OVERVIEW OF IDEA REQUIREMENTS
       In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the No Child Left Behind Act, all students with disabilities must participate in state assessments. The only state assessments recognized by NCLB are the HSPA or the Alternate Proficiency Assessment (APA).
       The Individualized Education Program (IEP) team for each student determines which assessment the student will take for each content area addressed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:14. Also, the IEP team may exempt the student from subsequent HSPA administrations if taking the HSPA again would be detrimental to the student. (N.J.A.C. 6A:14-4.11[a] 4).
       However, if the student’s IEP states that the student is exempt from taking the HSPA or exempt from passing the HSPA, the student should not be placed in the SRA process.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR THE DISABLED & REGIONAL DAY SCHOOLS
       Students with disabilities who will participate in the SRA process and who attend private schools for the disabled or regional day schools will participate according to the options outlined below:

      A. If private schools for the disabled or regional day schools are not approved by the New Jersey Department of Education to administer the SRA, then:
              1. The sending district will convene the SRA panel and score the student's response to the PATs,
              2. The receiving school will provide remediation,
              3. Certified staff from the sending and/or receiving district may administer the SRA PATs,
              4. The sending district will submit the student profile to the office of the county superintendent where the student resides.

      B. If the private schools for the disabled or regional day schools are approved by the NJDOE to administer the SRA, then:
              1. The sending district or the receiving school may convene the SRA panel.
              NOTE: The panel must be comprised of two teachers who are New Jersey certified in the HSPA content area to be addressed by the student's SRA. A certified special education teacher, who is not necessarily certified in the content area, may sit on the panel, in addition to the content teachers, if determined appropriate by the school district.
              2. SRA materials will be signed out by each private school for the disabled or regional day school as needed from the county office of education in which the school is located, regardless of the sending district of the student participating in the SRA.
              3. Schools must consult with the county education specialist regarding procedures for security and handling of materials.
              4. When a student has completed the SRA, the SRA Student Profile Forms and the SRA School Summary Form must be submitted to the office of the county superintendent for the county in which the student resides by March 31 of each year for approval for graduation in June of the same year.  Be sure to list on each form the name of the student’s, sending district, sending school (the school which he or she would attend if not receiving special education), and, the approved private school for the disabled or regional day school attended by the student.
              5. The graduation assessment requirement is met only when the sending district and the approved private school for the disabled or regional day school receive written approval from the county superintendent. The approval letter will be sent to the sending district and copied by the county superintendent to the approved private school for the disabled or regional day school.