The purpose of this rule development is to update statutory references, update procedures related to the administration of statewide assessments for students with disabilities, revise criteria related to participation in statewide alternate assessment, and establish procedures for exemption from participation in the statewide assessment when extraordinary circumstances occur. The effect will be a rule that reflects current statutory citations, updated assessment procedures, criteria for use by district staff to determine students for whom the alternate assessment is the appropriate statewide assessment, and specific procedures to exempt a student from participation in statewide assessment in the event of extraordinary circumstances.