New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA)
The New York State Alternate Assessment is administered to students whom the district Committee on Special Education has designated as having severe cognitive disabilities as defined by the Office of Special Education. (http://www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/nysaa/).
2012-13
- 2012-13 NYSAA Item Maps [Access database] (15.8MB)
- 2013 NYSAA
Data Repository Directions
(39KB) - 2012-13 New York State
Assessment (NYSAA) File Layout
(355KB) - 2012-13 Application for Exception to NYSAA One Percent Cap
- 2012-13 Age Criteria
- 2012-13 NYSAA Cut Scores
(26KB) - 2012-13 NYSAA Not Tested
Form
(14KB) - Age Ranges for Students with Disabilities Participating in the 2012-13 NYSAA
- 2012-13 Administration Period: October 1, 2012 - February 8, 2013
- 2012-13 NYSAA Scoring Period: March 11 to May 2, 2013
2011-12
- 2011-12 NYSAA Cut Scores
(26KB) - 2011-12 NYSAA Item Maps [Access database] (15.8M)
- 2012
NYSAA Data Repository Directions
(12KB) - 2011-12
Application for Exception to NYSAA One Percent Cap

- Letter to NYSAA Teachers
regarding survey
(50KB) - 2011-12 NYSAA Not Tested
Form
(14KB) - 2011-12 Administration Period: October 3, 2011 - February 10, 2012
- 2011-12 NYSAA Scoring Period: March 12 to May 3, 2012
- 2011-12 Age Criteria
- 2011-12 New York
State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) File Layout
(127KB)
2010-11
- 2010-11 NYSAA Item Maps [Access database] (15.8M)
- 2010-11 NYSAA Cut Scores
(27KB) - 2010-11 NYSAA Not Tested
Form
(34KB) - 2010-11 Administration Dates: October 4, 2010 - February 11, 2011
- 2010-11 Scoring Dates: March 14, 2011 - May 5, 2011
- 2010-11 Age Criteria
- 2010-11 Application for Exception to NYSAA One Percent Cap
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2011 NYSAA Data Repository Directions
(73KB) - 2010-11
New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) File Layout
(53KB)
2009-10
- 2009-10 NYSAA Not Tested Form
(17KB) - 2009-10 Administration Dates: October 5, 2009 - February 12, 2010
- 2009-10 Scoring Dates: March 15, 2010 - May 6, 2010
- 2009-10 Age Criteria
PDF (58KB) - 2009-10
Application for Exception to NYSAA One Percent Cap

- 2009-10 NYSAA Cut Scores
PDF (77KB) - 2009-10 NYSAA Item Maps [Access database (15.7MB)]
- 2009-10 Repository Directions
PDF (62KB) - 2009-10 NYSAA File Layout
PDF (125KB)
2008-09
- 2008-09 NYSAA Cut
Scores
(41KB) - 2008-09 NYSAA Assessment Records Due to Level 2 of Student Information Repository System: June 5, 2009
- 2008-09 Scoring Dates: March 16, 2009 - May 8, 2009
- 2008-09 Administration Dates: October 6, 2008 - February 13, 2009
- 2008-09 Repository
Directions | PDF
(44KB) - 2008-09
NYSAA File Layout | PDF
(125KB) - 2008-09 Collecting Testing Accommodation and AGLI Numbers PDF
(48KB) - 2008-09 NYSAA "Not Tested" Form
(17KB) - 2008-09
Age Criteria PDF
(57KB) - 2008-09 NYSAA Item Maps [Access database (13.7MB)]
Last Updated:
February 14, 2013
