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The DLM® project is guided by the core belief that all students should have access to challenging grade-level content. The DLM Alternate Assessment System will let students with significant cognitive disabilities show what they know in ways that traditional multiple-choice tests cannot. The DLM system is designed to map a student’s learning throughout the year. The system will use items and tasks that are embedded in day-to-day instruction. In this way, testing happens as part of instruction, which both informs teaching and benefits students.

Dynamic Learning Maps for Kansas: http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/kansas (external link)
Resources on Manuals and Blueprints, Videos, Training, and Educator Resources, Templates, Scoring & Reporting, and more.

Essential Elements are grade-level-specific expectations about what students with the most significant cognitive disabilities should know and be able to do. Essential Elements are related to college- and career-readiness standards for students in the general population at a reduced depth, breadth, and complexity.

• Currently tested Essential Elements for ELA (External PDF)
• Currently tested Essential Elements for Math (External PDF)
• Currently Tested Essential Elements for Science (External PDF)
• Kansas Essential Elements Blueprint/Selection Record Math and English Language Arts by Grade (PDF)
• Kansas Essential Elements by Linkage Level Data: Grade 3-Grade 11 (PDF)
• K-2 Essential Element Data (Excel)

Tools and Resources for IEP teams

• Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Fact Sheet (PDF)
• 1% Threshod Fact Sheet (PDF)
• AA-AAAS 1% Threshold FAQ (PDF)
• Participation Guidelines (PDF)
• Rubric for Determining Student Eligibility for the Kansas Alternate Assessment (DLM) (PDF) (Companion document to the DLM Participation Guidelines)
• Kansas Alternate Assessment Flow Chart (PDF)
• DLM Test Administrator Checklist (PDF)
• How to Create Instructional Plans for the DLM Alternate Assessment (PDF)
• Parent Information Brochure about DLM (PDF)    Spanish (PDF)

Tools and Resources for Test Coordinators

• DLM Test Coordinator Checklist (PDF)
• Add a Student Record Manually (PDF)
• Creating a Roster Manually (PDF)
• Data Management Manual (External PDF)
       supports data managers with managing user, student, and roster data in Educator Portal
• Manage Special Enrollments (PDF)
• Special Circumstance Codes for Kansas Districts (PDF)

For information about Kansas and Dynamic Learning Maps please contact Cary Rogers at crogers@ksde.org

DLM Training Webinar (Vimeo link) / Materials (PDF)
Kansas Student Information Sheet (PDF)

• The KSDE SETS team will continue to provide communication for special education teachers administering the DLM during school year 2020-2021. Communication will occur via an online meeting platform using Zoom (Meeting ID: 897 7927 3623 Password: 947213 One tap mobile: +13462487799,,89779273623#,,,,,,0#,,947213# US (Houston)). There will be opportunities for questions and the webinars will be recorded and posted here.

ALL WEBINARS BEGIN 3:00 P.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
**Content is subject to change at any time due to current events**
August 27, 2020 (Vimeo) What do I need to do to get ready for the fall test window? Materials (PDF)
September 17, 2020 (Vimeo) How do I write instructional plans? Slides / Essential Elements Blueprint / Administrator Checklist / Create Instructional Plans (PDFs)
October 15, 2020 (Vimeo) DLM resources – How do I prepare my students for the DLM? Materials (PDF)
December 3, 2020 (Vimeo) DLM fall test window wrap-up – What needs to be finished by Dec 18? Materials (PDF)
February 4, 2021 DLM spring window
April 15, 2021 DLM wrap-up

The Special Education Assessment Listserv is used to send out information about standard, assessments, and professional development for students with disabilities.

This listserv has information about the general and the general assessment with and without accommodation for students with disabilities as well as information about the alternate assessment for students with disabilities.

To sign up, send this information:
Subject line: KAA Listserv
Body of message: Email address, First Name, Last Name, USD Number, USD Name, Work Phone Number
Send to this address: crogers@ksde.org

You should get a confirmation email within 10 days.