About the Consortium

The Dynamic Learning Maps^® (DLM^®) Alternate Assessment System Consortium is made up of a collection of state departments of education developing and using the Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment System.

DLM assessments are computer-based and serve the small proportion of the student population with significant cognitive disabilities for whom general state assessments are not appropriate, even with accommodations. DLM assessments offer these students in grades three through high school a way to show what they know and can do.

The Consortium is facilitated by ATLAS (Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems) at the University of Kansas, a part of the Achievement and Assessment Institute, in partnership with the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The project was initially funded in 2010 by a five-year, $22 million General Supervision Enhancement Grant from the United States Department of Education. The Consortium now self-funds ongoing development of assessments, technology, and professional development; research; and assessment administration.