The document provides information related to statewide testing of exceptional students for the North Carolina Annual, Minimum Skills Diagnostic, End-of-Course, and Competency Testing programs. Guidelines for the appropriate use of alternative test formats, aids, or a different test environment with disabled students are given. Included are rules for excluding certain students or providing appropriate procedural modifications, information on the approval process, a chart and descriptions of the available modifications for the statewide testing programs, a listing of Test Coordinator and Exceptional Children Program Administrator responsibilities, guidelines for the competency testing of students who exit high school with a certificate, and forms for excluding or providing procedural modifications. Official definitions are given for exceptional student classifications, the School-Based Committee, and the Administrative Placement Committee. (DB)