Critical information about accommodations for students with disabilities taking staar, staar spanish, staar modified, staar l, and telpas this critical information outlines the purpose and appropriate use of accommodations for students with disabilities. Staar accommodations for students principal principles. Use the links below to access parts of the manual as portable document format pdf files. The 20192020 training document pdf outlines the steps to take when completing an accommodation request form in the online system. Students with a diagnosis of dyslexia who were evaluated by a licensed psychologist, psychometrist, or speech language pathologist hb 1031, july 2012 can. Additional information about accommodations testing manuals specific.
This training powerpoint takes the place of the manual for now. No staar l forms of staar modified but linguistic accommodations available for eligible ells who take staar modified. Staar alternate 2 20162017 no authentic academic response tea fall update 2016 staar alt 2 evidence of no authentic academic response naar the ard committee must use the staar alternate 2 participation requirements form to document its assessment decisions. Oralsigned administration pasadena independent school.
The texas education agency has created a page for the 2016 accommodations for students with disabilities. Staar l participation criteria to be somewhat different from taks lat. Details about eligibility and decisionmaking procedures for extended time are on the accommodation. Staar spanish is available for ells in grades 3 5 who meet. Students will be assessed in the core subject areas of reading, writing, mathematics and science. The following resources provide training opportunities e. Accommodations for students with disabilities taking staar, staar modified, staar l, and telpas. Questions, reference materials, and accommodations may be read aloud by test administrator staar math, science, social studies questions and embedded supports can be read aloud by texttospeech tts reference materials and accommodations may be read aloud by test administrator staar and staar spanish reading and english iiii reading.
Texas education agency fall 2012 accommodations for students with disabilities 3 of 4. Staar l may be provided allowable linguistic accommodations on other staar assessments. Tea accessibility policies may apply to any student taking staar or telpas. All policies and related resources arewill be posted on the accommodations resources webpage. Students must complete the test within the same school day. Online accommodation request form training january 30 2012 this document is intended to train district staff on how to use the online system to submit accommodation request forms for type 3 accommodations for students taking staar, staar spanish, staar modified, staar l, and telpas. One of the best things texas has done is allowed students with disabilities to have accommodations during the test. Critical information about accommodations for students. State of texas assessments of academic readiness wikipedia. Test administrator manuals no longer have detailed information about linguistic accommodations. Staar participation and linguistic accommodation decisions.
There will not be an accommodations manual this year, rather a single web page will be. Staar is an assessment program designed to measure the extent to which students. Staar for ells in grades 3 8 and on eoc who meet specific. Linguistic accommodations for the staar program not all linguistic accommodations suitable for instruction are appropriate or allowable during state assessments. Campus coordinator manual for additional information. Available for math, science, and social studies, grade 3 and above, including eoc. Linguistic accommodations for ells in the staartm program. Information on staar alternate 2 accommodations can be found in the. Staar grade 4 writing test online, typing the response. Can be found in the district and campus coordinator manual and the accommodations. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state or federal grants. If an ell taking staar l has a disability and meets the eligibility criteria, the student may. Accommodations policies and procedures 12 staar modified released test questions 1230 special education graduation flowcharts 1230 linguistic accommodations for ells taking staar 1216 staar calculator policy 1216 2012 district and campus coordinator manual 122 upcoming training 124, 10am 11am hs taks coordinator training.
State of texas assessments of academic readiness faq katy isd. Tea will send 1 administrator manual per 3 students. The goal of instruction and linguistic accommodations used in instruction is to foster and support learning. Texas assessment management system all about the staar test. These documents contain specific information regarding available accommodations for state testing. Staar accommodations made easy printable resources. Region s assessment team offers training, support, and technical assistance that provides districts with the necessary information to comply with state assessment requirements. It is important to keep in mind that while some accommodations may be appropriate for instructional use, they may not be appropriate or allowable on a statewide assessment. Texas provides testing accommodations for students with disabilities who meet certain criteria. With race to the top rttt initiatives, many states have joined consortia to work. Each staar discipline student report contains statistics on students in a grade from grade 3 through grade 8 who received a disciplinary action of daep, jjaep or expulsion without placement and who participated in the primary administration of staar for a specific subject and grade. The accommodations manual has not yet been released.
Accommodations accommodations are adjustments made in how a student with a disability is taught or tested. Accommodations should be provided only when needed for student accessibility t o the testing. If the ard committee determines that the student will take an alternate assessment staar modified or staar alternate, the iep must provide a statement of why the student cannot participate in the general assessment staar with or without allowable accommodations, and why an alternate assessment is appropriate for the student, including. Staar accessibility updates for 2018 new and updated online embedded supports and tools. Signed administration appendix of the appropriate test administrator manuals. However, some students may be eligible for extended time. This manual is designed to help you become familiar with the requirements of idea. Use the links below to access staar alternate 2 resources. Information regarding allowable accommodations for staar can. Texas education agency fall 2012 accommodations for students with disabilities 4 of 4 supplemental aids 9.
As you can see a student must be identified as special education or section 504. Addition of 2 new onlineonly accommodations these are the popup and rollover accommodations previously found in staar l and staar a content supports language and vocabulary supports. Posts about staar a accommodations written by samantha davis. These title ii trainings are offered at region 10 and can also be provided for your staff at your site if there will be at least 15 participants. The previous 20102011 accommodations manual is still valid, but only for the 20112012 taks administrations. State of texas assessments of academic readiness staar. Allowable accommodations for staar alternate 2 pdf staar alternate 2 educator guide pdf updated 102919 staar alternate 2 and telpas alternate medical exception eligibility requirements english pdf revised 112618. Dictionaries as linguistic accommodations for ells taking staar, staar l, or staar a the dictionaries included in the linguistic accommodation policy for ells taking staar, staar l, and staar a are described below. Staar l linguistically accommodated staar tests for eligible ells. Individual schools decide whether students are eligible for type 1 accommodations. Details about eligibility and decisionmaking procedures for extended time are on the accommodation resources webpage. Accommodations do not change what the student is taught or what he is expected to know.
Ells may qualify for reading assistance as a linguistic accommodation. This manual provides resources and information regarding instruction and special services procedures at spring isd. You will note which of these three embedded accommodations the student will need access to for staar online using this verbiage. Eligible students enrolled in grades 3 through 8 and students entering grade 9 will be administered staar modified beginning in the 20112012 school year. A student may use this accommodation on staar or staar spanish if he or she routinely and effectively uses this accommodation during classroom instruction and. Policies and procedures for grade 10 and exit level taks are. A section 504 plan helps your child get accommodations changes in how content is taught, supported, or tested that will help them participate in the classroom or other school activities. Maryland assessment, accessibility, and accommodations. The maryland assessment, accessibility, and accommodations manual policy the manual presents a fivestep process for use in the selection, administration, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of instructional and assess ment accommodations, for students with disabilities and section 504 plans. Esc region is your guide to finding all the uptodate information regarding the important issues and guidelines for assessment in your district. The supplemental aid must not contain numerous pages, as this may be more.
Refer to the 2012 district and campus coordinator manual for more information about the special request process for a paper administration. Staar calculator policy now includes the use of calculators for grade 8 science. Test administrators are not allowed to require students participating in paper administrations to mark their answers in the test booklet before transferring them to the answer document. July 1, 2011june 30, 2012 available onsite and by request region 10 esc. Staar, staar spanish, and telpas can be found on the accommodation. Maryland accommodations manual for use in instruction and assessment of. Overview of the state of texas assessments of academic readiness staar program november 2011 texas education agency. Ells not eligible for staar l or staar spanish may be provided. Staar grades 36 students in grades 3 through 6 participate in the state of texas assessments of academic readiness staar program. This stems from the differing purposes of instruction and statewide assessment. The state of texas assessments of academic readiness, commonly referred to as its acronym staar s t r star, are a series of standardized tests used in texas public primary and secondary schools to assess a students achievements and knowledge learned in the grade level. Screening and progressmonitoring assessment beginning with the 20112012 school year, two different versions of star reading are available for use in assessing the reading achievement of students in grades k12. The staar linguistic accommodation policies pertain to english.
The 2011 2012 ard committee manual will not be posted at this time. Accommodations for students with disabilities are available for the following assessments only. In spring 2012, the state of texas assessments of academic readiness staar. M grade 3, read portions at student request test question and answer choices may be read aloud to the student includes tables, graphs, etc. Staar assessment management system users guide staar grades 38 and endofcourse assessments. Beginning in 2012, districts were required to indicate the. Must consider staar online for the embedded features and will need to note 1, 2, andor 3 of the embedded accommodations that the student will require. Student assessment division texas education agency. Staar a and staar alternate educator guide texas education. Ppt july staartaks administrations powerpoint presentation.
Record the accommodation that is documented and made available to a student, even if the student did not use the. Staar, starr spanish, staar modified, staar l, and telpas. The previous 20102011 accommodations manual is still valid, but only for the 2011 2012 taks administrations. I will keep this post updated with the link once the accommodations for the 2016 staar tests have been posted. For the purposes of the statewide assessments, students needing accommodations. However, understanding the basic principles of accommodations can be. It is the intent of teas student assessment division that all resources created to clarify testing and accommodation policies be accessible to educators at the esc, district, a.
Allowable accommodations for staar alternate 2 all accommodations should be applied by the test administrator in accordance with the accommodations outlined in the students iep. The eligibility criteria are located in the oralsigned administration accommodation policy found on the accommodations for students with disabilities webpage. Staar grades 35 20182019 test administrator manual. Accommodations for staar alternate 2, telpas, and taks. In order to meet this goal, various features and accommodations are made available on staar paper and online tests to students who use the same or similar supports during classroom instruction. Staar alternate 2 resources texas education agency. Ppt july staartaks administrations powerpoint presentation free to download id. The supplemental aid must be concise and well organized so that a student can easily access the information. Linguistic accommodations for ells participating in the. Critical information about accommodations for students with.
Student assessment tetn schedule 20192020 staar accessibility updates tetn. Students receiving the designation of naar for the. Oct 05, 2015 math flip toolkit accommodations for staar refer to teas supplemental aid policy on the exact wording, as well as, criteria needed to receive this accommodation. The staar test administration manuals explain the responsibilities of test administrators and testing coordinators. Tea implemented staar in spring 2012 to fulfill requirements enacted by the. You can find test administration manuals from other testing programs on the test administration manuals webpage. Accommodations, or supports, are changes to materials or procedures that. Record of test participation and linguistic accommodation decisions for staar program this table may be used by the language proficiency assessment committee lpac to document staar participation and linguistic accommodation decisions for ells. If your child needs extra help or accommodations at school, you might be able get help through a section 504 plan.
Read on to learn about the types of staar test accommodations and the policies regulating them. Features of this guide include links to the variety of online resource materials in the. The links below contain specific resources for the staar assessment program. Staar test administration manuals texas education agency. From visiting teas website, i have determined there are two new versions of the staar test available for students with disabilities that meet the eligibility requirements. State of texas assessments of academic readiness staar assessments comparison chart for the 2011 2012 school year staar spanish staar l staar alternate texas education agency student assessment division.
The accommodation resources on this website are provided by the texas education agency tea for districts to use in implementing accessibility policies for staar and telpas. Critical information about accommodations for students with disabilities taking staar, staar spanish, staar modified, staar l, and telpas. If the ard or section 504 committee selected one or more staar a assessments for spring 2017, the committee will need to update the students iep or section 504 plan so that it reflects each assessment the student will take and describes the accommodations that the student requires during testing. This manual is intended to be a companion to the council of chief state school officers accommodations manual. Student assessment home assessment az directory contact student assessment the instructions in the district and campus coordinator manual dccm explain the responsibilities of testing coordinators for the staar, staar spanish, staar l, staar a, staar alternate 2, and the telpas assessments. Mississippi testing accommodations manual mississippi secretary. How to select, administer, and evaluate use of accommodations for instruction and assessment of students with disabilities. During an oral administration, the test administrator may read aloud all or only.
The new staar program will differ significantly from the current taks program in many ways. Accommodations accommodations are adjustments made in how a student with a disability is taught. Both staar a and staar alternate 2 will be administered for the first time in 2015. Staar testing accommodations are divided into two types.
Staar eoc assessment requirements staar testing in spring 2012. All accommodations should be applied by the test administrator in accordance with the accommodations outlined in the students iep. Addition of 2 new onlineonly accommodations these are the popup and rollover accommodations previously found in staar l and staar a content supports language and vocabulary supports october 26, 2016 draft texas education agency draft 6. Information about accommodations for students taking the following assessments can be found in the applicable manuals. The 3 embedded accommodations together, mimic the staar a.
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