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STAAR Assessment Accommodations for AI and VI Students
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RETN Etiquette
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Attendance and Handouts
Credit for Attendance
• Your district site manager should provide you with a sign-in sheet
• Please be sure that all participants who want credit for attendance sign-in
• Coordinate with the site manager to return the sign-in sheet to ESC Region 11
Access to Handouts
• Handouts are available online on the ESC Region 11 website at http://www.esc11.net/Page/4830
• Click on “STAAR Assessment Accommodations AI and VI Students” on the left side menu
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After today, this session will be available for viewing via the VBrick system at http://vbrick.esc11.net
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Questions During or after today’s session
Post questions and comments on Today’s Meethttps://todaysmeet.com/ai-vi
Or, email questions to one of the presenters
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ESC Region 11 Today’s Presenters
Sharon RutherfordSpecial Education Assessments
[email protected] 817-740-7574
Susie Tiggs Auditory Impairments
Stephanie Isbell Visual [email protected]
817-740-7594
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Objectives for this training
• Review responsibilities of ARD Committees and district/campus testing coordinators regarding assessment accommodations
• Review allowable assessment accommodations and accommodations resources for • Students with auditory impairments • Students with visual impairments
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Student Assessment DivisionAssessment Resources http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ • Resource pages• STAAR • STAAR Modified • STAAR Alternate• STAAR L• TELPAS• TAKS• TAKS Modified
• Student Assessment Resources • A-Z Directory• Subscribe to the Student
Assessment Mailing List
• What’s New in Student Assessment
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Accommodations Resourceshttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/ • STAAR and TELPAS Accommodations• Accommodations for Students with Disabilities taking
STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, STAAR Modified, and TELPAS http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/staar-telpas/
• TAKS Accommodations• Related Resources
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State Assessment OptionsSTAAR General assessment for grades 3-8 and EOC
STAAR LSTAAR Spanish (Gr.3-5)
ELL’s who meet participation requirementsLPAC and ARD must collaborate for ELL students who are also receiving special education services.
STAAR ModifiedWill not be available
after 2013-2014
Students with disabilities who meet participation requirements for assessment based on modified academic achievement standards
STAAR AlternateStudents with significant cognitive disabilities who meet participation requirements for assessment based on alternate achievement standards
TAKS Exit Level General assessments for students entering grade 9 prior to 2011-2012TAKS (Accommodated)
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STAAR End-of-Course Assessments (EOC)Based on COURSE enrollment
English Math Science Social Studies
English I Algebra I Biology U.S. History
English II Geometry Chemistry World History
English III Algebra II Physics World Geography
NEW
Includes modified and alternate assessments
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Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
• Students with an identified disability who meet established eligibility criteria for certain accommodations• Students who receive special education services • Students who receive Section 504 services • Students with a disabling condition who do not
receive special education or Section 504 services
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Routinely, Independently, and Effectively
Type 1Local decision
Type 2TEA Approval
Requires “ARF”
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Description of accommodation
Assessments
Student Eligibility Criteria
Authority for Decision and Required Documentation
Examples/Types
Special Instructions/ Considerations
READ every page of each document
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Policies vs. AccommodationsPolicies for
ALL StudentsAccommodations for Students
with DisabilitiesCalculators • STAAR Math
• STAAR ScienceCalculation Devices
Accommodations Triangle
Dictionary • STAAR Reading Grades 3-8• STAAR Writing • STAAR English I, II,
and III
Dictionary Accommodations Triangle
“Allowable Test Administration Procedures and Materials” in the 2014 District and Campus Coordinator Manual
Critical Information about Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
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Recording Accommodations on the Student’s Answer Document
• GA = general accommodation• BR = Braille administration• LP = large print
administration• OA = oral administration• XD = extra day• LA = linguistic
accommodation
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Use of Electronic Devices
• Districts are required to have procedures in place to prevent the use of cell phones and personal electronic devices during test administrations.
• Electronic devices can disrupt the testing environment and compromise the security and confidentiality of the test.
• When using technology-based accommodations, students are NOT permitted Internet access during testing.
Electronic devices with Internet or photographic capabilities are not allowable.
Type 1 Accommodations
Local Decision
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Type 1
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Amplification Devices
• This accommodation is for students whose disability affects hearing or focus and can include (but is not limited to)• speakers• frequency-modulated (FM) system
• Any student can receive this accommodation if he/she meets the eligibility criteria. • Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation
during classroom instruction and testing.
Type 1
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Oral/Signed Administration• This accommodation allows for reading support on certain
state assessments via • Oral administration• Signing• Online standardized oral administration
Applies to • The entire mathematics, science,
and social studies tests
• The reading questions on all reading/English tests
• Any resource materials or allowable accommodations
NEVER applies to • Reading passages• Writing passages• Writing multiple-choice test
questions
Type 1
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Oral/Signed Administration
• Any student can receive this accommodation if he/she meets the eligibility criteria. • Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation during
classroom instruction and testing, and • Meets one of the following:• Receives special education services and is identified with
dyslexia or has evidence of reading difficulties.• Receives Section 504 services and is identified with dyslexia or
has evidence of reading difficulties.• Does not receive special education or Section 504 services
(i.e., general education) but is identified with dyslexia.
Type 1
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Oral/Signed Administration
• Levels of reading support• Read parts of the test questions and/or answer choices at
student request• Read all test questions and answer choices throughout the test
• The appropriate committee (ARD, 504, RTI team) documents the level of reading support the student needs in the appropriate student paperwork.
• A student can request a change to the level of reading support provided during testing only if this option is documented.
Type 1
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Standardized Oral Administration (SOA)• For 2014, the following assessments are offered statewide as an online
option for oral administration• grade 4 reading and mathematics• grade 7 reading and mathematics• grade 8 science and social studies
• All guidelines for oral administration apply to SOA. • Allows a student to independently select and change his or her level of
reading support during the test administration. • SOA should only be administered to an eligible student for whom the
appropriateness of this type of oral administration has been discussed and documented.
Online tutorial http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/SOA/
Type 1
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Oral/Signed Administration
• Special considerations • It is the responsibility of the district/ campus to determine
the most appropriate way to group students in order to provide a proper test administration.• Plan for mixtures of support level and pace• Consider students’ level of reading support, pace at which
students work, and number of students one test administrator can handle• Move around room and read aloud to students individually
or to small groups of students working at a similar pace
Type 1
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Oral/Signed Administration
• Grade 3 reading assistance on the mathematics test is an allowable test administration procedure and not considered an accommodation (2014 District and Campus Coordinator Manual)
• If a student needs the entire mathematics test read aloud, this is an Oral Administration accommodation for eligible students.
Type 1
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Oral/Signed Administration• Special considerations • Most of the information related to test administration procedures has
been deleted from the accommodation document. • Ensure that test administrators are trained in the procedures specific
to an oral administration. These can be found in the Oral/Signed Administration appendix of the appropriate test administrator manuals.
• For signed administrations, test administrators should also read the specific guidelines for signing test content included in the document titled “General Instructions for Administering State Assessments to Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing,” located on the Accommodation for Students with Disabilities webpage.
• Test administrators must sign the “Oath of Test Security,” including the bottom section.
Type 1
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General Instructions for Administering State Assessments to Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing • Districts should plan accordingly to ensure that those who are
administering a test to a student who is deaf or hard of hearing receive training to prepare for this type of test administration.
• Test Administrators• Professionals who hold valid education credentials• Professionals who are under the supervision of professionals who hold such
credentials• Certified sign language interpreters who are employees of the school district
and hold valid education credentials or who are under the supervision professionals who hold such credentials
• Certified sign language interpreters who are not employees of the district may NOT administer tests, but may only facilitate communication between the test administrator and student.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/staar-telpas/
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General Instructions for Administering State Assessments to Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Test Administration Directions: Signing, Projecting, Photocopying, or Amplifying• Signing test administration directions is allowed (2014 District and
Campus Coordinator Manual). These may be further clarified or interpreted as long as the substance of the directions is not changed.
• Test administration directions do not contain secure information, and therefore may be projected or photocopied for students who want to read the print directions as the test administrator signs them. This is not an accommodation and an Accommodation Request Form is not required.
• A student who is identified as having a hearing impairment may use an amplification device, such as a frequency modulated (FM) system, as a Type 1 accommodation.
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General Instructions for Administering State Assessments to Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Test Content : Signing, Projecting, Photocopying, or Amplifying• For students who are eligible for an oral/signed administration, the
test administrator should employ the sign language that the student routinely uses as part of daily instruction. Refer to the section of this document titled “Procedures Specific to Signing Test Content.”
• If the test content is to be projected onto a screen so that the student can access the test in both print and sign, projection devices that do not involve the photocopying of secure test content are allowed as a Type 1 accommodation. It is a local responsibility to ensure that devices with recording capabilities have that capability disabled.
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General Instructions for Administering State Assessments to Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Test Content : Signing, Projecting, Photocopying, or Amplifying• If test content needs to be photocopied in order to use the
projection device, an Accommodation Request Form will need to be submitted. Refer to the Photocopying Test Materials accommodation policy for STAAR.
• A student who is identified as having a hearing impairment may use an amplification device, such as an FM system, as a Type 1 accommodation. The student may need to test in a separate setting to eliminate distractions to other students and to ensure the confidentiality of the test.
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Basic Transcribing• This accommodation allows a test administrator to transfer student
responses to the answer document. ONLY the following types of student responses may be used.• Student writes, circles, or points to responses in the test booklet for
multiple-choice and/or griddable questions• Student dictates or signs responses for multiple-choice questions,
griddable questions, and/or short-answer reading questions• Student writes responses on scratch paper or another workspace or types
responses on a word processor for multiple-choice questions, griddable questions, short-answer reading questions, and/or the writing prompts
• Student uses speech-to-text software to indicate responses for multiple-choice questions, griddable questions, short-answer reading questions, and/or the writing prompts
Type 1
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Basic Transcribing
• Any student can receive this accommodation if he/she meets the eligibility criteria. • Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation
during classroom instruction and testing, and • Meets one of the following:• Has an impairment in vision that necessitates the use
of Braille or large print test materials• Has a disabling condition that prevents him or her from
independently and effectively recording responses on the answer document
Type 1
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Basic Transcribing
• Special Considerations• Test administrators should be trained in all transcription
procedures located in this accommodation policy document and understand the boundaries of the assistance being provided.
• Test administrators must sign the “Oath of Test Security,” including the bottom section.
• Secure test materials and associated student responses cannot be photocopied, scanned, or saved in order to use this accommodation.
Type 1
Electronic devices with internet or
photographic capabilities are not
allowable.
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Basic Transcribing• Special Considerations• Refer to the Other accommodation policy if a student needs the test
administrator to write for other reasons (e.g., make notes in the test booklet).
• Refer to the Complex Transcribing accommodation policy for information about the test administrator transcribing a student’s dictated or signed responses to the writing prompts (grades 4 and 7, English I and II only).
• Refer to the Mathematics Scribe accommodation policy for information about the test administrator recording a student’s dictated math scratch work.
• Refer to the Spelling Assistance accommodation policy if a student needs access to spell check, word predictor, or other special features.
Type 1
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Extra Time (Same Day)
• This accommodation allows for extra time to test within the same school day (beyond the established time limit). • 4 hour tests• 5 hour tests
• Extra time testing sessions for grades 3–8 and EOC should start at the beginning of the school day and may go until the end of the regularly scheduled school day.
• Extra time testing sessions must never extend beyond a typical 7-hour school day for any one student. Schools that do not have typical 7-hour schedules should contact TEA for guidance.
Type 1
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Extra Time (Same Day)
• Any student can receive this accommodation if he/she meets the eligibility criteria.• Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation
during classroom instruction and testing, and • Is unable to effectively use other accommodations
or any allowable test administration procedures or materials (2014 District and Campus Coordinator Manual) to address this need, and…
Type 1
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Extra Time (Same Day)
• Meets one of the following: • Has an impairment in vision (e.g., uncorrected vision, nystagmus,
qualifies for special education services with a Visual Impairment [VI]).identified with dyslexia
• Is receiving special education services and has evidence of reading difficulties…
• Has a behavioral or emotional disabling condition that affects attention and/or focus
• Has a physical disability or medical condition that requires a significant amount of time for treatment and/or recovery
• Is identified with an autism spectrum disorder and requires the entire school day to complete testing in order to maintain as much of his or her typical structure and routine as possible
Type 1
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Projection Devices
• This accommodation allows for enlarging text and graphics and can include (but is not limited to)• closed-circuit television (CCTV)• LCD projector (for tests administered online)
• Any student can receive this accommodation if he/she meets the eligibility criteria. • Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation
during classroom instruction and testing.
Type 1
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Projection Devices
• Special considerations• Secure test materials cannot be saved in any way. • It is a local responsibility to ensure that devices
with recording capabilities have that capability disabled.
• If secure test materials must be photocopied in order to use this accommodation, refer to the Photocopy accommodation policy.
Type 1
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Large Print• This accommodation allows for state-provided large-print test
materials. • Any student can receive this accommodation if he/she meets the
eligibility criteria.• Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation during classroom
instruction and testing, and • Meets one of the following: • Has an impairment in vision (e.g., uncorrected vision, nystagmus, qualifies
for special education services with a Visual Impairment [VI]).• Has a disability that affects his or her accuracy in tracking letter to letter,
word to word, and/or line to line.• Has a physical disability which necessitates the use of large-print
materials.
Type 1
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Large Print
• Special Considerations • The ordering process of large-print materials will be
closely monitored to ensure districts are ordering only for those students who meet the eligibility criteria.
• Student responses must be transcribed onto an answer document according to the procedures outlined in the Basic Transcribing and/or Complex Transcribing accommodation policies. If this is not done, the student’s test cannot be scored.
Type 1
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Large Print
• Special Considerations • Helpful resources to refer to:• General Instructions for Administering Large-Print State
Assessments• Font and Point Sizes Matrices • 2014 District and Campus Coordinator Manual for more
information about the special request process for a paper administration of TELPAS.
• If a student needs a test booklet in a larger print size than offered in the large-print test materials provided by the state, refer to the Photocopying Test Materials accommodation policy.
Type 1
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General Instructions for Administering Large-Print State Assessments • This training document has been updated and is located on
the Accommodations for Students with Disabilities website. • Formerly known as “General Instructions for Administering Braille
and Large-Print Assessments”• Training • Test administrators MUST receive training in the procedures and
special instruction in this document prior to testing. • It is important that test administrators be given their test
administration materials in time to prepare for testing, especially if additional accommodations are needed.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/staar-telpas/
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General Instructions for Administering Large-Print State Assessments • Transcribing• Student responses must be transferred to the student’s answer
document. If this is not done, the student’s test cannot be scored. • Transcribing Griddable Questions (mathematics and science
assessments)• The “Transcribing Griddable Questions” student document MUST
be provided to each student who does not use his or her answer document so that the student is aware of the maximum number of boxes available for an answer to a griddable question.
• Refer to the accommodation policies that address Basic Transcribing and/or Complex Transcribing (for STAAR and TELPAS) or Other Methods of Response/Transcribing (for TAKS).
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General Instructions for Administering Large-Print State Assessments
• If a student has a visual impairment and needs printed materials in a size larger than the state-supplied large-print materials, refer to the Photocopying Test Materials accommodation policy.• Font and Point Size Matrices for all testing
programs located on Accommodations Resources webpage
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Braille
• This accommodation allows for state-provided Brailled test materials (STAAR and STAAR Modified only) for a student receiving special education services as a student with a Visual Impairment and who routinely uses Braille materials in the classroom.• Contracted Braille test materials• Uncontracted Braille test materials
Type 1
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Braille
• Special Considerations• Student responses on Braille tests must be
transcribed onto an answer document according to the procedures outlined in the Basic Transcribing and/or Complex Transcribing accommodation policies. If this is not done, the student’s test cannot be scored.
Type 1
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Braille
• Helpful resource: General Instructions for Administering Braille State Assessments• Specific Braille Instructions (SBI) supplement the test
administrator manuals. They are shipped with the individual Braille kits and posted online at http://www.TexasAssessment.com.
• Test administrators must review the SBIs prior to test day to ensure that the test is administered properly. Testing irregularities could result if the SBIs are not used.
Type 1
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General Instructions for Administering Braille State Assessments
• This training document has been updated and is located on the Accommodations for Students with Disabilities website. • Formerly known as “General Instructions for Administering
Braille and Large-Print Assessments”• Training• Test administrators MUST receive training prior to testing. • It is important that test administrators be given their test
administration materials, including the Specific Braille Instructions (SBIs), in time to prepare for testing.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/staar-telpas/
Type 1
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General Instructions for Administering Braille State Assessments
• Specific Braille Instructions (SBIs): • Braille tests are shipped with this special set of
SECURE instructions. • Also available two weeks prior to testing on Pearson
website: http://www.texasassessment.com/Braille/sbi/
• After the Braille shipment arrives, but prior to the day of testing, test administrators MUST read the SBIs to determine which materials or procedures a student may need for testing.
Type 1
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General Instructions for Administering Braille State Assessments
• SBIs provide test administrators with the following type of information• Which test questions have been altered, replaced, or omitted • Copies of replacement questions to be read aloud if student is receiving
an Oral Administration• Picture descriptions of graphics that can be read aloud if student requests• Directions on which information to read aloud to students• Example: Whether special symbols or Braille codes are used on test
• List of manipulatives student will need during test• Examples: Braille ruler, three-dimensional geometric figures
• Instructions on how to transcribe the student’s responses onto the answer document
Type 1
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General Instructions for Administering Braille State Assessments
• Transcribing (Braille)• Student responses must be transferred to the student’s answer
document. If this is not done, the student’s test cannot be scored. • The tests administrator must indicate to the student the space allotted
for his/her written composition (26 lines) and/or short answer reading responses (10 lines). • 26 lines of handwritten text = ~ 1,750 typed characters (including
spaces) = ~ 3 or 4 Braille pages (depending on the size of Braille paper)
• 10 lines of handwritten text = ~675 typed characters (including spaces) = ~2-3 Braille pages (depending on the size of Braille paper)
• Refer to Basic Transcribing and/or Complex Transcribing (for STAAR) or Other Methods of Response/Transcribing (for TAKS).
Type 1
Type 2 Accommodations
TEA Approval (ARF)
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Type 2
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Complex Transcribing
• Applies ONLY to • Grade 4 written composition • Grade 7 written composition • English I written composition • English II written composition
• This accommodation allows a test administrator to record onto an answer document a student’s dictated or signed responses to the writing prompts when a student with a disability is unable to accomplish this task independently.
Any other type of transcribing is
BasicTranscribing!
Type 2
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Complex Transcribing
• An Accommodation Request Form may be submitted to TEA (with an attached student writing sample if appropriate) if the student meets the following eligibility criteria. • Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation during
classroom instruction and testing, and • Is unable to effectively use Basic Transcribing to address this need,
and • Meets one of the following: • Has an impairment in vision that necessitates the use of Braille or
large-print test materials• Has a physically disabling condition that prevents him or her from
independently and effectively recording responses…
Type 2
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Complex Transcribing• Special Considerations• Complex Transcribing is intended for students who are physically
unable to produce a written response. This accommodation is not intended for students who have spelling deficits or poor handwriting.
• Approved Accommodation Request Forms are returned to the district with very specific guidelines about how to transcribe the student’s responses to the writing prompts, including how to indicate the student’s spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. A test administrator who transcribes for a student must be trained in these guidelines so that he or she understands the boundaries of the assistance being provided.
• Test administrators must sign the “Oath of Test Security,” including the bottom section.
Type 2
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Math Scribe
• Applies ONLY to mathematics and science tests• This accommodation allows a test administrator to record a
student’s dictated scratch work and computations when a disabling condition prevents the student from accomplishing this task independently.
• The test administrator may write the student’s dictated scratch work and computations onto• scratch paper • chalkboard• white board• student’s test booklet
Type 2
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Math Scribe• An Accommodation Request Form may be submitted to TEA (with an
attached student writing sample if appropriate) if the student meets the following eligibility criteria. • Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation during classroom
instruction and testing, and • Is unable to effectively use test administration procedures or materials
allowed for any student (e.g., various sizes or types of scratch paper/another workspace) or other accommodations (e.g., calculator) to address this need, and
• Meets one of the following: • Has an impairment in vision that necessitates the use of Braille or large-print
test materials• Has a physically disabling condition that prevents him or her from
independently and effectively recording scratch work/computations…
Type 2
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Math Scribe
• Special Considerations• Allowable test administration procedures and materials referred
to in the "Student Eligibility Criteria" section of this document can be found in the 2014 District and Campus Coordinator Manual.
• Approved Accommodation Request Forms are returned to the district with very specific guidelines about how to carry out this accommodation. A test administrator who serves as a Math Scribe must be trained in these guidelines so that he or she understands the boundaries of the assistance being provided.
• Test administrators must sign the “Oath of Test Security,” including the bottom section.
Type 2
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Photocopy
• This accommodation allows for test materials to be photocopied for eligible students by a trained test administrator who has signed the “Oath of Test Security,” including the bottom section.
• Photocopying may be done in the following ways ONLY. • enlarging the printed test materials to a size larger
than the state-supplied, large-print test materials• photocopying the double-sided test material into
single-sided sheets
Type 2
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Photocopy• An Accommodation Request Form may be submitted to TEA if the
student receives special education services and meets the following eligibility criteria. • Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation during classroom
instruction and testing, and • Is unable to effectively use other accommodations or any allowable test
administration procedures or materials (2014 District and Campus Coordinator Manual) to address this need, and
• Meets one of the following: • Has an impairment in vision and requires test materials in a size larger than
the state-supplied large-print test materials• Has a physical disability that prevents him or her from effectively
manipulating test materials printed on both sides of the paper and/or turning the pages in a test booklet
Type 2
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Photocopy
• Special Considerations• The test booklet may not be taken apart for
photocopying and the memory on the copier must be deleted or cleared afterwards.
• Refer to the 2014 District and Campus Coordinator Manual for more information about the special request process for a paper administration of TELPAS.
Type 2
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Documents that can be Photocopied without an Accommodation Request
• If needed by the student…• test administration directions • blank answer documents• state-supplied mathematics graph paper• state-supplied reference materials for grade 8
science and Algebra I
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Extra Day
• This accommodation allows for one extra day to test. • Each day of testing must not extend beyond 7
hours.• TEA will provide additional procedures specific
to the requested accommodation with any approved Accommodation Request Form.
Type 2
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Extra Day
• An Accommodation Request Form may be submitted to TEA if the student meets the following eligibility criteria. • Routinely and effectively uses this accommodation
during classroom instruction and testing, and • Is unable to effectively use other accommodations
or any allowable test administration procedures or materials (2014 District and Campus Coordinator Manual) to address this need, and
Type 2
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Extra Day • Meets one of the following • Has a severe impairment in vision…including students who take the
Braille test and require an extra day• Has a severe behavioral or emotional disabling condition… unable to
continue working for a prolonged period of time or during certain times of the day
• Has a severe physical disability or medical condition that limits the amount of time the student is able to continue working due to severe fatigue or decreased energy and stamina
• Is identified with an autism spectrum disorder… unable to complete the assessment in one day due to severe behavioral and/or emotional reactions that cannot be appropriately managed without an additional day of testing
Type 2
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Other • Accommodations that fall into this category are only for
students with disabilities who have unique needs that are not specifically addressed in the Accommodation Triangle. • Not intended • to provide additional supplemental aids not listed as allowable• for students who fail to meet established eligibility criteria
Standard accommodations
Do not invalidate test results
Nonstandard accommodations
Invalidate what is being assessed
Type 2
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Other
• An Accommodation Request Form may be submitted to TEA if the student meets the following eligibility criteria. • Routinely, independently, and effectively (if applicable) receives
this accommodation during classroom instruction and testing, and
• Is unable to effectively use other accommodations or any allowable test administration procedures or materials (2014 District and Campus Coordinator Manual) to address this need, and
• The district testing coordinator has been advised by a member of TEA’s Accommodations Task Force that the accommodation fits into the category of Other
Type 2
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Remember…
• It is the responsibility of the campus to determine whether or not the student using an accommodation on a state assessment needs to complete the test in a separate setting to eliminate distractions to other students and to ensure the confidentiality of the test.
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Accommodation Request ProcessType 2 Accommodations
• This training document is located on the Accommodations for Students with Disabilities webpage.
• Only Type 2 accommodations require the submission of an Accommodation Request Form to TEA.
Step 1Determination of student eligibility
for Type 2 Accommodation
Step 2 Completion
and submission of the online ARF
Step 3 TEA review and decision
Step 4 Required
communication within district
Type 2
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Accommodation Request ProcessType 2 Accommodations• When completing the online Accommodation Request
Form remember…• Be prepared to provide specific, detailed information about
the reason the student needs the accommodation• Work samples• Other accommodations or allowable procedures and
materials that have been tried unsuccessfully• Evidence indicating requested accommodation is successful
meeting student’s needs• Specific characteristics/symptoms of student’s condition
and level of severity
Type 2
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Accommodation Request ProcessType 2 Accommodations
• DO NOT include confidential student information• student’s first and last name• Social Security number• pages from an IEP• medical documents
Type 2
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Accommodation Request ProcessType 2 Accommodations• The District Testing Coordinator is the primary
contact person for schools when questions arise. • Any educator may fill out the necessary information
(depending on district policy); however, the district testing coordinator must “sign” the Accommodation Request Form in order for the request to be reviewed by TEA.
• The district/campus testing coordinator MUST ensure that the test administrator receives special training to administer an assessment with an approved accommodation if special guidelines accompany the approved request.
Type 2
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Accommodation Request ProcessType 2 Accommodations• Do not submit an Accommodation Request Form if
the student does not meet the specific eligibility criteria.
• Accommodation requests must be approved by TEA before a student can use the accommodation on a state assessment. Documentation in the appropriate paperwork should be “pending TEA approval.”
Type 2
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Accommodation Request ProcessType 2 Accommodations• Accommodation Request Forms must be received by
TEA at least one week prior to testing. Late requests will NOT be processed unless circumstances involving the student change after the deadline. • See the 2013–2014 Online Accommodation Request
Submission Deadlines document also located on the Accommodations for Students with Disabilities website
• As stated in the TEA decision email, the expiration date for all approved Type 2 accommodations is December 31st of the year the request was approved.
Type 2
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Please note that…
The online Accommodation Request Form opens in January 2014.
You may begin submitting 2014 requests at this time.
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TEA Contact Information and Resources
Student Assessment [email protected]
Phone: (512) 463-9536
2013-2014 Student Assessment
TETN Schedulehttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/training/tetn-schedule/
Federal and State Education Policy (Special Education)
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147491399
Phone: (512) 463-9414
ARD Committee Resources for the Texas Assessment Programhttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3314&menu_id=793
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Education Service Center Region 11 Assessment Contacts
Renee Agent
Coordinator Accountability, Assessment & Federal Programs
817-740-3658
Laura Carson Coordinator Teaching and Learning
[email protected](817) 740-7573
Peggy DeMoss
Assessment/School Improvement
(STAAR, STAAR L, TELPAS, Assessment Accommodations)
(817) 740-7529
Sharon Rutherford
Special Education Assessments (STAAR Modified and STAAR Alternate)
(817) 740-7574
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Notes for local district training
• These slides may be used for training of local district personnel• If any slide is amended or revised for use in
local trainings, please change the footer at the bottom of the slide and indicate ESC Region 11 as the source
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