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Virginia Substitute Evaluation Program

(VSEP)

The VSEP is an alternative assessment and is one of the newest assessments in the Virginia Assessment and Accountability System.  This assessment is designed to provide access to end-of-course SOL assessments for eligible students who are enrolled in a high-school credit course that has an accompanying SOL.  The VSEP provides students who have a current IEP or 504 plan the opportunity to earn the requisite verified credits to receive a high school diploma or to meet the requirements of a Modified Standard Diploma through nontraditional means. 

Participating students are expected to provide evidence of achievement on the same SOLs as students taking the regular tests.  However, students participating in a VSEP demonstrate individual achievement on the Virginia SOLs through a portfolio called a Course Work Compilation (CWC).  Student work consists of the

   The student must have a current IEP/504 plan
 

    The student is enrolled in a course or has passed a course that has a SOL end-of-course test and/or the student is pursuing a Modified Standard Diploma and is seeking certification for having met the literacy and/or numeracy requirements.
 

   As a result of the student’s disability, the student is unable to demonstrate his/her individual achievement on the SOL test for the assigned end-of-course test using available standard and nonstandard accommodations or   formats.