Updated Information About Iowa’s Alternate Assessment

This letter is a follow up to an Iowa Department of Education email dated May 14, 2014 regarding changes to Iowa’s Alternate Assessment for the 2014-2015 school year. For the 2014-2015 school year, Iowa will administer two different assessments: the Iowa Alternate Assessment Science Alternate Assessment (IAAS) for students in grades 5, 8 and 11 and the Dynamic Learning Maps ELA & Math Alternate Assessments for students in grades 3-8, 10 and 11.