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Engaging Families in the Alternate Assessment


Video: Engaging Families in the Alternate Assessment



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January 19, 2023 | 4:00pm

Join us to learn more about how families should be included in discussions related to alternate assessment decision-making for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Participants will learn how to use state guidelines, supports, and tools to make this very important team decision.

Presented by: Ma'Taya Hammond, M.Ed., Education Program Specialist, Office for Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education; Shawna Benson, M.Ed., Program Director, Teaching Diverse Learners Center at OCALI; Megan Flowers, Education Program Specialist, Office for Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education


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