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Oral Administration Manul - Use for training Oral TAs

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STAAR ALT 2 Participation Requirements

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STAAR A Elgibility Requirements

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STAAR A Eligibility Requirements_Vertical (4)

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TEA Accommodations Triangle

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Accommodations for students with disabilities provide students with effective and equitable access to grade-level or course curriculum and assessments. For the purposes of the statewide assessments, students needing accommodations due to a disability include:

Accommodation Triangle

Students with an identified disability who receive special education services and meet established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations

Students with an identified disability who receive Section 504 services and meet established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations

Students with a disabling condition who do not receive special education or Section 504 services but meet established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations

For students who receive special education or Section 504 services, the decision for a student to use accommodations during the statewide assessments is made by the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee or Section 504 placement committee. In those rare instances where a student does not receive services but meets the eligibility criteria because of a disabling condition, the decision about using accommodations on the statewide assessments is made by the appropriate team of people at the campus level, such as the Response to Intervention (RTI) team or student assistance team.

Accommodation Policies and Procedures for the 2016 Calendar Year

The Critical Information about Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (PDF) document describes the purpose and appropriate use of testing accommodations for students with disabilities who take STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, and STAAR A. Educators must read and understand this information before making accommodation decisions.

The Accommodation Triangle

This triangle organizes accommodations for students with disabilities by type, depending on the decision-making authority. Accommodation decisions made by the appropriate team of people at the campus level are Type 1 accommodations. TEA approval of Accommodation Request Forms are Type 2 accommodations. PDF links to specific information about each accommodation are provided in the triangle below. Note that not all accommodations are applicable to all assessments.

Accommodation Request Process

For accommodations listed in the Accommodations Triangle under Type 2, the appropriate team of people at the campus level determines whether the student meets all of the specific eligibility criteria and, if so, submits an Accommodation Request Form to TEA. Educators must read and understand the information in the links below prior to submitting an Accommodation Request Form to TEA.

The Accommodation Request Process for Type 2 Accommodations (PDF) guides district and campus personnel in the process for requesting Type 2 accommodations.

(external link PDF) outlines the steps to take when completing an Accommodation Request Form in the online system. It is recommended that all educators completing the online Accommodation Request Form review this document prior to submitting the form to TEA. The Training Document

The Online Accommodation Request Form (external link) leads to the online request form that educators must fill out to request a Type 2 accommodation.

The 2016 Online Accommodation Request Submission Deadlines (PDF) document lists the deadlines for submitting online accommodation requests for each test administration through December 2016.

Training and Presentations

Find presentations about accommodations for students with disabilities taking STAAR posted below as they become available.

Related Resources

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2016 Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Taking State Assessments

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Accommodations for students with disabilities provide students with effective and equitable access to grade-level or course curriculum and assessments.

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2016 STAAR Time Limit Policies and Procedures

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STAAR Dictionary Policy

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STAAR Dictionary Policy_Final_July 2015 (1)

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2015-2016 State Testing Calendar

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STAAR Caculator Policy

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Web-based Test Administrator Training Modules

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2016 Test Security Supplement

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DCCM Replacement Pages

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2016 Critical Information about Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

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2016 ARF Deadlines - I must have the ARF form 2 weeks before the Submission Deadline on this Chart

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Supplemental Aids For STAAR, STAAR L, STAAR A, STAAR SP, What is allowed and What is not allowed?

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2016 Accommodations in Unexpected or Emergency Situations

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2016 Large Print Instructions for STAAR

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2016 Allowable Test Administration Procedures and Materials for STAAR

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2016 Font and Point Sizes for all STAAR Tests

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2016 Linguistic Accommodations for ELLS