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NCSC Partners Home About Introduction Assessment FAQ Resources FAQ Overall Timeline Deliverables Years 1 - 4 Blog Resources News From The Field Technical Documentation The NCSC project developed an alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards, balancing flexibility and standardization, working closely with teachers, content, and assessment design experts. The NCSC project contributed to definitions of what college and career ready means for students with significant cognitive disabilities, building understanding of high expectations for these students. In addition to the alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards, NCSC developed curriculum and instruction materials to support the implementation of the summative assessment disseminated through each state’s professional development communities of practice. Welcome to the National Center and State Collaborative! The National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) was a multi-state, multi-organizational consortium that was awarded a General Supervision Enhancement Grant (GSEG) in late 2010 by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of the grant was to develop an alternate assessment system and related content to assess the English Language Arts and Mathematics achievement of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. More Latest Updates New! NCSC Resource for Planning and Providing Standards-Based Instruction Nov 22 2016 11:50 AM 0 Comments This new resource from NCSC Partners at the University of North Carolina Charlotte provides an overview of the many resources available from NCSC to plan and provide standards-based instruction for … more Licenses for Use of NCSC System and Content Now Available for States Dec 9 2015 11:52 AM 0 Comments As part of the NCSC transition post-grant, edCount Management, LLC, has been authorized to act as the agent to protect the Intellectual Property (IP) of the grant project and to respond to inquiries … more NCSC Project Transition to the Multi-State Alternate Assessment States Dec 9 2015 11:49 AM 0 Comments The federally funded NCSC project will come to an end in the fall of 2016. Project partners are supporting the transition of all resources to the Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA/NCSC) states, … more NCSC News and New Resources These Briefs cover topics that shaped the NCSC comprehensive system of curriculum, instruction, and assessment during NCSC’s five years of research-to-practice development. NCSC Brief 1: AA-AAS: Standards That Are the Same but Different” PDF NCSC Brief 2: AA-AAS: Defining High Expectations for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities PDF NCSC Brief 3: AA-AAS: How Do Our Students Learn and Show What They Know? PDF NCSC Brief 4: Promoting Communication Skills in Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities PDF NCSC Brief 5: Standards-based Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for Students Who Participate in AA-AAS PDF NCSC Brief 6: NCSC’s Age- and Grade-Appropriate Assessment of Student Learning PDF NCSC Brief 7: NCSC’s Content Model for Grade-Aligned Instruction and Assessment: The Same Curriculum for All Students” PDF NCSC Brief 8: Characteristics of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Data from NCSC’s 2015 Assessment PDF NCSC Brief 9: NCSC’s Theory of Action and Validity Evaluation Approach PDF More NCSC Resources The contents of this website were developed as part of the National Center and State Collaborative under a grant from the US Department of Education (PR/Award #: H373X100002), Project Officer, Susan.Weigert@Ed.gov. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education and no assumption of endorsement by the Federal government should be made. Powered by Orchard © NCSC Partners 2013. Sign...