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The comments provided below are actual statements from key stakeholders involved in NAAC’s various activities:
In response to working the Expert Panel in reviewing the technical documentation necessary for developing a
technical manual for an alternate assessment judged against alternate achievement standards, one state
representative responded: “All of the states should get involved with NAAC. We need something on-going
to have everyone go through and this process ought to be experienced by the other states. I have been
very pleased with the process.” Another stakeholder noted, “I felt at this meeting, in our small groups,
we really were able to use the diverse set of expertise (measurement, severe disabilities, and content)
in very productive ways to deepen our knowledge of technical adequacy and to provide concrete examples
in the state upon which we focused.”
In response to an alignment study conducted by NAAC in one state, the state representative responded:
“The alignment process was very comprehensive. This helps us to identify our strengths and weaknesses.”
Another key stakeholder responded, “I absolutely feel that I am a collaborative research partner. Anytime
questions have arisen, such as meeting needs or addressing questions that are important to us, the states,
those have been met. It’s a partnership.”
Our NAAC project officer commented upon the work of NAAC in collaboration with NHEAI and stated: “This project
has a side benefit of working jointly together (assessment and special education). The Expert Panel has learned
from each other. It is difficult to document, but the collaboration has been very good as a demonstration for the
whole field.”
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