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Accommodation policies may apply to any student taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®) or the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) depending on his or her needs and whether the student meets the eligibility criteria, as applicable.
TEA accommodation policies may apply to any student taking STAAR depending on his or her needs and whether the student meets the eligibility criteria, as applicable. These policies are divided into the following three main categories: accessibility features. locally-approved designated supports. designated supports requiring TEA approval
For STAAR, including STAAR Spanish, accessibility falls into three categories: accessibility features, locally-approved designated supports, and designated supports requiring Texas Education Agency (TEA) approval.
The term “Content and Language Supports” refers to a cluster of accommodations provided only in the online version of STAAR as pop-ups, rollovers, prereading text, and supplementary materials. Review the TEA policy document for details about allowable use of content and language supports during test administration.
Writing: Test administrator must be careful not to clarify word meaning in a way that cues answers to items testing spelling, mechanics, and grammar. Example: Test administrator is not permitted to clarify the meaning of tested words in item assessing homonyms. Clarification in English of Word Meaning.
It is the intent of TEA’s Student Assessment Division that all resources created to clarify testing and accommodation policies be accessible to educators at the region, district, and campus levels, including classroom teachers.
November 18, 2024 – for December 2024 STAAR administrations. February 3, 2025 – for spring 2025 TELPAS administrations. March 17, 2025 – for spring 2025 STAAR administrations. June 2, 2025 – for June 2025 STAAR administrations. Submitting an ARF for a newly enrolled or newly identified student or a student with extenuating circumstances ...
