Transcript Acc-TETN#10416

ACCOMMODATIONS
for Students with Disabilities
Taking STAAR, STAAR Spanish,
STAAR Modified, STAAR L, or TELPAS
October 26, 2011
Contact Information
Check the webpage for
latest postings.
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http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/
accommodations/staar-telpas/
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Critical Information about Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
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For the purposes of statewide testing, students needing
accommodations due to a disability include
◦ A student with an identified disability who receives
special education services
◦ A student with an identified disability who receives
Section 504 services
◦ A student with a disabling condition who does not
receive special education or Section 504
services
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Critical Information about Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
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Who makes decisions about accommodation
use during statewide assessments for students
with disabilities and where should the decisions
be documented?
◦ Special education services:
 the ARD committee; IEP
◦ Section 504 services:
 the 504 placement committee; IAP
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Critical Information about Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
◦ No special education or Section 504 services:
the appropriate team of people at the campus
level; documentation determined at local
level
 Response to Intervention (RTI) team and student
assistance team are just examples
 This applies to a small group of students
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Optional Test Administration
Procedures and Materials
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Includes some procedures and materials that have been
called testing accommodations in previous years
Related to best practices for instruction
Available to any student who needs them
Not recorded on the student’s answer document
Authority for decision is the same as for accommodations;
there must be a body of people in place to make decisions
Descriptions and guidelines:
 Optional Test Administration Procedures and Materials
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Optional Test Administration
Procedures and Materials
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A student may use the
following procedures and
materials during the
statewide assessments:
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Procedures or materials to
minimize distractions
2. Reading test aloud to self
3. Signing or translating test
administration directions
4. Reading assistance on grade
3 mathematics
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If distracting to other
students, an individual
administration may be
required.
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Individual or small-group
testing
6. Colored overlays
7. Magnifying devices
8. Place markers
9. Highlighters or colored
pencils
10. Preferential seating
11. Scratch paper /
other workspace
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The Accommodation Triangle
Type 1 Accommodation: for students with a specific need who
routinely, independently, and effectively use it during classroom
instruction and testing; no ARF
 Type 2 Accommodation: Type 1 requirements plus additional
specific eligibility criteria; no ARF
 Type 3 Accommodation: appropriate team of people at campus
level determines eligibility for listed accommodations or “other”
accommodations not listed in the triangle AND submits an ARF to
TEA
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Supplemental Aids
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STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR Modified,
STAAR L
Eligibility Criteria
◦ Special education only
◦ Routinely, independently, & effectively…
◦ Has a disability that affects memory retrieval,
focus, or organization such that he or she cannot
learn and retain information as effectively as nondisabled peers despite multiple opportunities to
learn, varied instructional strategies, and highquality instruction.
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Want additional manipulatives
and supplemental aids?
For the 2011-2012 school year, these lists
represent what eligible students can use.
 TEA will not accept ARFs for additional
manipulatives or supplemental aids.
 TEA encourages feedback from educators
about additional manipulatives and
supplemental aids that can be added to
the lists for future years. This will be
requested after spring testing.
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Former Dyslexia
Accommodations
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There are several accommodations that
could be useful for a student with dyslexia.
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Oral administration will now be expanded
to include allowing the Test Administrator
to read aloud the questions and answer
choices from the reading tests to students
who meet the eligibility criteria.
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Former Dyslexia Accommodations
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Extra time to complete the test (until the
end of the published school day) may be
allowed if the student meets the eligibility
criteria.
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Having an extra day to complete the test
is reserved for students with serious
medical conditions or other unique and
severe situations.
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Contact Information
Check the webpage for
latest postings.
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http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/
accommodations/staar-telpas/
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