alternate achievement benchmarks for use by teachers in the current portfolio system; develop a transparent and reliable scoring process; efficiently use technology; and develop a sensible approval process to shorten the time involved in developing and collecting current assessment data for students with significant cognitive disabilities.","path":["Title 28A","Chapter 28A.655"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=28A.655.095","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:49:53Z","sha256":"34933319cb190fc1ec917c4872b6b57087b008298a7a32dd779da247d239f1b6","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-28a.655.090","next":"us-wa/rcw-28a.655.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}