f. Children with IEPs in regular assessment with accommodations scored at or above proficient against grade level	9	* *	15

########## FFY 2020 SPP/APR Data: Reading Assessment

Group	Group Name	Proficiency rate for children with IEPs scoring at or above proficient against grade level academic achievement standards	Proficiency rate for all students scoring at or above proficient against grade level academic achievement standards	FFY 2019 Data	FFY 2020 Target	FFY 2020 Data	Status	Slippage
A	Grade 4	14.51%	37.82%	23.31	23.31	N/A	N/A
B	Grade 8	7.31%	42.94%	35.63	35.63	N/A	N/A
C	Grade HS	8.58%	48.05%	39.47	39.47	N/A	N/A

########## FFY 2020 SPP/APR Data: Math Assessment

Group	Group Name	Proficiency rate for children with IEPs scoring at or above proficient against grade level academic achievement standards	Proficiency rate for all students scoring at or above proficient against grade level academic achievement standards	FFY 2019 Data	FFY 2020 Target	FFY 2020 Data	Status	Slippage
A	Grade 4	19.74%	44.96%	25.22	25.22	N/A	N/A
B	Grade 8	* *	* *	30.51	30.51	N/A	N/A
C	Grade HS	3.19%	28.81%	25.62	25.62	N/A	N/A

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In FFY 2019, the USBE submitted a federal waiver to the U.S. Department of Education requesting allowance for the suspension of the required administration of Utah's state spring summative assessments used for both federal and state accountability. The waiver was submitted in response to the statewide school dismissal in March of 2020, due to the COVID- 19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Education accepted Utah's waiver request on March 27, 2020. The cancellation of spring 2020 summative assessments resulted in the absence of assessment data used for reporting on Indicator 3 for FFY 2019. During the APR Summit, a review of baselines for Indicator 3 was conducted. This is a new Indicator that was included in the review. Consideration was given for the impacts of COVID-19. Stakeholders reviewed historical data and projections for where the State would be in 2025 - 2026 if all things stayed the same. Choosing baselines from FFY 2020 reflect current Utah student abilities and were determined to be appropriate. Indicator 3 was impacted by the COVID- 19 pandemic during FFY 2020, which is reflected in USBE's data. The data indicate a decrease in the number of students who participated in state spring summative assessments Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment (RISE) grades 4 & 8, Utah Aspire Plus grade 10, and Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) alternate assessments grades 4, 8, & 10. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Utah made progress in FFY 2018 in participation for all state spring summative assessments and met the target on g rade 10 reading. Utah's previous non -participants consisted mostly of students who had a parental opt- out. However, in this year's data, the predominant non -participants were students who either had no test records or were reported as absent - did not test. Utah had LEAs who created online course options for students in the 2020 -2021 school year. Additionally, Utah's already established online schools saw an increase in the enrollment of students. Utah only had 31% of LEAs with full-time in-person learning. LEAs offered several options for receiving instruction online for students who participated in the state spring summative assessments because remote testing was not an option. Some LEAs offered testing on weekends, some set up rooms with outdoor access so high-risk students did not have to come through the building, and some LEAs offered to go to students' homes to administer tests. The USBE allowed LEAs to use the entire 10 -to-14-week testing windows to complete assessment administration, rather than the typical 6-week window. Even with these assorted options, the participation of students with disabilities declined. With a decline in FFY 2020 participation on the state spring summative assessments, the trend has been a decline in proficiency as well. In FFY 2018, Utah saw an increase in proficiency when participation began to increase. If trend lines hold, Utah proficiency rates should begin to increase again when state spring summative assessment participation increases. Due to the impacts of COVID-19, the USBE advises those using assessment data to interpret the 2020 - 2021school year scores with extreme caution. Utah's state spring summative assessment results of the 2021- 2022 school year will be an important source of confirmatory information to better understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on student achievement.